Guest guest Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Hello, All of this sounds very familiar to me. We have a son with same issues, everything you are saying we have been through. It wasn't until our son turned 11 we decided to put him on flouxetine 10mg taken everyday. It has helped him immensly! I can't imagine ever going back to that and more. For us as he got older it got worse, not saying that it will happen like that for you. I was against meds, but now life is so much better. All of his OCD isn't gone, but now it is much easier. The meds that they recommended where in the Benzodiazapan family and they made our son very sleepy, he couldn't snap out of it. That was a horrible thing for us. But the flouxetine is like a miracle for us. I hope this helps you! It sounds like our boys have a lot in common. > > My son is 8 going on 9, diagnosed with OCD at 5 when he thought someone put something sticky on his gamecube controller. It was like a light bulb went on and he hasn't been the same since. It started with hand washing, then pushing things in, prayer rituals, repeating are you sure tons of times, asking questions over and over again. Now it is touching things, mainly the walls in the house, but when stressed, almost all in his site. He doesn't ever exhibit signs of OCD at school besides erasing alot. His teachers know about his OCD. He tells me he doesn't do it at school. Does anyone else have this issue? I have read books and workbooks, most of the stuff on the book list. We have done reward charts and exposure therapy. Nothing is working right now. Especially when it comes time to do homework. The thing is if his pattern stays the way it has, when school is over, he will be good again for awhile. He sees his dr on Friday. I am tempted to ask about meds for times when he is out of control like now. I think it would help him and me-I have anxiety as well. Are there any meds that don't take months to be on and can act quickly as an as needed basis? Any help from anyone would be great. We know no one else that has this horrible disorder, that is outside the family. Mine never had been out of control like my son's. And I worry alot about him fitting in. You can tell he is different, but not so much yet how much. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Since the OCD seems to have come on suddenly, I wonder whether it's worth talking to his doctor about PANDAs, especially if he's recently has strep throat. I would definitely talk to his doc about medications if nothing else seems to be helping. I hope he gets some relief soon. Steph in VA - age 16 (OCD, depression/anxiety, Asperger's & NVLD) > > My son is 8 going on 9, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 My son's OCD affected his writing and we set it up in his 504 Plan at school for me to be able to write for him; he would dictate. He did do a little work at school, but we also had in the Plan that he could bring home all unfinished work. Over time, we worked on his taking back a bit of the writing, little by little. You could have him practice writing and NOT erasing at times that he isn't doing schoolwork. My son also had a touching issue; with him, if he touched, he had to keep touching until it felt " right " before he could stop. Was like he was superglue sometimes, I didn't want him to touch anything! This also had him dreading to pick up a pencil to write, could have him fiddling with it in his hand, not being able to write until he got that " just right " feeling. My son did better at school with his OCD, but it was still " there. " The OCD meds do take time, but some notice improvement that first month. Lucky! > > My son is 8 going on 9, diagnosed with OCD at 5 when he thought someone put something sticky on his gamecube controller. It was like a light bulb went on and he hasn't been the same since. It started with hand washing, then pushing things in, prayer rituals, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Thanks. I am going to write that down. His therapist did some exposure therapy and some visualization stuff on Friday that seemed to work at the office, but not so far at home. Since is so affected lately, the doctor said we need to come back in a in few weeks. I will bring up the suggestion of meds to him. I think he would be receptive. It just isn't getting better. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 He has never had strepp throat, so PANDA's is probably out of the question, but I will research it a little more. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 My daughter's throat was swabbed when her brother had strep once. She tested positive for strep, but never was symptomatic. I've heard of this happening with others as well. You could check on the " pandas and autism " yahoo group for more info. Plenty of people there sharing info about PANDAS -- with and without autism. Noel > > He has never had strepp throat, so PANDA's is probably out of the question, but I will research it a little more. Thanks. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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