Re: ocd

[Guest guest]

Hi,

If you see a pattern to it - ignore OCD and she seems to find some

body pain/ache to complain about later, etc. - then I think that I,

too, would tend to put it down as OCD.

If she understands the brain tricks OCD plays, just tell her it

sounds like OCD talking again, etc. Point out the pattern you've

seen. She might not agree. Then when it happens " again " you can

point it out, etc.

My son , now 15, would complain when growing up about every

sensation it seemed. Well, perhaps not " complain " but ask about it

or bring it up again and again. Any little feeling in an arm or leg

or something, he wanted to know what it was or " could it be...? " .

I tended to just brush his complaints off sort of. " Well, if you

still feel that way in a few days/week, we might see about it, " or

most times I would say it was " growing pains " and maybe joke he'd

best not get any taller right now. With a mouth I might wonder aloud

if at that age they were getting any teeth or losing any or...and

let's see how it feels in a day or so.

One thing that worked with all my kids, no OCD involved, is to offer

them medicine - cough medicine, stomach medicine, pain

killer...whatever the complaint called for - they would almost always

refuse and then I'd tell them that if they weren't going to let me

help them, then I didn't want to hear anything else about it. Of

course if they had wanted the medicine, I'd have given them some (and

if I didn't believe it was really anything, I would give a small

amount and tell them I'd give them more later if that didn't help).

But about 99% of the time, the answer is " no " on meds.

So you might try offering her some medication and if she says " no "

then tell her that's all you can do for her " at this time " and if she

brings it up " again " , same offer and that you don't want to hear

anything else about it if she won't let you help her or something

similar. For a mouth I would think up something she could rinse with

(salt water maybe).

At any rate, whether it was my never taking anything said too serious

or that I've never been one to take my kids to the doctor much

anyway, has mostly stopped complaining. Some things pop up

from time to time. I actually didn't recognize all those questions

as OCD at that time. It wasn't until he was in 6th grade and OCD

really hit and I began learning about it that I connected it to his

OCD.

I wonder, though it depends on personality too I guess, if even if

something is OCD and we parents get several complaints on body aches,

what would happen if we made it a huge thing with the kids each time -

have to take medicine, have to go to bed/need rest...- in such a way

that even though they are getting attention, they are being kept from

doing " fun " stuff much longer than they would like, etc.; so am

wondering if they would finally be too scared to even mention a pain

for fear of the consequences (bed, meds...)?? I never tried it with

any of mine, but it's a thought. Although it probably isn't a good

idea with OCD or at least OCD relating to fears of actually having

something?? OK, I'm rambling and my thoughts are going astray this

late!

Well, don't know that I helped but keep us updated on how things go.

I know patience can run thin when dealing with this!

> hi. it's been a few weeks now. I thank all of you for the support

you

> have given me. and I learn so much from others that have similar

> problems with ocd in their children. my daughter does not want to

go

> therapy anymore. she thinks we have the problem not her. tonight

she

> keeps complaining about her mouth being sore. she said it has been

a

> few days now but really wants to emphasize it tonight. she has had

a

> huge ocd happening a few hours ago that we would not acknowledge.

any

> way, does anyone else encounter this problem with their children?

[Guest guest]

I really can't help specifically find someone in that area. We just went

through this with our son. We called the insurance company. At first, I tried

to find someone good through medical people and a therapist we know. It's

difficult in this area (IL) to find a child psychiatrist who isn't booked up

till doomsday, and when we did, our insurance didn't cover it. Finally was told

by someone that if our insurance company could not find someone for us, they are

required to make allowances for you to see someone. I called the insurance

company and practically begged to approve us to see a very well-known,

well-liked psychiatrist in this area, and she agreed. Still, our appointment

isn't until May. Good luck as I know how challenging it can be. I would check

with a health care professional you trust if not your insurance company if you

have one.

in So IL

ocd

my 11 year son was just diagnosd with ocd-- I need to find a good

therapist in the hamilton nj mercer county area-- does anyone know of

any

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[Guest guest]

I don't know, but we have used IP6 (inositol hexaphosphate, 1500

mg/day) to treat OCD symptoms quite effectively.

>

> does valtrex make the OCD worse?

> getting pretty bad in this house..

>

>

[Guest guest]

I forgot I used that 3 years ago with some success. do you give that in one dose?

as I remember, it has to be on an empty stomach?

thanks!

Re: OCD

I don't know, but we have used IP6 (inositol hexaphosphate, 1500mg/day) to treat OCD symptoms quite effectively.>> does valtrex make the OCD worse?> getting pretty bad in this house..> >