New to group and seeking input

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Hi All: I'm new to this club. I've got a 10 year old son with OCD. He

was recently taking a seratonin reuptake inhibiter (anafrinal, I

think) and achieving fairly good results (although it slowed

everything down: his speech, movements, etc.), but was taken off

after an ekg revealed some problems. Now that he is off all meds he

has become very anxious and frustrated again and has begun

threatening his mother and younger daughter. He is easily agited and

upset with the way he is spoken to (e.g., it has to be a certain way)

and/or if he feels the explanations he receives for why he may not do

something are not satisfactory. His docs are searching for a new med

in the same category that will not be as harmful (if at all!) to his

heart. In the meantime, if you have any experience with the above and

any suggestions for strategies for coping they would be greatly

appreciated! Thanks!

SB.