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>Hi all,

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Being relatively new to OCD and all, I'm not familiar with the acronyms for

many of the co-morbid conditions that people have described. Is there

anyone who'd be willing to jot down a few with the full names (and 1 or 2

sentence description/common symptoms) of some of the more common conditions

that appear with OCD? I know about ADD/ADHD, but what's PDD-NOS?

It doesn't sound like there's a lot of kids with " just OCD " but that's all

I can name so far in Kelsey's case. Your help here would help me be more

vigilant for other things.

Thanks,

in S.D.

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>>Hi All:

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>>This thread interests me in particular because my 10 yo OCDer was diagnosed

>>first with ADHD in grade 1. I now question whether that was an accurate

>>diagnosis. He did well on Ritalin for a year, then was switched to

>>Adderall in the summer. By October he had developed full blown OCD. We

>>did the revolving meds routine, finally culminating in a hospitalization in

>>March. At that point the doctor took him off Adderall and put him on

>>Risperdal. This was like a miracle cure. (All right, he still obsesses,

>>but is able to function and attend school. I consider that enough of a

>>miracle.) He was also diagnosed PDD-NOS.

>>

>>So, was he really PDD and OCD and the initial doc was too quick to label

>>him ADHD? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

>>

>>Jule in Cleveland (the North Coast)

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Kellen is " just ocd " too (that's enough IMO) but her doctor mentions each

visit how she's very likely to develop comorbid disorders, he's watching her

closely. We're always waiting for the other shoe to drop . . .

Kathy R. In Indiana

> It doesn't sound like there's a lot of kids with " just OCD " but that's all

> I can name so far in Kelsey's case. Your help here would help me be more

> vigilant for other things.

>

> Thanks,

>

> in S.D.

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>From: " Kathy " <klr@...>

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>Kellen is " just ocd " too (that's enough IMO) but her doctor mentions each

>visit how she's very likely to develop comorbid disorders, he's watching her

>closely. We're always waiting for the other shoe to drop . . .

>

Kathy,

Why would he say that? Does she exhibit behaviors he's trying to

understand? Or are OCD kids more susceptible to other disorders throughout

their lives somehow? I'm not sure I can cope with that thought! I agree

that OCD is plenty by itself!

Chris

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Hi Kel is not currently exhibiting any behaviors that would suggest

she may have other diagnoses besides ocd. But her doctor tells me it's

unusual for a child to have ocd alone, that ocd often occurs with other

disorders in the ocd spectrum such as Tourette's, ADD, depression, bi-polar,

etc. :-(

Kathy R.

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> >From: " Kathy " <klr@...>

> >

> >Kellen is " just ocd " too (that's enough IMO) but her doctor mentions each

> >visit how she's very likely to develop comorbid disorders, he's watching

her

> >closely. We're always waiting for the other shoe to drop . . .

> >

> Kathy,

>

> Why would he say that? Does she exhibit behaviors he's trying to

> understand? Or are OCD kids more susceptible to other disorders throughout

> their lives somehow? I'm not sure I can cope with that thought! I agree

> that OCD is plenty by itself!

>

> Chris

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I don't remember what the full technical name for CBS is (cystathione beta

something?), but it is usually just referred to as CBS. It's one of the SNPs we

look at, one of the enzymes in the methylation cycle, the one when up-regulated

raises ammonia. UAA is Urinary Amino Acids test.

Trina ;)

Marcia <mmorrison@...> wrote:

Dear Group,

I'm ploughing through emails and articles, trying to understand this

stuff better, and I've tripped over two abbreviations I don't

understand. Could someone please tell me what CBS and UUA mean?

Thanks in advance,

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What is

SSRI ???

SSRI = Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. They are the first type

of meds used to treat OCD. They are actually anti-depressants, but it

takes a higher dosage of these to treat OCD than to treat depression.

Put simply (in my words, doesn't mean medically accurate, LOL), they

block the " reuptake " of serotonin in the brain and thus make it

available longer to the brain (that is, it doesn't increase serotonin

by somehow " making more " but prolong/increase the availability of what

is already there).

The cause of OCD isn't really known, all the neurotransmitters may be

involved with OCD, but for some reason this type of medication helps

with OCD!

Hope this helps and didn't confuse you!

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Excellent post Tracey. Kind of levels the playing field when

we are using the same " lingo " .

My best to you all.

With warm regards,

Matt

ville, FL

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can you translate pcru ,bms,pe, ccr and amn

> thankx aliza rochester n.y.

>*****************************************

Hi Aliza,

There is a glossary of various CML terms in the files section of the

website but to answer your specific question now;

PCRU is when a person's PCR test is Undetectable. This means that

they didn't find any leukemia cells in the sample but of course it

doesn't mean that you are cured, it just means that they didn't find

any cancer cells in that particular sample.

BMS was the name we used to call Sprycel before it was given an

official name. It's also called Dasatinib

BMA is Bone Marrow Aspiration

BMB is a Bone Marrow Biopsy

CCR is Complete Cytogenetic Response which is when your cytogenetic

test comes back at zero

AMN is what we used to call Tasigna before it was given a name.

Tasigna and Nilotinib are the same thing, one is generic and one is

brand name.

I hope that helps,

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can you translate pcru ,bms,pe, ccr and amn

> thankx aliza rochester n.y.

>*****************************************

Hi Aliza,

There is a glossary of various CML terms in the files section of the

website but to answer your specific question now;

PCRU is when a person's PCR test is Undetectable. This means that

they didn't find any leukemia cells in the sample but of course it

doesn't mean that you are cured, it just means that they didn't find

any cancer cells in that particular sample.

BMS was the name we used to call Sprycel before it was given an

official name. It's also called Dasatinib

BMA is Bone Marrow Aspiration

BMB is a Bone Marrow Biopsy

CCR is Complete Cytogenetic Response which is when your cytogenetic

test comes back at zero

AMN is what we used to call Tasigna before it was given a name.

Tasigna and Nilotinib are the same thing, one is generic and one is

brand name.

I hope that helps,

Tracey

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