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I am the mother of a 24 yr. old adult son who has just yesterday been

diagnosed with OCD. I know nothing about this disorder. He claims his

OCD is with his thought process. My son lives clear across the US

from me, and I need to know, should I become an active participant

with his doctors about his care, and the type of support he needs

with this treatment? He lives with a girlfriend, but they, nor I, can

afford these office visits. He is asking his dad to help him out

financially to get this care he will need for now. He has health

insurance, but he did not earn enough last year to get health

coverage for this particular medical care. His grandma died in early

June, and I never would have thought this son of mine would take her

death as hard as he did. Her death apparently brought out this worst

episode of this OCD that he has. He just knew he needed to get some

kind of medical attention because of the things he was thinking. If

any of the membership here has anything they would like to advise me

about, with his care, his medication, support or anything, please e-

mail me. I love this kid with all my heart, and I feel so badly that

he apparently has been dealing with this disorder all his life. I

feel so guilty that I never realized how much frustration and anxiety

he lived with all these years. I knew my son was not like my other

two sons, because he was always more challenging to discipline, and

discuss with him anything he did that needed correction. I went as

far as to ask the pediatrician if he was hyperactive. They said he

was not. I do believe if the word is not " hyper " , it very well

was " anxious " behavior, which this young man always seemed to be, if

not " hyper " . Any help with this, and any info would be greatly

appreciated. He surprises me in going along with taking the

medication they have perscribed for him. He needs to be on it for at

least nine months. His words. He really was against taking any kind

of medication if he got medical care. Thankyou for listening. I know

this is long, and I apologize for that. Just don't know what to make

of this news, and don't know how much I need to support my son with

his OCD.

Barb M.