Re: Re: 9 year old with OCD

March 13, 2012

We waited about a year and a half. We tried weekly CBT/ERP therapy,

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine,

watched his diet, tried to reduce school stress (accommodations for less

homework)...

Seeing him curled up in a ball at the foot of his bed, soaking wet (wouldn't dry

off with towels,

or cover himself with sheets or blankets), lips blue, covered in goosebumps,

teeth chattering, yet

would not let me cover him, or comfort him in any way, was unbearable.

When he started screaming and crying that he'd rather die than live with OCD

and that he wanted to kill himself, we enthusiastically embraced medication.

He's on 30 mg of Prozac (Fluoxetine) and is just completing UCLA's OCD Intensive

Outpatient Program.

It was a life saver and we have our son back. It's hard for us to believe that

in 8 weeks he's back,

after nearly two years of being in the grips of OCD. It's such a tough and

personal decision, but

we're thrilled with the results we're seeing!

Best of luck!

> At what point did you as parents decide medication for your child with OCD,

with no other diagnosis? What were some of your " breaking points " I am just

trying to gage my own timeline as to when I feel it's necessary to medicate.

Thanks for any of your feedback.

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> > > What does disinhibition mean? --- Can mean things like they begin to get

really impulsive with actions, lose sense of danger, or modesty could go, or may

say things to others they wouldn't normally say.... It's like all the

walls/rules came down. Very simply put. Sort of similar actions like someone who

is drunk might have, inhibitions go and they behave in ways they wouldn't sober.

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March 13, 2012

It is so heart breaking to hear your child speak such words!

-JuLeah

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Subject: Re: Re: 9 year old with OCD

We waited about a year and a half.Â We tried weekly CBT/ERP therapy,

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine,

watched his diet, tried to reduce school stress (accommodations for less

homework)...

Seeing him curled up in a ball at the foot of his bed, soaking wet (wouldn't dry

off with towels,

or cover himself with sheets or blankets), lips blue, covered in goosebumps,

teeth chattering, yet

would not let me cover him, or comfort him in any way, was unbearable.

When he started screaming and crying that he'd rather die than live with OCD

and that he wanted to kill himself, we enthusiastically embraced medication.

He's on 30 mg of Prozac (Fluoxetine) and is just completing UCLA's OCD Intensive

Outpatient Program.

It was a life saver and we have our son back.Â It's hard for us to believe that

in 8 weeks he's back,

after nearly two years of being in the grips of OCD.Â It's such a tough and

personal decision, but

we're thrilled with the results we're seeing!

Best of luck!

> At what point did you as parents decide medication for your child with OCD,

with no other diagnosis? What were some of your " breaking points " I am just

trying to gage my own timeline as to when I feel it's necessary to medicate.

Thanks for any of your feedback.

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> > > What does disinhibition mean? --- Can mean things like they begin to get

really impulsive with actions, lose sense of danger, or modesty could go, or may

say things to others they wouldn't normally say.... It's like all the

walls/rules came down. Very simply put. Sort of similar actions like someone who

is drunk might have, inhibitions go and they behave in ways they wouldn't sober.

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March 13, 2012

Iâ€™ll confess that we really did not try any other treatment for the OCD before

we started Zoloft, although we had done lots of other treatments before. We had

been treating her for SPD since age 5 and ADD since age 8 but we just learned

about the OCD in November. She is 11 and I can tell you that all the therapies

we tried before for SPD and ADD symptoms had no lasting effect, but as soon as

she started the Zoloft, we saw a difference in her. For instance, she has

always had sweaty hands and feet, and we thought it was just a hereditary thing

because her Daddy has the same issue. When we went to the Dev Ped and had the

initial testing done, her hands were absolutely dripping wet! The Dr. told me

it was due to anxiety from the OCD. Today if you hold her hands you will find

they are absolutely dry. Now, sweaty hands are by far not the biggest problem

she has with OCD, but the fact that it doesnâ€™t happen anymore tells me that

something has changed for her. She is much happier, much calmer, and yet still

has all of her sparkling and quirky personality traits.

Kim A.

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Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 8:54 PM

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At what point did you as parents decide medication for your child with OCD, with

no other diagnosis? What were some of your " breaking points " I am just trying to

gage my own timeline as to when I feel it's necessary to medicate. Thanks for

any of your feedback.

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> > What does disinhibition mean? --- Can mean things like they begin to get

really impulsive with actions, lose sense of danger, or modesty could go, or may

say things to others they wouldn't normally say.... It's like all the

walls/rules came down. Very simply put. Sort of similar actions like someone who

is drunk might have, inhibitions go and they behave in ways they wouldn't sober.

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March 30, 2012

Hello,

My daughter has OCD and she was diagnosed at 7. She is on medication. We have

gone from therapist to ocd therapist to social worker etc and have not had

anyone mildly successful in addressing the compulsions with CBT. Where did you

find your specialist that helped your child?

Thank you

Ari

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Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 8:17 PM

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Subject: Re: 9 year old with OCD

my understanding is that is where the child might start to exhibit more

disrespect or less than desirable behavior. The reduction in anxiety may allow

the child to feel more comfortable now and start to either talk back more, etc.

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> > > Hi everyone,

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> > > I am very new to this site and have not read much in it yet. I am looking

to connect with parents whose children exhibit the confessing aspect of the

disorder as well as the constant and relentless question asking (usually in the

form of clarification of things the child already knows the answer to but

sometimes in the form of needing to know everything everyone is talking about).

Her confessing involves fears about lying, cheating, doing bad things,

especially things she's been asked not to do. These things can often be as

benign stepping on her sister's toy that I asked her not to do.

> > >

> > > She has been in CBT for a couple of years (first noticed signs of OCD when

she was 5 or 6). She started taking Zoloft in December which has greatly

improved the symptoms but has not eradicated them completely. I am also

concerned about disinhibition where she may be acting more defiant at home.

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