Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 My son is six and is high functioning autistic with Anxiety disorder and OCD. His OCD has worsened Because he also has p.a.nd.a.s. we r seeing So many different specialists for this but my question is OCD meds normally given actually make the pandas Worse. Does anybody on this list have children With pandas and if so what kind of meds if any Seem to help? Thank you, debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Hi and welcome- My understanding is that normal OCD meds do not make PANDAS worse, but don't treat the underlying problem which is usually treated with antibiotics long term or IV IG (a blood product antibody given intravenously). There are many people on the list with kids with PANDAS and a lot more expertise on this than me, and I am sure they will chime in. There is also a whole section in the FILES about PANDAS, and I would also recommend the " lattitudes " group which I think is all about PANDAS. You can do all the same stuff for regular OCD( meds, CBT/ERP) but may not actually need to if the underlying cause is removed. I hope that clarifies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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