Guest guest Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Hello, I had written earlier this week about my 7-year-old son who is having a major OCD flare up (typically in the spring.) It is getting so bad, he cries every day before school, and is now crying through out the day at school! I want to take him to a therapist that specializes in treating OCD. I found one, but she wants to meet with my husband and I first, and it is not until May 17th! I am half tempted to pull him out of school, but I don't want to do that either. He is not on any medication, and would like to try everything else first before going that route (although I am aware that may end up being the case.) I did inform his teacher and she said other adults in the school and his class mates are wondering what is going on with my son because they are very concerned. My son had no problems at all at school, but now it is with the flip of a switch, he is a mess at school I don't know what to do??? He has intrusive thoughts and make him have anxiety. HELP! Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 The advice I would give you based on my children's own personal experience, particuarly my daughter's, is that at this point medication is going to be really important. My daughter's OCD started affecting how the other kids at school viewed her and she had trich (compulsive hair pulling) so by 4th grade she had very short scraggly hair on top of that. She has never been able to redeem herself in the eyes of most of her grade despite the fact that she is no longer having crying meltdowns and behaving oddly. We started her on medication when she was your son's age, but we didn't find the right one for her until she was in 4th. She stopped pulling her hair completely since she got on that medication, and she stopped having melt downs and weird obsessions as well. She has long beautiful blonde hair, is a straight A student, and is mainly just like any other kids from what they would notice, yet many kids still have her labeled as weird and someone not to include. I guess what I am saying is that if your child's OCD is causing him to stick out socially, the long term effects of that can be worse than anything you might be worrying about regarding trying a medication. Any advice? Hello, I had written earlier this week about my 7-year-old son who is having a major OCD flare up (typically in the spring.) It is getting so bad, he cries every day before school, and is now crying through out the day at school! I want to take him to a therapist that specializes in treating OCD. I found one, but she wants to meet with my husband and I first, and it is not until May 17th! I am half tempted to pull him out of school, but I don't want to do that either. He is not on any medication, and would like to try everything else first before going that route (although I am aware that may end up being the case.) I did inform his teacher and she said other adults in the school and his class mates are wondering what is going on with my son because they are very concerned. My son had no problems at all at school, but now it is with the flip of a switch, he is a mess at school I don't know what to do??? He has intrusive thoughts and make him have anxiety. HELP! Tha nks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 The advice I would give you based on my children's own personal experience, particuarly my daughter's, is that at this point medication is going to be really important. My daughter's OCD started affecting how the other kids at school viewed her and she had trich (compulsive hair pulling) so by 4th grade she had very short scraggly hair on top of that. She has never been able to redeem herself in the eyes of most of her grade despite the fact that she is no longer having crying meltdowns and behaving oddly. We started her on medication when she was your son's age, but we didn't find the right one for her until she was in 4th. She stopped pulling her hair completely since she got on that medication, and she stopped having melt downs and weird obsessions as well. She has long beautiful blonde hair, is a straight A student, and is mainly just like any other kids from what they would notice, yet many kids still have her labeled as weird and someone not to include. I guess what I am saying is that if your child's OCD is causing him to stick out socially, the long term effects of that can be worse than anything you might be worrying about regarding trying a medication. Any advice? Hello, I had written earlier this week about my 7-year-old son who is having a major OCD flare up (typically in the spring.) It is getting so bad, he cries every day before school, and is now crying through out the day at school! I want to take him to a therapist that specializes in treating OCD. I found one, but she wants to meet with my husband and I first, and it is not until May 17th! I am half tempted to pull him out of school, but I don't want to do that either. He is not on any medication, and would like to try everything else first before going that route (although I am aware that may end up being the case.) I did inform his teacher and she said other adults in the school and his class mates are wondering what is going on with my son because they are very concerned. My son had no problems at all at school, but now it is with the flip of a switch, he is a mess at school I don't know what to do??? He has intrusive thoughts and make him have anxiety. HELP! Tha nks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 , my 17 year old son's flare ups happen most often with change and transition (spring, fall, any semester change, xmas break,vacation). Medication was the only thing that got him through his first difficult anxiety/OCD meltdown in second grade. Sounds similar to your son with crying, separation anxiety, dif. eating in cafeteria. His teacher was wonderful and he had a couple close friends that stuck with him. Cub scouts was dif. at the time b/c the meetings (noise echoes in caf.,too many kids, general chaos) but he stuck it out. He had two groups of friends, cub scout friends and the other " more sporty, popular kids " . By MS, he moved more towards these cub scout friends and even though he never stayed in scouts beyond elem., his HS friends are from this original cub scout group. They are tolerant of his OCD rituals and oddities. It prob. helps that he is funny and makes humor out of everything, makes cryptic comments and great impressions. There are some plusses about OCD/anxiety kids. He does not miss a thing and is astute with his observations about people,life. I couldn't get in to see a pdoc either for the longest time, due to alot of reasons. I went with my reg. family doc in the mean time to get the medication and to therapist. Exposure therapy has been the most effective. Cognitive has not worked as well. We tried dif. ones but Prozac worked for my son. My 24 yr. old daughter takes Zoloft for her anxiety. They both have ADD and take Adderall XR. > > > > > > Hello, I had written earlier this week about my 7-year-old son who is having a major OCD flare up (typically in the spring.) It is getting so bad, he cries every day before school, and is now crying through out the day at school! I want to take him to a therapist that specializes in treating OCD. I found one, but she wants to meet with my husband and I first, and it is not until May 17th! I am half tempted to pull him out of school, but I don't want to do that either. He is not on any medication, and would like to try everything else first before going that route (although I am aware that may end up being the case.) I did inform his teacher and she said other adults in the school and his class mates are wondering what is going on with my son because they are very concerned. My son had no problems at all at school, but now it is with the flip of a switch, he is a mess at school I don't know what to do??? He has intrusive thoughts and make him have anxiety. HELP! Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 , my 17 year old son's flare ups happen most often with change and transition (spring, fall, any semester change, xmas break,vacation). Medication was the only thing that got him through his first difficult anxiety/OCD meltdown in second grade. Sounds similar to your son with crying, separation anxiety, dif. eating in cafeteria. His teacher was wonderful and he had a couple close friends that stuck with him. Cub scouts was dif. at the time b/c the meetings (noise echoes in caf.,too many kids, general chaos) but he stuck it out. He had two groups of friends, cub scout friends and the other " more sporty, popular kids " . By MS, he moved more towards these cub scout friends and even though he never stayed in scouts beyond elem., his HS friends are from this original cub scout group. They are tolerant of his OCD rituals and oddities. It prob. helps that he is funny and makes humor out of everything, makes cryptic comments and great impressions. There are some plusses about OCD/anxiety kids. He does not miss a thing and is astute with his observations about people,life. I couldn't get in to see a pdoc either for the longest time, due to alot of reasons. I went with my reg. family doc in the mean time to get the medication and to therapist. Exposure therapy has been the most effective. Cognitive has not worked as well. We tried dif. ones but Prozac worked for my son. My 24 yr. old daughter takes Zoloft for her anxiety. They both have ADD and take Adderall XR. > > > > > > Hello, I had written earlier this week about my 7-year-old son who is having a major OCD flare up (typically in the spring.) It is getting so bad, he cries every day before school, and is now crying through out the day at school! I want to take him to a therapist that specializes in treating OCD. I found one, but she wants to meet with my husband and I first, and it is not until May 17th! I am half tempted to pull him out of school, but I don't want to do that either. He is not on any medication, and would like to try everything else first before going that route (although I am aware that may end up being the case.) I did inform his teacher and she said other adults in the school and his class mates are wondering what is going on with my son because they are very concerned. My son had no problems at all at school, but now it is with the flip of a switch, he is a mess at school I don't know what to do??? He has intrusive thoughts and make him have anxiety. HELP! Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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