8 Yr old son getting far worse with obsessions...

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Hello everyone. I am new to this group and hoping to find opinions, guidance,

and support. We have an 8 yr old son, who has been diagnosed with severe

OCD, PDD-NOS, a sensory processing disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The combination of disorders doesnt make things easy, however the OCD has taken

over his life. We have tried Lexapro, Zoloft, and most recently Cymbalta. He

also takes Resperdal for what has become aggressive/violent tantrums. Most

effective was the Zoloft at 120 mg/daily, but the tantrums worsened and we were

afraid he was going to seriously hurt himself or someone else. We discontinued

the Cymbalta after only 5 days because they caused him to feel anxious and as if

his heart was racing. His doctor wants us to restart the Cymbalta with hopes

that those side effects will discontinue when his body adjusts. 's OCD has

become increasingly worse. He is now starting to obsess over things that have

never been an issue in the past, along with his normal obsessions/compulsions.

He is obsessed with WWE and has well over 200 wrestling figures. It is basically

all he wants to play with. Today he was hysterical because he keeps thinking he

is going to have to put one of the costume pieces in his mouth... then he will

choke, and die. He actually made me take all the costumes and hide them where he

cant find them. It just seems like things are getting worse and worse on a daily

basis. I am in need of ideas that have worked for others in this position...

maybe even just justification for feeling like I may just loose it too. The

worse feeling in the world is knowing your child is suffering, and you cant seem

to make it better! Any ideas would be appreciated. I understand no 2 children

are alike, and will not respond the same. I'm just looking for ideas!

Thanks! Jenn