To - Re: Chris

[Guest guest]

Hi , I AM a nutcase some days!

is the one dead set against prescription. I'm the one who

keeps mentioning it every so often at these bad times (a little more

recently!). I tell him " what if.... " as in a med just might help a

GREAT deal and he wouldn't have to go thru all this, etc.... So this

week are upping the inositol to 4x a day (had been 3 tho I have to

say that hasn't been steady when we get busy; sorta hate to think

what we might mess up do with " real " prescription meds if we can't

even manage the inositol routinely!). My first thought to try is

Prozac. Don't know why I'm picking that, it's just in my mind; plus

we have to stick to liquid meds.

Today I'm taking off from work sick as was up late again,

which means I was up late. I was thinking of calling in so I could

try and nap off/on today but then woke up at 6:30am and was

already having a " bad OCD day " !! So I'm calling in.

I know it's not supposed to matter WHAT is going on in 's head

but I REALLY want to know! He's got all these new little touching

things (touching his face), it looks like he's holding his breath

sometimes (says he's not), then I asked if he was smelling his

fingers/hand or something (says no); but I worried he was holding his

breath, covering his face/nose and was wondering if he was getting

some fear of germs or something and we might be beginning

contamination fears; but he says it's nothing to do with germs....

He looks really weird doing all that though....facial expressions,

eyes moving, touching his face, " holding " breath or whatever, etc....

I've tried being understanding, I've tried being tough. I've tried

encouraging him to boss back OCD, tried telling him to just let the

thoughts come (flooding)..... Maybe he'll just have to hit bottom

before he wants a med. Or maybe if the inositol has totally pooped

out, he'll realize it and want to try a med. We'll see, I guess.

I'm sorry about Annie's bad day! Riding in a vomit smelling truck is

hard on the average person, poor Annie, to put up with the

fear/anxiety, sitting in it AND the smell! I guess that was too much

exposure! And then to get lost! I was the worst carsick person

growing up, my sister & brother HATED going on trips with me each

summer.

I'm still one of Annie's biggest fans as I know how hard she's tried

battling OCD and accomplished. Plus dealing with her school issues.

I hate she's getting depressed, do you think that's OCD or just

anxiety or....?

School begins here Aug. 7, will NOT be ready. I hate this,

this is a new school AND high school where peers, looks, socializing

and all that mean so much. And if today were a school day, he just

would not be capable of going I don't think. He's never missed a day

of school due to OCD, but these past couple of days I'm wondering if

that might be coming up!

Well, let me end this and call in to work. I doubt I even get a nap

today!

> Hi

> I'm sorry is having such a rough time recently. I

know that

> he has been taking Inositol, but remind whether it was you or he

that decided

> against prescription meds? If you are having a hard time and he is

having an

> awful time (at least at bedtime), would you consider trying one? If

it is

> who refuses, then could you negotiate? If it is your

decision, then ignore

[Guest guest]

In your shoes I'd make a deal with - " in exchange for a few

months trial of Prozac or something, we'll... " whatever might motivate him.

High school will be so hard if he is still so symptomatic, poor guy. Others

have had success with harsher ultimatums (you WILL take this or you won't...)

but

that doesn't sound like 's kind of thing to me.

Annie sniffs her finger tips a lot. Used to sniff all kinds of

things, but thankfully it has been reduced just to fingertips. It's a tic

apparently. Pretty weird. She has started new facial tics as well. Poor kid. I

dread

the next few years for her - junior high is pretty awful even without " issues " .

I hope you got some rest today, and I really hope you can sleep

tonight!!!

[Guest guest]

You really need to try meds, it could make an 80% difference. It is so hard

to make the decision but you already know what it is like without it. Tell

your husband it will bring your baby back to how he is supposed to be. He

has to try!

Lynne

>

>Reply-To:

>To:

>Subject: To - Re: Chris

>Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 12:11:03 -0000

>

>Hi , I AM a nutcase some days!

>

> is the one set against prescription. I'm the one who

>keeps mentioning it every so often at these bad times (a little more

>recently!). I tell him " what if.... " as in a med just might help a

>GREAT deal and he wouldn't have to go thru all this, etc.... So this

>week are upping the inositol to 4x a day (had been 3 tho I have to

>say that hasn't been steady when we get busy; sorta to think

>what we might mess up do with " real " prescription meds if we can't

>even manage the inositol routinely!). My first thought to try is

>Prozac. Don't know why I'm picking that, it's just in my mind; plus

>we have to stick to liquid meds.

>

>Today I'm taking off from work sick as was up late again,

>which means I was up late. I was thinking of calling in so I could

>try and nap off/on today but then woke up at 6:30am and was

>already having a " bad OCD day " !! So I'm calling in.

>

>I know it's not supposed to matter WHAT is going on in 's head

>but I REALLY want to know! He's got all these new little touching

>things (touching his face), it looks like he's holding his breath

>sometimes (says he's not), then I asked if he was smelling his

>fingers/hand or something (says no); but I worried he was holding his

>breath, covering his face/nose and was wondering if he was getting

>some fear of germs or something and we might be beginning

>contamination fears; but he says it's nothing to do with germs....

>He looks really weird doing all that though....facial expressions,

>eyes moving, touching his face, " holding " breath or whatever, etc....

>

>I've tried being understanding, I've tried being tough. I've tried

>encouraging him to boss back OCD, tried telling him to just let the

>thoughts come (flooding)..... Maybe he'll just have to hit bottom

>before he wants a med. Or maybe if the inositol has totally pooped

>out, he'll realize it and want to try a med. We'll see, I guess.

>

>I'm sorry about Annie's bad day! Riding in a vomit smelling truck is

>hard on the average person, poor Annie, to put up with the

>fear/anxiety, sitting in it AND the smell! I guess that was too much

>exposure! And then to get lost! I was the worst carsick person

>growing up, my sister & brother D going on trips with me each

>summer.

>

>I'm still one of Annie's biggest fans as I know how hard she's tried

>battling OCD and accomplished. Plus dealing with her school issues.

>I she's getting depressed, do you think that's OCD or just

>anxiety or....?

>

>School begins here Aug. 7, will NOT be ready. I this,

>this is a new school AND high school where peers, looks, socializing

>and all that mean so much. And if today were a school day, he just

>would not be capable of going I don't think. He's never missed a day

>of school due to OCD, but these past couple of days I'm wondering if

>that might be coming up!

>

>Well, let me end this and call in to work. I doubt I even get a nap

>today!

>

>

>

>

>

> > Hi

> > I'm sorry is having such a rough time recently. I

>know that

> > he has been taking Inositol, but remind whether it was you or he

>that decided

> > against prescription meds? If you are having a hard time and he is

>having an

> > awful time (at least at bedtime), would you consider trying one? If

>it is

> > who refuses, then could you negotiate? If it is your

>decision, then ignore

>

>

Ciao-MICHEL

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