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Hi. I have a 16 year old son with OCD. When he was young, I thought

it was Asperger's Syndrome. I guess I really started noticing it

early, before he could even talk. He was enthralled with any toy

that spun, and only those that spun. When he started talking, he

would insist that anytime he asked a question, it was answered

exactly the order he had asked it, in a complete sentence. Through

the years he would go in phases, and through it all, I thought it was

Asperger's. He was diagnosed with OCD when he was 13, and has been

on Meds since. He uses Prozac, and it does alleviate some of the

symptoms. His OCD does go in waves, and at times can be devastating

and almost unbearable for him, and for us. His obsessions have also

gone in waves, but mostly he has morality issues. For the past 4

months it has been bad. He refuses to increase his meds( partly due

to the fact that we did increase them about a year and a half ago and

it did increase his aggression). There are times that nothing will

console him, and he gets into fits of panic. He recently started

going to a new therapist that I am hoping will help him learn how to

help himself with his obsessions. Both my mother and I are always

there for him, and fortunately, one of his compulsions is telling.

He tells us everything, so we are able to talk with him about what he

is going through. I would like to try new meds on him, because I

don't think that the Prozac is the answer for him, he has many mood

swings on it, however, I am terrified of trying a new med, and having

him sink into a severe deperession. I am a high school teacher, and

no stranger to dealing with special needs kids, but it's definately

different when it's your own!!!!