Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thank you, ((((((((Chris)))))))))) I feel like it's up to me to figure out the meds for him, and I don't feel qualified to do that. On the other hand, I'm not sure I trust doctors to make good choices either. Some dispense medication like they are M & Ms. After having had a stroke and heart damage from meds, I'm pretty wary of them all. I really appreciate your input. Maybe I'm in too much of a hurry for it to work. He's only been on the 40 mg dosage for 2 weeks. He really needs some relief though. We are really struggling here. His OCD is ruling his life and he is depressed from coping, which makes me depressed because my guy is suffering. Just getting him dressed is difficult for now. It seems like the longer this is going on, the more it is feeding off of itself and perpetuating. I will try to be patient though. Thanks again. BJ > > > > Our son Josh is 15 and on 40 mg of Celexa. That dosage worked > pretty > > well for him before (in the past - but he was about the same > weight as > > now), but isn't this time around. I chalked it up to his recent > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 BJ, I try to " hang in " and wait things out but sometimes you have to go with your gut instinct too so far as staying on a dosage. Like you, I'd be hesitant to increase it any more though if he seems worse now. Ugh, waiting just to see if something works really is hard!! > > Thank you, ((((((((Chris)))))))))) > > > I feel like it's up to me to figure out the meds for him, and I don't > feel qualified to do that. On the other hand, I'm not sure I trust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 No, to the PANDAS. He hasn't been exposed to strep for years though. Although when he first became very symptomatic with OCD, he had been really sick with strep. . . And couldn't get rid of it. He had to go through 3 different types of antibiotics, with higher and higher doses to make it go away. It took months to finally get a good test result back. I hadn't given it too much thought though because OCD runs in my husband's family. They all have it, so I always figured with our son it was genetic. Plus our son showed signs of it at a very young age. But, I've always wondered if his bad bout with strep could have made it worse somehow. It's so confusing. BJ > > > > Our son Josh is 15 and on 40 mg of Celexa. That dosage worked > pretty > > well for him before (in the past - but he was about the same weight > as > > now), but isn't this time around. I chalked it up to his recent > bout > > of pneumonia, sinus infection, and ear infection. . But, he is > pretty > > much over that and he still is not doing better. He has been on > this > > amount of Celexa for the last couple of weeks and actually seems to > be > > doing worse than he was before he got sick with the crud. He was on > > 30 mg, before he picked up this bug and was not doing well, but it > > seemed a little better. Am I being silly not wanting to go to an > even > > higher dosage? ..... > > > > > > BJ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 beware you may not know if he's been exposed and he may never catch it but up go those symptoms - maybe re-test his levels if you have past ones to compare and do some strong anti-biotics to see if you get results - won't hurt and would be great if it helps eileen Quoting svdbyhislove <BJClosner@...>: > No, to the PANDAS. He hasn't been exposed to strep for years though. > Although when he first became very symptomatic with OCD, he had been > really sick with strep. . . And couldn't get rid of it. He had to go > through 3 different types of antibiotics, with higher and higher doses > to make it go away. It took months to finally get a good test result > back. I hadn't given it too much thought though because OCD runs in > my husband's family. They all have it, so I always figured with our > son it was genetic. Plus our son showed signs of it at a very young > age. But, I've always wondered if his bad bout with strep could have > made it worse somehow. It's so confusing. > > BJ > > >> > >> > Our son Josh is 15 and on 40 mg of Celexa. That dosage worked >> pretty >> > well for him before (in the past - but he was about the same weight >> as >> > now), but isn't this time around. I chalked it up to his recent >> bout >> > of pneumonia, sinus infection, and ear infection. . But, he is >> pretty >> > much over that and he still is not doing better. He has been on >> this >> > amount of Celexa for the last couple of weeks and actually seems to >> be >> > doing worse than he was before he got sick with the crud. He was on >> > 30 mg, before he picked up this bug and was not doing well, but it >> > seemed a little better. Am I being silly not wanting to go to an >> even >> > higher dosage? ..... >> > >> > >> > BJ >> > >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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