Re: Prednisone and OCD

[Guest guest]

I don’t have any advice regarding steroids with OCD...my daughter just

developed OCD in May. I know that both my daughters are just intolerable when

on oral steroids without OCD factoring into it. Any negative aspects of their

personalities get magnetized and they become very irritable. It doesn’t last

long, though. They usually have trouble sleeping, too, and that makes the

daytime things worse. Hang in there. I can say, too, that my daughter’s

first symptom of OCD was refusing to eat or drink. That lasted three days and

then she would only eat very tiny amounts. It was very worrisome, especially

just coming out of nowhere. My gut feeling is that the steroid and being tired

from being sick and in the hospital are making things so much worse for your

child. You are probably extra tired from the ordeal and having more trouble

coping, too. Try not to stress too much just yet. It will probably lessen when

the steroids get out of his system. Praying for you.

[Guest guest]

I have been on prednisone dif. times for poison ivy. Made me super hyper and

through the roof. Could see how it would escalate OCD. Will not put my BP kid on

this and have this in his chart. After hearing this, I better not put my OCD

child on it either. Yours sounds like emergency situation so don't know what

options you have in the future. Sorry about having to go through this with your

son.

in WI

Roy-17 OCD, anxiety, depression, add

ds-22 BP 1

dd-24

ds-20

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> My 9yr old son who has apbergers, OCD and anxiety has been tapering off

Zoloft. He was on it for 3 years always the same does. No new meds except the

prednisone. He was on 50mg of Zoloft is now at 25mg has been for 3 weeks. He

also takes .25 mg risperdal 2 times a day. He got bronchitis and had to take him

to the ER Sunday night his oxygen was at 88 and having trouble getting breath.

They admitted him overnight. Gave him breathing treatments every 2 hours and

prednisone. They gave him 60mg of it to take at home for four more days. Today,

day three of getting it, he got two doses at the hospital, his moodiness and OCD

which has been dormant was through the roof. He hated then loved everything.

Nothing pleased him, and the new thing, everything had hair or germs. He went to

bed hungry because he wouldn't eat from bags that had been open. Would not drink

sink water or anything from the fridge because it might have hair(mine) in it.

He was insane with the germ thing. The family doc agreed to stop the prednisone

so I am wondering if this will fade away and if this is what caused it?? I

cannot handle this. I mean he wont eat or drink!

> Help!!! I cant handle one more day of this kid!

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