Re: Inositol, OCD spiking, general venting....

January 7, 2012

I know that wallowing experience. Our 19 year old son does the same, quite

often.

Debbie, do you notice if her cycle makes a difference? I know that for girls

that can really throw them for a loop with the fluctuating hormones.

I have all those same worries. He's in college, but he struggles. Not with the

grades, but with managing his time and being responsible. I can't figure out if

OCD is interfering or if it's typical teenage behavior. Either way, it can be

frustrating. You get all the OCD stuff, and all the TEEN stuff too.

BJ

>

> Hi, all,

> just popping in for a quick bit of encouragement. My daughter's OCD has

ramped up big time the last couple of weeks, this time over a fear of mushrooms.

The Comet fear seems to be letting go in place of this latest and greatest one;

the Comet one held on for a long time.

>

> I have no idea how this latest one started and it's not one I can combat with

logic. She's afraid of eating mushrooms that can kill her and as we live in the

country, we do have mushrooms around and most are probably toxic. We've tried

the common sense route of " just make it a point never to eat wild mushrooms " ,

but she's afraid just stepping on them or touching one will hurt her.

>

> I've decided after some thinking over a long period of time to try Inositol.

I ordered pill form and am going to start with one pill (500 mg) in the morning

and increase it by one pill each week. She's on Lexapro 10mg also. Her

psychiatrist (who sees her just once a year!) wanted to add Effexor in addition

to the Lexapro, but I read bad things about that combination on the Internet.

>

> The stress of worrying about my daughter's future is really getting to me.

She'll graduate in 2013, and I am so afraid of her ability to care for herself

" out there " . I think academically she'll be ok, it's the hygiene, cleaning

habits, and just general taking personal care of herself that worries me. She

does things like open her window in 30 degree weather, goes out in the cold

barefoot, washes everything lately (has even destroyed some stuff by doing

this), makes a mess when she washes her hands because she just rinses them and

then shakes them everywhere. I've had to ban her from our bathroom because she

makes such a mess and won't clean it up. I am frustrated beyond belief because

she won't work on her OCD, she just wallows in it, especially at home. I insist

she do some chores, even if they make her uncomfortable because I get tired of

her doing nothing and using her OCD as an " excuse " .

>

> Before she " got " OCD and turned 14, she was organized, responsible, and

trustworthy. Now at 17 and a half, she's not instilling confidence in me that

she will be " ok " on her own. A roommate or boss will never tolerate the things

she does, so how is she going to handle college or a job?? There are times when

she's great, watches her younger sisters, she can cook some things (so I know

she won't starve as long as pasta exists), she drives, gets As and Bs, and just

finished her first college class in high school (with an A). But they are

offset by the days when she's just " out there " and you wonder what planet she's

on!

> I'm back to trying to find a therapist for her, not just for OCD, but just for

her to have someone to talk to about the changes coming up in her life; she's

finally beocme open to seeing one again, so have to find one before she changes

her mind!

> Thanks for letting me vent...........

> Debbie

>

January 9, 2012

BJ,

my daughter's OCD does get worse with her cycle..she gets really moody and

irritable on top of it all which makes for a pleasant household, you can

imagine. Top that off with a 14 year old brother who sometimes will

deliberately mess with her just to stir the pot. But she's not blameless; she

will say something guaranteed to get a response from him and off we go! Some

days I want to just knock their heads together for some peace and quiet!

The mushroom fear has replaced her fear of Comet which is kind of a relief since

the Comet thing affected her at school and the mushroom thing is more of a home

thing. Comet also has held on for over a year, so a change is nice at least!

Debbie

> >

> > Hi, all,

> > just popping in for a quick bit of encouragement. My daughter's OCD has

ramped up big time the last couple of weeks, this time over a fear of mushrooms.

The Comet fear seems to be letting go in place of this latest and greatest one;

the Comet one held on for a long time.

> >

> > I have no idea how this latest one started and it's not one I can combat

with logic. She's afraid of eating mushrooms that can kill her and as we live

in the country, we do have mushrooms around and most are probably toxic. We've

tried the common sense route of " just make it a point never to eat wild

mushrooms " , but she's afraid just stepping on them or touching one will hurt

her.

> >

> > I've decided after some thinking over a long period of time to try Inositol.

I ordered pill form and am going to start with one pill (500 mg) in the morning

and increase it by one pill each week. She's on Lexapro 10mg also. Her

psychiatrist (who sees her just once a year!) wanted to add Effexor in addition

to the Lexapro, but I read bad things about that combination on the Internet.

> >

> > The stress of worrying about my daughter's future is really getting to me.