Re: positive comment on medication

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So happy for you Kathy! It's so hard with all the side effects at

first, but when you find the right thing and there is such a pay-off

it's all worth it!!!

Barb

>

> Hi Guys!

>

> You might recall when i had two daughters being diagnosed and

switched

> meds all the time. That was tough and I questioned the drugs. I

just

> want to say my daughter with (6 years old) germ OCD, and ODD is

> doing about 70% better on a mood stabilizer and risperdol. We

actually

> now have a relationshpi and she says " I love you " regularly. This

is

> from a girl who in June went on a girlscout campout with me called

> " Mom and Me " and kept running from me. ALl the other moms joked and

> said " Kath, its called Mom and not me. " . she was having a hyper

> reaction to prozac. Now she is a sweet loving girl most of the

time.

> she still has her moments, but meds are giving her a life back.

What

> more could you ask? Why not use them???

>

> My other daughter 8 who was facially bald has a beatuful set of

> eyelashes. she is on ripserdol. We arent finished with the med

trials

> but at least i have hope.

> Kathy

>