Guest guest Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 Hi Jeanne~ I have been seeing the Benadryl topic pop up here. It's something I will be sure to remember. Luckily at this point does sleep great. Even though when he does have thoughts they are mostly at bedtime. He uses his TV as a distraction. I don't know if that is good or bad. I have mixed feelings on it but we turn the volumne way down and set the sleep timer for 30 minutes. He is most always asleep before the timer goes off. It gives him something to focus on instead of laying in the dark and just " thinking " . We actually started this way before we even had a clue he had OCD. It was the only way we could keep him in his own bed, LOL. He always wanted to sleep with us. Whatever works! Just for future info how must Benadryl do you give? Are you going by the package dosage guidelines or less then that? Thanks for the info! Hugs, Lori H. in WA > > > > My son (age 7)(no meds) has had a really great couple of weeks > > (or so I think) He has not mentioned having any thoughts. I find > > the only compulsion he has is to confess the thoughts so when he > > doesn't talk about it I have felt relatively safe that he wasn't > > having any. > > > > > My son is also 7, and two things have really helped with the bad > thoughts. One is a small dose of Benadryl at night time before he goes > to sleep. For the most part, the bad thoughts (images and sounds, in > his case) really mostly bother him when he is trying to go to sleep. If > he lies there ruminating about these same things over and over, it can > get pretty bad, so the Benadryl has really helped. > > The second thing has been, like was suggested, focusing on them > deliberately. We also try to make them very humourous and even larger > than the OCD does. Something definitely lend themselves to this better > than others, but even the more morbid thoughts do seem to respond. > > > Jeanne > jwestpha@a... > NBCT - Exceptional Needs (2000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 > > > Just for future info how must Benadryl do you give? Are you going by > the package dosage guidelines or less then that? > > We started out with about 1/2 to 1/3 of the reccommended dose. (His pediatrician said we could actually go a little higher than what the package said if needed, but we're trying to do the smallest amount possible). To be honest, I think it has a bit of a placebo effect with him. He feels like it keeps the bad thoughts (and bad dreams) away, and that, in and of itself, is a big help. We also broke down and bought a game boy for him to use on long car trips which was another time where he had a lot of free time on his hands and would start getting stuck on OCD thoughts (and tic like crazy). I swear that I am going to make a before and after video to support the medical tax deduction I'm going to claim. Surely no one could view it and say that the game boy isn't a necessary durable medical equipment. Jeanne jwestpha@... NBCT - Exceptional Needs (2000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 LOL, We have one of those too! > > > > > > Just for future info how must Benadryl do you give? Are you going by > > the package dosage guidelines or less then that? > > > > > > We started out with about 1/2 to 1/3 of the reccommended dose. (His > pediatrician said we could actually go a little higher than what the > package said if needed, but we're trying to do the smallest amount > possible). To be honest, I think it has a bit of a placebo effect with > him. He feels like it keeps the bad thoughts (and bad dreams) away, > and that, in and of itself, is a big help. > > We also broke down and bought a game boy for him to use on long car > trips which was another time where he had a lot of free time on his > hands and would start getting stuck on OCD thoughts (and tic like > crazy). I swear that I am going to make a before and after video to > support the medical tax deduction I'm going to claim. Surely no one > could view it and say that the game boy isn't a necessary durable > medical equipment. > > > > Jeanne > jwestpha@a... > NBCT - Exceptional Needs (2000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 My son broke out in hives once and I gave him benedryl. He was having illusions,crying and staring oddly. I think the medicine he was on for ADHD and mood disorder/OCD and the benedry have a very negative effect on him. It was really horrible! I just want to mention this if there is a connection. Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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