Re: New member (dad) - 13 yo son with OCD

[Guest guest]

Hi,

You will find the members of this group to be more helpful than most

doctors. My son is 17 and a lot like yours. Do not be afraid of

medication, that has made the only real improvement in my son. There

are two simple blood tests your ped. dr can do to see if PANDAS is a

possibility. I have only been a member of this group for 30 days and I

have already been blessed to get to know some of the fine people here.

In the beginning I freaked out with the nosedive my son took but I am

trying to do as you have, link up with folks that have already walked

in our shoes. Be patient with your son and slowly he will come back as

I hope mine will.

Bill

[Guest guest]

1) My son (14 years old) has been going for CBT therapy for the last five

years. We initially discussed with his therapist the use of a low dosage of

Luvox but we all agreed that his OCD wasn't extreme enough and wanted to give

cbt a chance before considering medication. My advice is to work with his

therapist they typically have a good sense of when a child could benefit from

mediation.

2)We didn't try any natural remedies. We did try Noni Juice but my son thought

it tasted awful.

I can't address the rest of the questions. I hope this helps.

New member (dad) - 13 yo son with OCD

Hello all,

I am a dad with a son that has OCD. Mom and I are struggling through

all the issues of how to cope and how to find help.

I appologize if some of my questions have already been asked / answered.

Some background:

The OCD symptoms *may* have been present around the first grade - our

son thinks so.

It really hit hard right before the school year (8th grade) this year

- like none of us have ever experienced before!

Our son has always excelled in school (straight-A' s, blows away the

standardized tests). This year, however, he would bring maybe 20mins

worth of homework home and then spend hours (3:30 - til we made him go

to bed sometimes as late as 10 - 11pm) trying to finish very simple

assignments. Plus, several other " typical " symptoms.

We discovered that he had to check everything (especially math) a

certain number of times.

We are now homeschooling at least for the remainder of 8th grade and

we have our first appointment with a psychotherapist next week. We

used the " How to find help " document from the OC Foundation website to

help find someone that seems right.

Anyway, a few questions...

1) We are all on-board with CBT but are not thrilled about using

meds. Seems that the potential side effects may be worse than the

OCD. I would appreciate others' thoughts / experiences.

2) We would like to try natural remedies but do not want to do so

without some professional advice. Our therapist and family physician

admits to having no expertise in the area and expressed some skepticism.

Any experience (positive or otherwise) with St. s, vitamin B or

other supplements?

3) Any thoughts on finding someone to evaluate for PANDAS? It seems

that our son has some of the PANDAS symptoms rather than non-PANDAS.

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

We won't medicate either (I say that now!), but we have found

remarkable help with OMEGA-3 fatty acid suppliments. Our son is 7 and

has major food restrictions (vegetarian is the least of it!). His OCD

is still there, of course, but his moods are more even. He can manage

his temper better. I told no one when we started him on daily

suppliments, (an attempt at a controlled study, shall we say). After

3-4 weeks, his babysitter, his teacher and his Aunt all remarked on

Noah's " good mood " lately. Since, OCD makes him so mad, so often, his

calmer demeaner prevents his Dad and I from " losing it " . We are

currently EXASPERATED by the 2 hrs it takes my son to complete 15

mins worth of worksheets ( " the pencil tip is uneven " ... " the eraser is

crumbly " ... " I have another itch " ... " the wrong answers on the multiple

choice will be mad if I don't circle them too " , etc.)

Good Luck!

Kris

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am a dad with a son that has OCD. Mom and I are struggling

through

> all the issues of how to cope and how to find help.

>

> I appologize if some of my questions have already been asked /

answered.

>

> Some background:

>

> The OCD symptoms *may* have been present around the first grade -

our

> son thinks so.

>

> It really hit hard right before the school year (8th grade) this

year

> - like none of us have ever experienced before!

>

> Our son has always excelled in school (straight-A's, blows away the

> standardized tests). This year, however, he would bring maybe

20mins

> worth of homework home and then spend hours (3:30 - til we made him

go

> to bed sometimes as late as 10 - 11pm) trying to finish very simple

> assignments. Plus, several other " typical " symptoms.

>

> We discovered that he had to check everything (especially math) a

> certain number of times.

>

> We are now homeschooling at least for the remainder of 8th grade and

> we have our first appointment with a psychotherapist next week. We

> used the " How to find help " document from the OC Foundation website

to

> help find someone that seems right.

>

> Anyway, a few questions...

>

> 1) We are all on-board with CBT but are not thrilled about using

> meds. Seems that the potential side effects may be worse than the

> OCD. I would appreciate others' thoughts / experiences.

>

> 2) We would like to try natural remedies but do not want to do so

> without some professional advice. Our therapist and family

physician

> admits to having no expertise in the area and expressed some

skepticism.

>

> Any experience (positive or otherwise) with St. s, vitamin B

or

> other supplements?

>

> 3) Any thoughts on finding someone to evaluate for PANDAS? It seems

> that our son has some of the PANDAS symptoms rather than non-PANDAS.

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

We won't medicate either (I say that now!), but we have found

remarkable help with OMEGA-3 fatty acid suppliments. Our son is 7 and

has major food restrictions (vegetarian is the least of it!). His OCD

is still there, of course, but his moods are more even. He can manage

his temper better. I told no one when we started him on daily

suppliments, (an attempt at a controlled study, shall we say). After

3-4 weeks, his babysitter, his teacher and his Aunt all remarked on

Noah's " good mood " lately. Since, OCD makes him so mad, so often, his

calmer demeaner prevents his Dad and I from " losing it " . We are

currently EXASPERATED by the 2 hrs it takes my son to complete 15

mins worth of worksheets ( " the pencil tip is uneven " ... " the eraser is

crumbly " ... " I have another itch " ... " the wrong answers on the multiple

choice will be mad if I don't circle them too " , etc.)

Good Luck!

Kris

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am a dad with a son that has OCD. Mom and I are struggling

through

> all the issues of how to cope and how to find help.

>

> I appologize if some of my questions have already been asked /

answered.

>

> Some background:

>

> The OCD symptoms *may* have been present around the first grade -

our

> son thinks so.

>

> It really hit hard right before the school year (8th grade) this

year

> - like none of us have ever experienced before!

>

> Our son has always excelled in school (straight-A's, blows away the

> standardized tests). This year, however, he would bring maybe

20mins

> worth of homework home and then spend hours (3:30 - til we made him

go

> to bed sometimes as late as 10 - 11pm) trying to finish very simple

> assignments. Plus, several other " typical " symptoms.

>

> We discovered that he had to check everything (especially math) a

> certain number of times.

>

> We are now homeschooling at least for the remainder of 8th grade and

> we have our first appointment with a psychotherapist next week. We

> used the " How to find help " document from the OC Foundation website

to

> help find someone that seems right.

>

> Anyway, a few questions...

>

> 1) We are all on-board with CBT but are not thrilled about using

> meds. Seems that the potential side effects may be worse than the

> OCD. I would appreciate others' thoughts / experiences.

>

> 2) We would like to try natural remedies but do not want to do so

> without some professional advice. Our therapist and family

physician

> admits to having no expertise in the area and expressed some

skepticism.

>

> Any experience (positive or otherwise) with St. s, vitamin B

or

> other supplements?

>

> 3) Any thoughts on finding someone to evaluate for PANDAS? It seems

> that our son has some of the PANDAS symptoms rather than non-PANDAS.

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

hi there - we too are not on meds - but can't tell how many have

brought it up to me lately especially with this last flare-up - we

started omega 3 and inositol powder about 3 weeks ago - great mood

improvement - when not dealing with rituals - she also has high titers

re pandas - ask for ASO test and DNase - simple blood tests - must

run for now - hope this helps good luck

eileen

Quoting e <akdelgado@...>:

> Hi,

>

> We won't medicate either (I say that now!), but we have found

> remarkable help with OMEGA-3 fatty acid suppliments. Our son is 7 and

> has major food restrictions (vegetarian is the least of it!). His OCD

> is still there, of course, but his moods are more even. He can manage

> his temper better. I told no one when we started him on daily

> suppliments, (an attempt at a controlled study, shall we say). After

> 3-4 weeks, his babysitter, his teacher and his Aunt all remarked on

> Noah's " good mood " lately. Since, OCD makes him so mad, so often, his

> calmer demeaner prevents his Dad and I from " losing it " . We are

> currently EXASPERATED by the 2 hrs it takes my son to complete 15

> mins worth of worksheets ( " the pencil tip is uneven " ... " the eraser is

> crumbly " ... " I have another itch " ... " the wrong answers on the multiple

> choice will be mad if I don't circle them too " , etc.)

>

> Good Luck!

>

> Kris

>

>

>

>>

>> Hello all,

>>

>> I am a dad with a son that has OCD. Mom and I are struggling

> through

>> all the issues of how to cope and how to find help.

>>

>> I appologize if some of my questions have already been asked /

> answered.

>>

>> Some background:

>>

>> The OCD symptoms *may* have been present around the first grade -

> our

>> son thinks so.

>>

>> It really hit hard right before the school year (8th grade) this

> year

>> - like none of us have ever experienced before!

>>

>> Our son has always excelled in school (straight-A's, blows away the

>> standardized tests). This year, however, he would bring maybe

> 20mins

>> worth of homework home and then spend hours (3:30 - til we made him

> go

>> to bed sometimes as late as 10 - 11pm) trying to finish very simple

>> assignments. Plus, several other " typical " symptoms.

>>

>> We discovered that he had to check everything (especially math) a

>> certain number of times.

>>

>> We are now homeschooling at least for the remainder of 8th grade and

>> we have our first appointment with a psychotherapist next week. We

>> used the " How to find help " document from the OC Foundation website

> to

>> help find someone that seems right.

>>

>> Anyway, a few questions...

>>

>> 1) We are all on-board with CBT but are not thrilled about using

>> meds. Seems that the potential side effects may be worse than the

>> OCD. I would appreciate others' thoughts / experiences.

>>

>> 2) We would like to try natural remedies but do not want to do so

>> without some professional advice. Our therapist and family

> physician

>> admits to having no expertise in the area and expressed some

> skepticism.

>>

>> Any experience (positive or otherwise) with St. s, vitamin B

> or

>> other supplements?

>>

>> 3) Any thoughts on finding someone to evaluate for PANDAS? It seems

>> that our son has some of the PANDAS symptoms rather than non-PANDAS.

>>

>> Thanks!

>>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

kristine after reading about the homework issue I had to write -we

just came out of a bad time with school/homework and now she's doing

better but if they can't do it for a while or only part , or scribe to

you and you write - whatever works - it was so much easier than hours

and hours of long battles and always 5 minute breaks between

assignments has been helping

eileen

Quoting e <akdelgado@...>:

> Hi,

>

> We won't medicate either (I say that now!), but we have found

> remarkable help with OMEGA-3 fatty acid suppliments. Our son is 7 and

> has major food restrictions (vegetarian is the least of it!). His OCD

> is still there, of course, but his moods are more even. He can manage

> his temper better. I told no one when we started him on daily

> suppliments, (an attempt at a controlled study, shall we say). After

> 3-4 weeks, his babysitter, his teacher and his Aunt all remarked on

> Noah's " good mood " lately. Since, OCD makes him so mad, so often, his

> calmer demeaner prevents his Dad and I from " losing it " . We are

> currently EXASPERATED by the 2 hrs it takes my son to complete 15

> mins worth of worksheets ( " the pencil tip is uneven " ... " the eraser is

> crumbly " ... " I have another itch " ... " the wrong answers on the multiple

> choice will be mad if I don't circle them too " , etc.)

>

> Good Luck!

>

> Kris

>

>

>

>>

>> Hello all,

>>

>> I am a dad with a son that has OCD. Mom and I are struggling

> through

>> all the issues of how to cope and how to find help.

>>

>> I appologize if some of my questions have already been asked /

> answered.

>>

>> Some background:

>>

>> The OCD symptoms *may* have been present around the first grade -

> our

>> son thinks so.

>>

>> It really hit hard right before the school year (8th grade) this

> year

>> - like none of us have ever experienced before!

>>

>> Our son has always excelled in school (straight-A's, blows away the

>> standardized tests). This year, however, he would bring maybe

> 20mins

>> worth of homework home and then spend hours (3:30 - til we made him

> go

>> to bed sometimes as late as 10 - 11pm) trying to finish very simple

>> assignments. Plus, several other " typical " symptoms.

>>

>> We discovered that he had to check everything (especially math) a

>> certain number of times.

>>

>> We are now homeschooling at least for the remainder of 8th grade and

>> we have our first appointment with a psychotherapist next week. We

>> used the " How to find help " document from the OC Foundation website

> to

>> help find someone that seems right.

>>

>> Anyway, a few questions...

>>

>> 1) We are all on-board with CBT but are not thrilled about using

>> meds. Seems that the potential side effects may be worse than the

>> OCD. I would appreciate others' thoughts / experiences.

>>

>> 2) We would like to try natural remedies but do not want to do so

>> without some professional advice. Our therapist and family

> physician

>> admits to having no expertise in the area and expressed some

> skepticism.

>>

>> Any experience (positive or otherwise) with St. s, vitamin B

> or

>> other supplements?

>>

>> 3) Any thoughts on finding someone to evaluate for PANDAS? It seems

>> that our son has some of the PANDAS symptoms rather than non-PANDAS.

>>

>> Thanks!

>>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

howard - I have to ask what they consider not bad enough - I've just

been hearing these " professionals " questioning dd's OCD lately - and I

have a list a mile long of OCD issues - but they're not seing them -

what does you're son do if I can be so personal

thanks so much

eileen

Quoting <hrwrightsr@...>:

> 1) My son (14 years old) has been going for CBT therapy for the

> last five years. We initially discussed with his therapist the use

> of a low dosage of Luvox but we all agreed that his OCD wasn't

> extreme enough and wanted to give cbt a chance before considering

> medication. My advice is to work with his therapist they typically

> have a good sense of when a child could benefit from mediation.

>

> 2)We didn't try any natural remedies. We did try Noni Juice but my

> son thought it tasted awful.

>

> I can't address the rest of the questions. I hope this helps.

>

>

>

>

> New member (dad) - 13 yo son with OCD

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am a dad with a son that has OCD. Mom and I are struggling through

> all the issues of how to cope and how to find help.

>

> I appologize if some of my questions have already been asked / answered.

>

> Some background:

>

> The OCD symptoms *may* have been present around the first grade - our

> son thinks so.

>

> It really hit hard right before the school year (8th grade) this year

> - like none of us have ever experienced before!

>

> Our son has always excelled in school (straight-A' s, blows away the

> standardized tests). This year, however, he would bring maybe 20mins

> worth of homework home and then spend hours (3:30 - til we made him go

> to bed sometimes as late as 10 - 11pm) trying to finish very simple

> assignments. Plus, several other " typical " symptoms.

>

> We discovered that he had to check everything (especially math) a

> certain number of times.

>

> We are now homeschooling at least for the remainder of 8th grade and

> we have our first appointment with a psychotherapist next week. We

> used the " How to find help " document from the OC Foundation website to

> help find someone that seems right.

>

> Anyway, a few questions...

>

> 1) We are all on-board with CBT but are not thrilled about using

> meds. Seems that the potential side effects may be worse than the

> OCD. I would appreciate others' thoughts / experiences.

>

> 2) We would like to try natural remedies but do not want to do so

> without some professional advice. Our therapist and family physician

> admits to having no expertise in the area and expressed some skepticism.

>

> Any experience (positive or otherwise) with St. s, vitamin B or

> other supplements?

>

> 3) Any thoughts on finding someone to evaluate for PANDAS? It seems

> that our son has some of the PANDAS symptoms rather than non-PANDAS.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I love this place!!!!!!!!!!!! - so glad we all have each other!!!!!!!

eileen

Quoting justlivey <justlivey@...>:

> Hi,

> You will find the members of this group to be more helpful than most

> doctors. My son is 17 and a lot like yours. Do not be afraid of

> medication, that has made the only real improvement in my son. There

> are two simple blood tests your ped. dr can do to see if PANDAS is a

> possibility. I have only been a member of this group for 30 days and I

> have already been blessed to get to know some of the fine people here.

> In the beginning I freaked out with the nosedive my son took but I am

> trying to do as you have, link up with folks that have already walked

> in our shoes. Be patient with your son and slowly he will come back as

> I hope mine will.

> Bill

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, welcome to the group! My son, now 17, had his OCD begin about 2

weeks after beginning 6th grade, around age 11.5. He had some OC

tendencies before that (erasing, asking reassurance questions...) way

back in elementary school but nothing that was out of control, etc.

But when OCD hit in 6th grade, it hit hard and seemingly overnight!

Rough time through middle school, some easier times too, but right

now he's doing well overall (seems like anything is great comparing

it to that first year or so!).

He's also been a straight A student through high school. Was one

before middle school pretty much too, except for when OCD was so

bad. Really affected schoolwork. I can empathize with those long

hours! Could take us 4 hrs some nights, up til midnight, etc., etc.

What we did was set up a 504 Plan for school (some get an IEP set up)

and got some accommodations and modifications for his schoolwork. It

really helped. One was that I could write for him; that sped things

up but really was a hardship on me a lot of nights too. But he

couldn't even pick up a pencil some nights or writing was just too

hard, etc. We also got extended time for his work to be done &

handed in with no grade penalty for being " late. " And some other

things. Is the homeschooling helping? I imagine you can cut out a

lot of writing and do things orally or other ways to help him right

now.

Regarding medication and alternatives:

In 6th grade when this began, we used inositol powder (in B vitamin

family). It took some weeks but began to help and overall really

helped . So we used that all through middle school. OCD was

still " there " though, said. Anyway, for different reasons

that I can't quite recall them all, at the beginning of 9th grade we

tried Celexa (stopped inositol powder). Celexa worked just as well.

It did make tired though, he'd take a nap after school each

day, even on weekend afternoons. He took it thru 9th and 10th grade

and then felt he could handle things on his own; so we weaned him off

Celexa the end of 10th. Well, as I figured but hoped wouldn't

happen, OCD came back months later, sigh! So we tried inositol

powder again, but it hasn't helped this time like the first time.

Also added fish oil (helps some others but I thought it might at

least help with attention; and if nothing else, it's just healthy for

you, LOL). hasn't been able to tell me of any benefit.

HOWever, he is taking the inositol dosage he took in middle school

(around 13-14 grams) and I told him he can go higher. Hmmm...I need

to ask if he did that yet! So - what works for one person,

medication or alternative, doesn't work for all (or we'd only have

one OCD med, etc.). And our prescribed medication, the first we

tried, worked well. I was really scared about possible side effects,

behavioral and other, but it was OK for us. And the inositol worked

great the first time, no real help this time.

Regarding PANDAS - what symptoms are related more to PANDAS than non-

PANDAS??

I wondered about PANDAS for too. But, oh well, we're

treating it just as typical OCD.

single mom, 3 sons

, 17, with OCD, dysgraphia and Aspergers/mild

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am a dad with a son that has OCD. Mom and I are struggling

through

> all the issues of how to cope and how to find help.

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome,

I see you have already received many replies. I just wanted to

add that one of the best things we did for my son (along with CBT/ERP)

was start giving him Omega-3 fatty acids (we use Omegabrite). There

has been alot of research regarding Omega-3's and their many benefits

to overall health as well as depression and other mental illnesses.

Best of luck to you--Adrien

[Guest guest]

chris - I never realized it came overnight - have you checked his

titers or done antibiotics over the years if so, seen any difference

PS I'm putting an 1/8 tsp daily of inositol with the omega 3 - is

that right for a 50 lb 7 y.o.????

Quoting <@...>:

> Hi, welcome to the group! My son, now 17, had his OCD begin about 2

> weeks after beginning 6th grade, around age 11.5. He had some OC

> tendencies before that (erasing, asking reassurance questions...) way

> back in elementary school but nothing that was out of control, etc.

> But when OCD hit in 6th grade, it hit hard and seemingly overnight!

> Rough time through middle school, some easier times too, but right

> now he's doing well overall (seems like anything is great comparing

> it to that first year or so!).

>

> He's also been a straight A student through high school. Was one

> before middle school pretty much too, except for when OCD was so

> bad. Really affected schoolwork. I can empathize with those long

> hours! Could take us 4 hrs some nights, up til midnight, etc., etc.

> What we did was set up a 504 Plan for school (some get an IEP set up)

> and got some accommodations and modifications for his schoolwork. It

> really helped. One was that I could write for him; that sped things

> up but really was a hardship on me a lot of nights too. But he

> couldn't even pick up a pencil some nights or writing was just too

> hard, etc. We also got extended time for his work to be done &

> handed in with no grade penalty for being " late. " And some other

> things. Is the homeschooling helping? I imagine you can cut out a

> lot of writing and do things orally or other ways to help him right

> now.

>

> Regarding medication and alternatives:

> In 6th grade when this began, we used inositol powder (in B vitamin

> family). It took some weeks but began to help and overall really

> helped . So we used that all through middle school. OCD was

> still " there " though, said. Anyway, for different reasons

> that I can't quite recall them all, at the beginning of 9th grade we

> tried Celexa (stopped inositol powder). Celexa worked just as well.

> It did make tired though, he'd take a nap after school each

> day, even on weekend afternoons. He took it thru 9th and 10th grade

> and then felt he could handle things on his own; so we weaned him off

> Celexa the end of 10th. Well, as I figured but hoped wouldn't

> happen, OCD came back months later, sigh! So we tried inositol

> powder again, but it hasn't helped this time like the first time.

> Also added fish oil (helps some others but I thought it might at

> least help with attention; and if nothing else, it's just healthy for

> you, LOL). hasn't been able to tell me of any benefit.

> HOWever, he is taking the inositol dosage he took in middle school

> (around 13-14 grams) and I told him he can go higher. Hmmm...I need

> to ask if he did that yet! So - what works for one person,

> medication or alternative, doesn't work for all (or we'd only have

> one OCD med, etc.). And our prescribed medication, the first we

> tried, worked well. I was really scared about possible side effects,

> behavioral and other, but it was OK for us. And the inositol worked

> great the first time, no real help this time.

>

> Regarding PANDAS - what symptoms are related more to PANDAS than non-

> PANDAS??

>

> I wondered about PANDAS for too. But, oh well, we're

> treating it just as typical OCD.

>

>

> single mom, 3 sons

> , 17, with OCD, dysgraphia and Aspergers/mild

>

>

>

>

>>

>> Hello all,

>>

>> I am a dad with a son that has OCD. Mom and I are struggling

> through

>> all the issues of how to cope and how to find help.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Your story sounds exactly like what our family was going through at

the beginning of September. It was pure hell not only for my

daughter but for the whole family. The straight A student taking 4 -

5 hrs to do a 1/2 hour of homework, the constant checking and then

on top of that she has major contamination issues and suffers from

panic disorder as well. She is described as an amplified case

because there is OCD in both my family and my husband's side of the

family. She has now been on Celexa for the past 5 weeks and the

crying, rages and anxiety seems to be gone. Don't get me wrong, the

OCD is still there, and in full swing but she is able to cope better

with the meds. She is happier, this disorder had thrown her into a

deep depression to boot so she has now crawled out of that

depression with the help of the meds

Our wonderful GP had her trying the omega 3-6-9 all summer before we

could get in to see the psychiatrist but I think her case was too

advanced for that. My only advice would be do what works for your

son, don't be afraid to try what the doctors suggest, home remedies(

as doctor recommmends), therapy and meds. I was saddened to fill

that first prescription but never looked back once she started to

feel better.

My inlaws gave me grief about meds and I felt a lot of guilt but

when the natural remedies didn't work we had to try the SSRI. I am

glad we tried this route because it has made a world of difference.

I almost had to pull her out of school in early September and now

she goes with a smile on her face. We have a long road ahead though

with OCD, got to take it one day at a time. If something works we'll

stick with it, if it stops working we'll have to find a new way to

fight it.

Take care and good luck with everything you try. This website has

been a blessing to our family. It is just so nice to know you are

not alone and you have a place to go to ask questions, get support

or just vent.

Take care,

Kim M

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

It helps a lot to just have a place to vent (cry digitally!).

Kim <missmeowza@...> wrote:

Your story sounds exactly like what our family was going through at

the beginning of September. It was pure hell not only for my

daughter but for the whole family. The straight A student taking 4 -

5 hrs to do a 1/2 hour of homework, the constant checking and then

on top of that she has major contamination issues and suffers from

panic disorder as well. She is described as an amplified case

because there is OCD in both my family and my husband's side of the

family. She has now been on Celexa for the past 5 weeks and the

crying, rages and anxiety seems to be gone. Don't get me wrong, the

OCD is still there, and in full swing but she is able to cope better

with the meds. She is happier, this disorder had thrown her into a

deep depression to boot so she has now crawled out of that

depression with the help of the meds

Our wonderful GP had her trying the omega 3-6-9 all summer before we

could get in to see the psychiatrist but I think her case was too

advanced for that. My only advice would be do what works for your

son, don't be afraid to try what the doctors suggest, home remedies(

as doctor recommmends), therapy and meds. I was saddened to fill

that first prescription but never looked back once she started to

feel better.

My inlaws gave me grief about meds and I felt a lot of guilt but

when the natural remedies didn't work we had to try the SSRI. I am

glad we tried this route because it has made a world of difference.

I almost had to pull her out of school in early September and now

she goes with a smile on her face. We have a long road ahead though

with OCD, got to take it one day at a time. If something works we'll

stick with it, if it stops working we'll have to find a new way to

fight it.

Take care and good luck with everything you try. This website has

been a blessing to our family. It is just so nice to know you are

not alone and you have a place to go to ask questions, get support

or just vent.

Take care,

Kim M

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