emily

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Oh ,

I am so happy about the Celexa....Jake has had wonderful results with it.

Just to help ease your mind, my sister has been on the same dosage for over two

years (she is an adult) and I have been on it for nearly a year....(both of us

for anxiety)...with no side effects except an occasional reaching for the right

word....

in Nebraska

Re: S.I. and meds

Dear Robin,

Hi. My daughter Annie is now nine and has been on medication for OCD

for most of two years now. She has always had problems with tactile

defensiveness also, and for what it's worth, medication has helped

tremendously. Her worst issues are hair brushing and washing , which peer

pressure is gradually defeating, and teeth brushing. Anything in her mouth is

difficult and always has been. Even as a weaning toddler she wouldn't eat a

banana (never has eaten one without gagging), or any cereal or mashed food

or, or, or.... Recently we took a break from SSRIs because she had such

miserable side effects from Luvox (behaviorial stuff - extreme recklessness,

hyperactivity, etc.) and she gradually quit eating altogether. Putting

anything in her mouth -even liquids - made her cry. After ONE WEEK on a very

low dose (5 mg.) of Celexa, she was able to eat again and is getting better

and better. She now has about 10 things she will eat, instead of one or none.

We had great success with Paxil for a year as well, but then it seemed to

quit working. She may just have needed an increased dose, but her psych.

switched her to Luvox instead and a nightmare ensued. So far (about one

month) we have seen no side effects to Celexa at all. Her OCD is still not

completely controlled but the sensory issues are much, much better. And she

is happy, which is a big thing. A month ago she was either furious or in

tears all the time.

For Annie the combination of a wonderful therapist who works with

her on the sensory stuff (they brush their teeth together at each

appointment, in wonderful silly creative ways) and on E & RP for the OCD

stuff, plus medication, has made the difference between existing in misery

and living as a nearly normal nine year old.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask more questions if it hasn't!

in Nevada, mom to Annie (9 with OCD and way too many raw nerve endings)

and Ben (6, with an attitude )