Re: Should we go off Lexapro after only 7 weeks for fear of possible

[Guest guest]

Hi Staci,

I noticed tic symptoms in my daughter numerous times over the

years before she was on lexapro or any other diagnosis. She was on

risperdol and trileptal when she was having tics. The symptoms were

definitely stress related. So, when the stress went down the tics

subsided. It sounds like your daughter's life is more negatively

impaired by the OCD than by the tics. It also sounds like your

therapist thinks that once the tics kick in they might not go away.

Is that based on it becoming a habit that's hard to base or research

that shows medication induced tics become permanent?

Meds are so complicated that I would speak to the psychiatrist

about your concerns. Kids are also complicated so I believe there is

a good chance that the tics are stress related that could be due to

the holidays and change in therapist. There is certainly no guarantee

that other meds would not cause the same thing. So, you may not be

convinced that your child even needs meds for her OCD.

If the OCD is severe enough that you decided to start medication

then giving the meds a chance to work is important. Without meds my

daughter would not have been able to do the hard work that is required

with ERP.

Dorelle