Re: Re: Dr. Geller urinating on self

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Dear Dr. Geller,

My son is almost 12. He has TS, OCD, and ADD.

He will start CBT Wednesday and currently is on no meds. We are trying to

get him into the psychiatrist, but the first appt I can get is in March. The

Neuropsychologist is trying to pull strings and get us in sooner, if all else

fails we have an appt with the neurologist the 22 of December, and will ask him

for med.

He first started touching cabinet doors, age 9. Then in 5 grade started

blinking, sniffing, and throat clearing, touching continued, and included doors,

and drawers, but didn't over take his life. He was still able to maintain A/B

honor roll, as he had done all through grade school.

6th grade however is completely different, he has now, just in the last few

months lost his ability to write legibly. OCD has taken over his life, as he

cant get through doorways, onto rugs w/o counting steps. closing drawers/doors

have to feel right, as everything he does is feel right/sound right

motivated. He is repeating sentences when he speaks, and reads. He can no

longer

read, and we have to read his school work to him. His grades have now fallen, 2

D- and a C. Plus I think 2 Bs. The tics are different, head turn, some

blinking, and spitting. But they aren't impacting his life the way the OCD is.

Although, the Dr. that diagnosed him said he has significant tics, and even

pointed out a shoulder shrug I hadn't noticed to be a tic.

Recently a new tic(we think) has come back, he rubs his bottom and sniffs

his hands over and over again. He will rub his hands on himself, leaving the

odor all over his body and his things, there's no feces, just the odor. He has

also developed a spitting tic, spitting on the floor, bed, himself, anywhere.

And the most recently, he has begun to wet himself. Not at night, while a

sleep, but while lying in bed (day or night) watching TV or playing video games,

he just wets himself. He said he doesn't know why he's doing it. He doesn't

do this while doing other things around the house, just in his room. I don't

know what to do. I don't know if the wetting is TS, or OCD or something

worse. He doesn't change his clothes after he does this, as the smell doesn't

bother him. I found it today, he said he had been doing it for about a week.

Thanks for any

suggestions,

In a message dated 12/6/2008 8:17:14 P.M. Central Standard Time, BJClosner@c

omcast.net writes:

Hi, . If you go into the " Home " page, you can see their names

with their websites listed next to their names. You can go in their

websites and read about them to see who you'd like to ask. I would

definitely include Dr. Geller, because he is a pediatric psychiatrist

and could offer information on if he thinks it might be drug related.

I've personally found Dr. Wagner to very helpful too, but I'm sure

they are all great. We are so fortunate to have access to these great

experts, through Louis, and that they are willing to offer their time

and expertise.

(((hugs to you)))

BJ

>

> Hi BJ,

> thanks for trying to make me feel better, I'm still trying.

>

> I wish he were a sleep when he did it, it would be so Micah easier to

> understand. but no he says he does it while he is laying in bed

watching TV. I

> asked him why he didn't get up and go, but he just said he didn't know.

>

> Not wetting his pants any other time, except he admitted he had done

it

> while playing video games once.

>

> I think he just doesn't want to get up.....I don't know........

don't know

> what to think

>

> I don't know anything about the Drs any one you would suggest

>

> thanks for the prayers BJ,

>

>

>

> In a message dated 12/6/2008 5:34:52 P.M. Central Standard Time,

> BJClosner@.. BJClosne

>

> Do you think Micah might be sleeping so soundly that he is not waking

> up all the way to make it to the bathroom? You know, like he knows it

> is happening, but he isn't awake enough to get up and do something

> about it?

>

> Does he pee in his pants any other time of the day? Or is he having

> issues with using the bathroom any other time, for any other reason?

> It's so hard to know sometimes what fears they have and how it's being

> applied.

>

> Seems like I remember someone in here mentioning a while back that

> they had a child who was having a problem wetting their pants after

> they started taking an antidepressant, so had to switch to another

> kind, and that helped. I searched back, but couldn't find the post

> though. Barb, do either of you remember that?

>

> , you might consider writing to some of the experts here, maybe

> Dr. Wagner, Dr. Chansky, Dr. , or Dr. Geller, to see what they

> might think. If you do, include his diagnosis' and meds. They could

> be of more help with it, maybe. I hope they can give you some good

> information. You and Micah are in my prayers.

>

>

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