Re: OCD Defense and Celexa

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Dear ,

Don't be too discouraged yet. Your daughter is still on a very low

dose of Celexa for OCD, and it hasn't hit it's maximum potential yet anyway.

Give it a little longer - and if that doesn't work, ask her doc to up the

dosage. My daughter is doing really well on 10 mg. but she has always been

super sensitive to SSRIs, and most of her improvement is due to therapy

anyway, I think. The Celexa improves her mood so much that she is more able

to fight the OCD on her own.

The logical/biological approach works for us too so far - we have

explained all about germs and immunity and the need to be exposed to some

germs to be healthy. But once a child gets an obsession with germs, no logic

in the world will help I'm afraid. OCD is NOT a logical disease!! (Which is

why we can tell Annie a billion times that she is NOT going to throw up

because she is not sick, and she doesn't hear us.)

I hope you can access some therapy for your daughter soon. It has

made a world of difference for us - just make sure you get someone

experienced in treating OCD with ER & P therapy!

Best wishes - hang in there!