Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Tamara, I posted a note to you before another note I did (and see on the site) so hope it shows up. But wanted to say that bipolar comes to mind for me also regarding your son, voices included. I know it has to be hard for him to describe and for you to figure out these " voices " - could be bipolar, could be OCD, could be partly his being so down on himself right now and " talking " to himself (I do that!) or a blend of it all. I think if they suspect bipolar, they usually address that first. See what behaviors/symptoms remain and then diagnose/treat those. So it may be that they will work towards bipolar and then treat any OCD symptoms. And if any of his symptoms appeared after meds (didn't have before any meds) then suspect the medication as a cause. Gotta get back to work, but take care of yourself, I know this is hard on you, and family! > Hi Becky, > > Your poor daughter. How is she doing now? Why do you think she denied > having OCD? doubts himself and everything he says these days. > I don't know if he's pretending he doesn't have OCD because he thinks his > life will go back to the way it was before, or if something else is going on > with him and he really did make up the OCD symptoms. Or, maybe the > medication is starting to work and he forgets what his thoughts were like > before. I am so confused. > > Tamara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Hi Tamara, Sometimes I feel that if thought she didn't have ocd it would just go away. It took her close to 3 months before the lexapro really started to kick in. She has been on it for 2 years now and had a set back in April. I really thing her kidney stones and the pain of them had a lot to do with it. It sounds to me like the medicine may be starting to work for . I have learned to talk as much to about ocd and that it's nothing to be ashamed of. It has helped. Please keep me updated. I sure am glad school's out. It makes things a little easier for my whole family. God Bless, Becky T Naranjo <tamara_naranjo@...> wrote: (My name is Becky () and I have a 12 year old daughter named . She was diagnosed with ocd at 9. She has gone through so much. From wanting to kill herself to cutting to get rid of her pain. She does not want to kill herself, only the thoughts that paralyze her. Two years ago she missed 60 days of school and lost 15 pounds (only 9 years old at the time) because her fear of vomiting was so strong. She felt that if she had no food in her stomach she would never throw-up. She also denied having ocd, too. One thing I know is that out of pure desperation they will do or say anything to make the ugly thoughts and feelings go away. I just wanted to let you know ) Hi Becky, Your poor daughter. How is she doing now? Why do you think she denied having OCD? doubts himself and everything he says these days. I don't know if he's pretending he doesn't have OCD because he thinks his life will go back to the way it was before, or if something else is going on with him and he really did make up the OCD symptoms. Or, maybe the medication is starting to work and he forgets what his thoughts were like before. I am so confused. Tamara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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