Re: Help! (kristinasmom)

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Thanks for sharing your experience. That's very interesting. We did wean dd

off Lexapro pretty slowly. 5mg. every 4-5 days and then to 2.5ml and even 1ml.

But it was going so well when we were weaning that we did take some shortcuts

here and there. She's been off it a month now, so I wouldn't think that would

be the case but I'm so new at this that who knows. That's good to know about

Prozac helping during a weaning process. I will google Lexapro withdrawal for

some more insight.

Thanks again!

staci

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> > Any advice? What would you do?

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> > My usually incredibly sweet 12yo OCD dd is raging uncontrollably almost

every day 2-4 hrs. long (blood-curdling/high-pitch/top-of-lungs screaming while

throwing things, trying to rip towel bars off the wall, knock the t.v. out of

the armoire etc. It's ripping our family apart and she is suffering immensely.

She currently is titering up with Inositol and Native Remedy products (about 20

days so far). She is at 12-14 grams of Inositol, MindSoothe, PureCalm, Nerve

Tonic & Coromega Fish Oil daily. It seems to help at times and then " it " hits.

It's like she's Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde.

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> > She was diagnosed in Oct., went on Lexapro with ERP therapy right away.

Lexapro took the anxiety edge off at first allowing her to learn ERP, but then

kinda stopped working and she lost 15 pounds (from 90 to 75lbs. and she's over 5

ft. tall) and started losing lots of hair. It didn't seem to be helping the OCD

and only taking the edge of anxiety (no rages before or while on Lexapro) and we

decided her severe side effects weren't worth it. By the way, she is gaining

weight back since off the Lexapro. She's still losing hair, but it's slowed

down some. I hear that can take 4 months to come back??

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> > So 30 days ago she was off Lexapro and 20 days ago she started Inositol.

But we can't live like this anymore. It feels like torture for her and for us

and it's making me physically ill as well.

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> > Is this a sign that I should just chuck the natural route and put her on a

new SSRI immediately?? Or do I let her suffer longer to see if the Inositol

will work?

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> > I'm so exhausted and overwhelmed right now that I can't even think and need

any/all advice I can get.

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> > When is the suffering just too much?

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> > We tried Lexapro first because it's supposed to be the new one with the

least amount of side effects and she's sensitive. So wouldn't other SSRI's be

worse?

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> > Also, if Zoloft is also known for hair thinning/loss, should I stay away

from that one?

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> > By the way, we ran out of $ (self-employed/straight commission and have a

very high deductible PPO through Anthem - so basically we pay cash for

everything.) and cannot afford the ERP therapy right now (she ended in

February). We also can't afford the regular $145/hr. rate for the Psych. Doc,

but we would have to come up with it to get another SSRI.

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> > Sorry this is so long. If anyone has any words of wisdom, I'm all ears

(eyes =).

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> > Thanks from currently a very weary Mom,

> > staci

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