Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Hi, I'm looking for some folks who have had other issues in addition to OCD. Our dd had OCD really, really bad for a few years and was on meds (Prozac) which was a tremendous relief. She still has it, but not to the level that she had. However, she is now being treated for bipolar like behavior. She has manic episodes where she throws a three-year old tantrum in a 14-year old body. She is not bipoloar, but has symptoms that are bipolar-like. Our pdoc said anxiety disorders like OCD and bipolar are in two completely separate areas of the brain and are not related. However, our tdoc said that one does affect the other (but does not necessarly cause the other). So I was wondering if anyone else had other issues that developed later. Our dd is 14 now, and hormones and typical teenage behavior has a lot to do with her defiance and demands for independence. She has developed quite an attitude and has a very demanding will. She wants nothing to do with us and would prefer that she live life without limits and boundaries, which of course cannot happen. So life in our house is pretty hellish these days. It was when OCD was raging, so we're used to dealing with a very demanding child, but for different reasons. She is on Abilify for the manic episodes which is helping. She's been off the Lexapro for OCD since her pdoc said we need to handle one issue at a time for now. But the OCD is not nearly as bad as it has been in the past. Anyone else have any similar experiences with other disorders? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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