Re:BJ/Judy

[Guest guest]

Hi you guys. Just getting back online after an absence. Sounds like

you guys have both been just getting through. The flu this season is

wicked. Sorry to hear both your boys have had such challenges. Hope

things turn around soon.

Things are ok here. We are on week three no meds and find our son's

demeanor better in general, but the ocd is up. ly, at this point

we'll take the trade off. Thought I'd at least make use of this time

to try out some alternative stuff, not that our son is willing to try

anything... Have either of you found any alternative stuff that worked?

Hugs to you both!

Barb

[Guest guest]

Hi, Barb. So sorry you have to have a trade off. ( Glad you are

back. And glad to hear some things have improved, even if the OCD is

worse.

We tried Inositol a couple of years back and it didn't make any

difference for us, just caused some diarrhea. Josh is taking some

fish oil this time, but also not seeing any difference. For him the

Celexa has made the biggest difference, yet even with it, he

struggles.

I've read of some in here having good results with alternative stuff,

just not for us.

Hope you find something that can make things better instead of worse

for your son and for you. Because, let's face it, it isn't only our

kids who are affected by OCD.

Hugs,

BJ

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> Hi you guys. Just getting back online after an absence. Sounds like

> you guys have both been just getting through. The flu this season is

> wicked. Sorry to hear both your boys have had such challenges. Hope

> things turn around soon.

>

> Things are ok here. We are on week three no meds and find our son's

> demeanor better in general, but the ocd is up. ly, at this point

> we'll take the trade off. Thought I'd at least make use of this time

> to try out some alternative stuff, not that our son is willing to try

> anything... Have either of you found any alternative stuff that worked?

>

> Hugs to you both!

> Barb

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Judy,

It was our son's idea to go off meds, an ocd thing...can't even take a

vitamin. But thought I'd attempt some new alternative stuff. We did

try the inositol before meds were started and he seemed to get worse as

I increased the dose, not sure if it was just the illness or inositol,

but wasn't comfortable doing it without dr supervision. He had been

taking fish oil plus other stuff, but won't take any of it anymore.

Am trying to convince him to go for some blood tests to check for

deficiencies. If he sees proof he says he might be convinced. Got to

keep trying!

Have to say we like our son a whole lot better off medication. We can

communicate,sometimes(!), and he will accept rules and consequences(of

course not without noise...). His ocd tells him everyone is against

him and is bullying him, including us. When he was on meds it just

seemed to add a charge to this thinking and he was reactive and very

difficult. Now he is " normal " teen with ocd thinking for him still,

but most of the time we can reach the healthier part of him.

Not sure I am explaining it well, so hard to explain a day in the life

of this illness. Anyway, for now on the whole it is better than it has

been. Fingers and toes crossed it continues to be managable....

How are things in your house these days? Glad everyone is physically

healthier at least.

Barb

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> Hi Barb,

> My dd sounds like your son, when she is off all meds she acts better,

but her OCD flares, and she panics. My son cannot go more than two days

without meds or he is seeing things, and in a major panic.

>

> Maybe keep your son off meds for a while and see how he does.??(just

a suggestion, if he seems to be doing well) Have you tried inositol or

fish oil? I have heard of some getting great results, although, my kids

are not lucky as far as homeopathic meds go.

>

> That is great news though! Now would be a perfect time to try

something natural. Even melatonin for sleep or the Calms!!

> Hugs

> Judy

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