Re: OCD waxing and waning

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Not sure if someone answered this already, couldn't see...

OCD waxes and wanes and will switch from one thing to another, and

switch back. Basically graps onto whatever it can, will keep growing

itself until you find how to shut it down - ie not answer it in any

way with rituals, or even mental attention(can be a form of ritual).

It's possible your son has switched rituals, the repeating sentences,

or added, so he can do less of something else. Ours would find a

sentence to say to cover a whole bunch of things, which would work

until it didn't, usu a few days...

The waxing and waning, I don't know the why of, that's a good

question. But we would witness a gradual intensification, reach a

high point and then gradually subside, over about five days or so.

Could always feel it coming, edgeyness started.

With the switching, sometimes we would not see something for months

and then it would be back. If you " answer " it at all, ie do a ritual

of some kind, it just starts up again. That may be part of the

switching thing, not sure though.

Curious to see if others have info on this.

Was just erasing the attached post and noticed the comment about

stopping zoloft and OCD better from prev. poster. If the med. is not

right it definitely can make it worse, dose change usu makes it

intensify too, we certainly experienced this.

Some go through quiet periods, and then things erupt. Others seem to

have a slow gradual improvement, others faster results. Degree of

severity influences this of course. Also hink it may be the learning

curve with CBT/ERP, learning how to really manage the OCD can be a

long process.

We had sudden severe onset with unrelenting OCD 24/7, I mean even in

his dreams!, until medication was started. Then some immediate

relief, then huge adjustment period to medication, finally some

stability with medication, loooooong learning curve with the OCD,

until the realization from our son that he would have to deal, no

short cuts.

Barb

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> Does anyone know why OCD waxes and wanes? Micah's doing much better

with

> door ways and rugs. Light switches are still a problem. And now

he's added

> repeating his sentences, under his breath. I'm not sure if they are

waning or

> changing.

>

>

[Guest guest]

The thing that is predictable about OCD, is that it's unpredicatable.

For us, sometimes the waxing and waning is obvious. It will worsen

with specific situations. . Stress, Illness, Changes, Lack of sleep,

etc. Other times, there is not rhyme or reason to it. It just does

what it does. Sometimes I've been SURE something is going to set

things off, and. . Nothing! Like a while back when Josh had an

emergency appendectomy, I was braced for the worst, and nothing

happened. . .Fortunately. Yet, a small cold can cause havoc.

For us the changing stuff has been a bit unpredictable. Some things

come and go. Others have left and have never come back. And new

things still crop up here and there. The great thing about ERP is, if

you've faced it before, you immediately know what to do to make it

stop, before it can grow again. And if it's something new, and you

understand how ERP works, you can fashion it to make anything new stop

before it can grow too.

BJ

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> > Does anyone know why OCD waxes and wanes? Micah's doing much better

> with

> > door ways and rugs. Light switches are still a problem. And now

> he's added

> > repeating his sentences, under his breath. I'm not sure if they are

> waning or

> > changing.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That's interesting. Our son spends the whole summer in a pool that

has chlorine in it, but it doesn't seem to affect him.. . Fortunately.

Have you experienced it personally, ? Just curious.

We've been wanting to get one of those salt generators just because

chlorine is so hard on his skin and he already has eczema. But it's

the same old story keeping us from it. . money. <shrug>

BJ

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> Can you believe it, yes, chlorine in swimming pools............some

anecdotally report an increase of OCD and/or tics upon chlorine

exposure................who knows???

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> Subject: Re: Re: OCD waxing and waning

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> " Chlorene exposure " -- like in a swiming pool?? I have never heard

that before....

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> Lee

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> Re: Re: OCD waxing and waning

>

> Does anyone know why OCD waxes and wanes? Micah's doing much better

with

> door ways and rugs. Light switches are still a problem. And now he's

added

> repeating his sentences, under his breath. I'm not sure if they are

waning or

> changing.

>

>

>

> In a message dated 11/23/2008 11:22:10 A.M. Central Standard Time,

> kcaw4yahoo (DOT) com writes:

>

> Debbie,I absolutely do not think the OCD is worse. I'm shocked and

confused

> because my husband and I both agree that her OCD symptoms seem so

improved now

> that she is almost completely weaned from the Zoloft! We keep in

mind, of

> course, the natural waxing and waning of OCD but are wondering if

the Zoloft

> could have really made her symptoms so much worse!!?? I guess we'll

just have

> to wait and see. We're also doing CBT/ERP weekly since Sept. so

perhaps that's

> working. My dd is totally and completely resistant to doing any ERP

homework

> despite her incredibly creative and wonderful therapist who makes it

very

> interesting for her. Will see Psych next wk and I'll be sure to keep

ya posted

> on any med additions.Please keep me posted on your dd's appt as

well. By the

> way, my dd is , too!

>

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