Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 So, your therapist is suggesting that your son be put into a hospital and he has only tried your son on one SSRI? Most people have to go through a couple of medications before finding the one that works. I realize that your doctor is the specialist, but he is suggesting a major life change for you and your family that is going to have major consequences. I would really push for having your son be put on another medication (something other than the Luvox) before doing this. The problem might not be in the Buspar and the Risperdal--he might need a different OCD med. The Luvox is clearly not doing it. When my girls were switched from one med to another, it was done two different ways. went from taking Paxil (small dose) to taking Luvox cold turkey. She was already in very bad shape so we didn't notice any " problems. " She was a screaming maniac anyways! Hannah took Zoloft for about a year before I insisted that we switch her (we weren't seeing good results) to Luvox. We gradually cut down the dose of Zoloft while at the same time gave her increasingly more Luvox. The transition went well and we've seen better results. I think it's highly likely that the first thing they would do in the hospital is change his medication. If you can do that at home and get good results, that would be better. I realize that some people do need to be treated as inpatients but I am not sure your doctor has exhausted all of the options in this case. Just my two cents worth. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 So, your therapist is suggesting that your son be put into a hospital and he has only tried your son on one SSRI? Most people have to go through a couple of medications before finding the one that works. I realize that your doctor is the specialist, but he is suggesting a major life change for you and your family that is going to have major consequences. I would really push for having your son be put on another medication (something other than the Luvox) before doing this. The problem might not be in the Buspar and the Risperdal--he might need a different OCD med. The Luvox is clearly not doing it. When my girls were switched from one med to another, it was done two different ways. went from taking Paxil (small dose) to taking Luvox cold turkey. She was already in very bad shape so we didn't notice any " problems. " She was a screaming maniac anyways! Hannah took Zoloft for about a year before I insisted that we switch her (we weren't seeing good results) to Luvox. We gradually cut down the dose of Zoloft while at the same time gave her increasingly more Luvox. The transition went well and we've seen better results. I think it's highly likely that the first thing they would do in the hospital is change his medication. If you can do that at home and get good results, that would be better. I realize that some people do need to be treated as inpatients but I am not sure your doctor has exhausted all of the options in this case. Just my two cents worth. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 So, your therapist is suggesting that your son be put into a hospital and he has only tried your son on one SSRI? Most people have to go through a couple of medications before finding the one that works. I realize that your doctor is the specialist, but he is suggesting a major life change for you and your family that is going to have major consequences. I would really push for having your son be put on another medication (something other than the Luvox) before doing this. The problem might not be in the Buspar and the Risperdal--he might need a different OCD med. The Luvox is clearly not doing it. When my girls were switched from one med to another, it was done two different ways. went from taking Paxil (small dose) to taking Luvox cold turkey. She was already in very bad shape so we didn't notice any " problems. " She was a screaming maniac anyways! Hannah took Zoloft for about a year before I insisted that we switch her (we weren't seeing good results) to Luvox. We gradually cut down the dose of Zoloft while at the same time gave her increasingly more Luvox. The transition went well and we've seen better results. I think it's highly likely that the first thing they would do in the hospital is change his medication. If you can do that at home and get good results, that would be better. I realize that some people do need to be treated as inpatients but I am not sure your doctor has exhausted all of the options in this case. Just my two cents worth. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 You poor thing! This has been a long road for you and your family. I wish I knew the right things to say to make a difference for you. Has your son had any relief with the Luvox? If not, I would probably push for a different med. If he has, I would go with slowly upping the dose. Since he is already on it, you would see quicker results than starting fresh. I would have a heart to heart with the doctor and lay it all on the line. It won't be easy but I think you need to know just where she is coming from. Going to an adult psychiatrist who has OCD experience might not be a bad idea since your son is fifteen. I have a feeling that the eating issues will improve when the OCD does--or you will at least be more able to address it. Hang in there--we are all feeling for you. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 You poor thing! This has been a long road for you and your family. I wish I knew the right things to say to make a difference for you. Has your son had any relief with the Luvox? If not, I would probably push for a different med. If he has, I would go with slowly upping the dose. Since he is already on it, you would see quicker results than starting fresh. I would have a heart to heart with the doctor and lay it all on the line. It won't be easy but I think you need to know just where she is coming from. Going to an adult psychiatrist who has OCD experience might not be a bad idea since your son is fifteen. I have a feeling that the eating issues will improve when the OCD does--or you will at least be more able to address it. Hang in there--we are all feeling for you. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 You poor thing! This has been a long road for you and your family. I wish I knew the right things to say to make a difference for you. Has your son had any relief with the Luvox? If not, I would probably push for a different med. If he has, I would go with slowly upping the dose. Since he is already on it, you would see quicker results than starting fresh. I would have a heart to heart with the doctor and lay it all on the line. It won't be easy but I think you need to know just where she is coming from. Going to an adult psychiatrist who has OCD experience might not be a bad idea since your son is fifteen. I have a feeling that the eating issues will improve when the OCD does--or you will at least be more able to address it. Hang in there--we are all feeling for you. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Hi , I'm the mother of a 19 year old son who was diagnosed at age 7 with severe OCD so I can feel for you and what you are going through. I think you are lucky in the sense that your doctor is definitely pointing you in the right direction for treatment. When my son was 11, we took him to Dr. Foa's clinic in PA for a month long intensive erp outpatient program.....and it was the best thing we ever did. We had spent years taking him for therapy once or twice a week but in my son's case, it was the intensive program that worked for him. He was pretty much unable to do anything and was always in mental anguish before we went so I would say his OCD was pretty severe. In his case, I thought that taking him out of his surroundings and placing him in a program with no other distractions but working on his OCD would work best for him and luckily it did. We were also very fortunate to find an excellent therapist there. The intensive programs that your doctor recommended are two of the best inpatient programs available. I understand the situation you are in as far as money and being able to leave your business to physically be with your son if he were to go to one of these programs. How does your son feel about going for intensive therapy and how educated is he about his OCD and what therapy there is out there? I know one of the most important things was that my son understand and be willing to go through the intensive therapy in order for it to work. Another thing we've come to realize in retrospect, is that helping your child to manage OCD and get well is a process...with its ups and downs....no quick solutions....but each step whether it was positive or negative goes into the process of ultimately getting them well if you stick with it and persevere. I hope this makes sense to you and good luck. /TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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