Guest guest Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hi there. My dd is 9 and just started 4th grade. She is having major separation issues. We have her in CBT/counseling and also seeing a psychiatrist. She is currently taking Adderall for the ADHD, but it is not helping w/the anxiety. She has problems if she wakes up in the early a.m. (3am or so) thinking and obsessing over leaving for school and won't go back to sleep, so although it seems like anxiety, it is also an obsession. She then cries and practically has a panic attack before getting onto the bus. She also is having bad thought/bad words pop into her head (again... it was better but now creeping back). Her pyschiatrist has suggested using Prozac, but I'm really nervous about it. Since she suggested it, I have been reading on the posts about Inositol instead. I haven't tried this yet, and am wondering about the dosage. She is 9 and very tall (people think she is 11 or 12) weighing 93 pounds. I'm also wondering what brand is good and has no other ingredients/fillers, etc? Anyone have any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 If you look in the " files " section of this forum, you'll find 4 articles on inositol. From these, you can get an idea of how much to use given a person's age. You dose higher for OCC than you do for anxiety. We use Source Naturals powder - the powder allows you to tweak doses. Capsule come in premeasured amounts and it's harder to make adjustments. Also, make sure you titer up the dosage slowly over several weeks to avoid the common side effects of gas and diarrhea. I would also make sure you educate yourself about Pandas, as it too can provoke severe separation anxiety, adhd, ocd, tics, frequent urinary urges, poor handwriting...It's something to look into when a child has sudden onset of symptoms or when you hear about many comorbid diagnoses at one time. If you are interested in learning more, I'd start with pandasnetwork.org and webpediatrics.com for additional information. > > Hi there. My dd is 9 and just started 4th grade. She is having major separation issues. We have her in CBT/counseling and also seeing a psychiatrist. She is currently taking Adderall for the ADHD, but it is not helping w/the anxiety. She has problems if she wakes up in the early a.m. (3am or so) thinking and obsessing over leaving for school and won't go back to sleep, so although it seems like anxiety, it is also an obsession. She then cries and practically has a panic attack before getting onto the bus. She also is having bad thought/bad words pop into her head (again... it was better but now creeping back). Her pyschiatrist has suggested using Prozac, but I'm really nervous about it. Since she suggested it, I have been reading on the posts about Inositol instead. I haven't tried this yet, and am wondering about the dosage. She is 9 and very tall (people think she is 11 or 12) weighing 93 pounds. I'm also wondering what brand is good and has no other ingredients/fillers, etc? Anyone have any suggestions? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 A lot of our kids are on antidepressants. My daughter is taking lexapro along with inositol. Our inositol dose is not as high as has been recommended on this list because we are following the protocol from Pfeiffer clinic. I am considering increasing the inositol which will mean taking the powder instead of the pills. The inositol did seem to calm her a bit. However, I'm pretty sure you will find it works slower than an antidepressant. You will have to decide how anxious your daughter is and whether you have the " time " to consider inositol rather than prozac. Although antidepressants take time to build up to a therapeutic dose, my experience is that it worked a lot faster than inositol. Good luck. This is a difficult time of year for kids. Dorelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Thank you. I printed out the " Inositol and OCD " article from the files which had some dosage info and ordered some powder (same kind you suggested). I had thought of PANDAS back when all of this started, however, I had her tested and it was negative. Last summer (a year ago) my daughter was diagnosed w/Lyme and Bell's Palsy, however, and I truly believe that the Lyme is the root of her OCD/anxiety etc... I have gone to so many doctors who have looked at her Lyme tests (which were inconclusive) and many are very ignorant, rude, and have no sympathy for what she has been going through. She had the bite, the bulls-eye rash, the fever, the joint aches, the Bell's Palsy, etc but yet they won't admit that she truly had Lyme for sure. They totally won't even acknowledge that any of her neurological problems are from Lyme or the Bells either. I even consulted w/a daughter at the Rhode Island Children's Hospital Lyme Clinic who could not give me any difinitive answers or course of treatment. For now we are just trying to treat our daughter as if she will always have the OCD/anxiety/ADHD, etc. It's hard to see your child turn into someone else so quickly. I'm hoping that the Inositol will help us find her again. Thank you for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Thank you so much for your input. I'm going to try the Inositol w/the dosage suggested in the Inositol and OCD article. It sounds like a higher dosage than what your daughter is taking, and maybe it will " kick in " quicker because of that? The suggestion in the article says to start low and slowly adjust the amount over a period of 6 weeks, watching for where you see the best result for your child. I'm afraid of the SSRIs because my daughter has " bad thought " OCD and my fear is that the SSRIs will somehow magnify these thoughts. I don't know alot about them, only heard the horrible side effects of suicidal thoughts and that scares the dickins out of me. If I find that the Inositol isn't helping, I may just try her out on a small dose. I guess I need some reassurance on these medications. Did you have to try many different ones before deciding on Lexapro, and were there many side effects? Thank you for all your input! It's so nice to know that we are not in this alone (although I would never wish it upon anyone!) Hugs, Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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