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Hi Kathy, I am limited to who my daughter can see because of my

health insurance, there was only one doctor to choose from. We are

located in West Palm Beach, FL. This is all new to me but on the

very first visit with her doctor she was put on 10 mg Prozac, and

diagnosed with OCD, at the time I was desperate for help and any help

was welcomed. The medication has helped a great deal but not without

side effects (loss of appetite, hyperactivity). The loss of appetite

has improved, and her whole attitude has greatly improved.

(my daughter)was severely depressed before and having very disturbing

recurring thoughts of a sexual nature and other very negative and

frightening thoughts, many rituals of cleanliness, and also a fear of

diseases. Her symptoms progressed very rapidly and she seemed to be a

shell of who she was before. The rituals and reassurances have

improved dramatically. Her behavior therapist helps her by playing

games and talking about coping skills and ways for her to put the

thoughts on hold and move on. After each visit s' attitude

is much improved, but I am beginning to see some of the negative

thoughts returning,not like before but more then last month. Also, I

notice a change in her character, she seems more aggressive. The

Doctor has talked about changing her medication in a couple of weeks

or adding another medication to the Prozac. It is all very

frightening to me and I want to learn all I can about OCD so that I

can make educated choices and know all the choices out there.

Thank You,

Suzanne