Re: lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests

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Why would you want to reduce obsessive interests? Why not help redirect the interests in a constructive manner?

On 11/30/10 7:10 PM, " Pamela " <susanonderko@...> wrote:

Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

with many issues.

Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

Pam

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“My daddy shoots people.” --Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons

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Hi Pam,

I myself was on Lexapro, then Prozac(because it's cheaper and so close in

chemical make-up to Lexapro) for anxiety and OCD. I found it extremly helpful

for the ocd. In fact just 6 months ago I decided to go off my antidepressants

and I fell my obsessive thoughts back. I tend to get REALLY involved in things

and I'll research and spend ALL my time learning about them. Because of this I

will go back on the antidepressants as the OCD definitely takes over my life.

My son was recently taken off lithium and put on Celexia (also close in chemical

makeup to Lexapro) and though it's only been four weeks, it doesn't seem to help

with his OCD's which include his food/germ obsessive thoughts.

I've never experienced Zoloft however from everyone I've taked to it seems to

give more of a calm almost zombie like effect opposed to the Lexapro & Prozac

helping with more of the irritability and OCD's.

Please keep us updated as to what you decide and how it's going.

Have a wonderul day,

W.

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> Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

> very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

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> My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

> much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

> with many issues.

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> Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

> a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

>

> Pam

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[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

I can't answer your question regarding medication but does she have a behavior

plan in place that addresses her difficulties with self-regulating?

Kim M.Ed,BCBA

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> Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

> very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

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> My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

> much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

> with many issues.

>

> Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

> a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

>

> Pam

>

[Guest guest]

We are talking about two very different situations.

One is someone that is very interested say in trains or

something like that to the exclusive of other things.

I am talking about extreme emotional states of anxiety, frustration

and irritability around one detail of an interest. Like keep drawing and

redrawing then getting frustrated and throwing everything away.

Something beyond reason and behavioral methods. Or extreme frustration that one

plant in a fish tank doesn't look right and spending

all the allowance week after week on new plastic plants and

then being very upset and emotional that it is just not right.

There is no redirection possible, just meltdowns and frustration.

Pam

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[Guest guest]

Sounds like OCD. Try Tryptophan,....the stuff in turkey has been reported to help with OCD.

From: Pamela <susanonderko@...>Subject: Re: ( ) lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 5:50 PM

We are talking about two very different situations. One is someone that is very interested say in trains or something like that to the exclusive of other things.I am talking about extreme emotional states of anxiety, frustration and irritability around one detail of an interest. Like keep drawing and redrawing then getting frustrated and throwing everything away.Something beyond reason and behavioral methods. Or extreme frustration that one plant in a fish tank doesn't look right and spending all the allowance week after week on new plastic plants and then being very upset and emotional that it is just not right.There is no redirection possible, just meltdowns and frustration.Pam > > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing> > very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.> > > > My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,> > much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent> > with many issues.> > > > Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem> > a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.> > > > Pam > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ³My daddy shoots

people.² --Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons>

[Guest guest]

HI Kim,

Your reply to Pam really got my attention. My son is 13 has high anxieties,

Aspergers and Bipolar tendencies. We've been seeing counselers & pdoc's since

his was 7 and at NO point in time has anyoyone ever mentioned a specific

Behavior Plan to help with Self Regulting. (unless it was referred to as a

diffeent name/behavior) I would REALLY love to hear more on that and welcome the

suggestion of a specific book that addresses this issue.

Thank you & have a wonderful week,

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> I can't answer your question regarding medication but does she have a behavior

plan in place that addresses her difficulties with self-regulating?

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> Kim M.Ed,BCBA

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Kim, I second 's request. I'm not familiar with the Behavior Plan concept. Could you enlighten me too?Thanks!PattiFrom: <kristenwallen@...> Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 8:15:06 AMSubject: ( )

Re: lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests

HI Kim,

Your reply to Pam really got my attention. My son is 13 has high anxieties, Aspergers and Bipolar tendencies. We've been seeing counselers & pdoc's since his was 7 and at NO point in time has anyoyone ever mentioned a specific Behavior Plan to help with Self Regulting. (unless it was referred to as a diffeent name/behavior) I would REALLY love to hear more on that and welcome the suggestion of a specific book that addresses this issue.

Thank you & have a wonderful week,

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> Hi Pam,

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> I can't answer your question regarding medication but does she have a behavior plan in place that addresses her difficulties with self-regulating?

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> Kim M.Ed,BCBA

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[Guest guest]

Our doc once took my ds off zoloft and switched to luvox because it dealt with the obsessive issues better, in his opinion. This was 10 years ago, though. The luvox seemed to wear off after a few years, though. But it did help with the obsessing.

Roxanna

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

( ) lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests

Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

with many issues.

Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

Pam

[Guest guest]

lol, because obsessive interests are called obsessive for a reason. When an obsession is dominating ones life, then it's a problem. And obsessions can often be useless as well. Not everyone is obsessed with something that turns into a career. Don't we wish it worked that way.

Roxanna

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests

Why would you want to reduce obsessive interests? Why not help redirect the interests in a constructive manner?

On 11/30/10 7:10 PM, "Pamela" <susanonderko@...> wrote:

Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

with many issues.

Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

Pam

--

“My daddy shoots people.†--Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your experience I really appreciate it.

Pam

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> > Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

> > very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

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> > My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

> > much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

> > with many issues.

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> > Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

> > a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

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> > Pam

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[Guest guest]

I do have a behavior plan in place and I have been working

with a behaviorist from the Yale Conduct Clinic for over a year

now. My daughter has a real issue with stopping, it is extreme

and has been present since she was an infant.

I really hate to start experimenting with mood stabizers etc

until we have tried at least one other class of SSRI.

thanks for your response.

Pam

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> > Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

> > very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

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> > My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

> > much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

> > with many issues.

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> > Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

> > a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

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> > Pam

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[Guest guest]

This seems harder then it is stated.Sent from my iPadOn Dec 23, 2010, at 6:29 PM, Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> wrote:

lol, because obsessive interests are called obsessive for a reason. When an obsession is dominating ones life, then it's a problem. And obsessions can often be useless as well. Not everyone is obsessed with something that turns into a career. Don't we wish it worked that way.

Roxanna

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests

Why would you want to reduce obsessive interests? Why not help redirect the interests in a constructive manner?

On 11/30/10 7:10 PM, "Pamela" <susanonderko@...> wrote:

Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

with many issues.

Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

Pam

--

“My daddy shoots people.†--Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons

[Guest guest]

Don't have any idea what you meant by that.

Roxanna

"I

predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests

Why would you want to reduce obsessive interests? Why not help redirect the interests in a constructive manner?

On 11/30/10 7:10 PM, "Pamela" <susanonderko@...> wrote:

Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

with many issues.

Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

Pam

--

“My daddy shoots people.†--Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons

[Guest guest]

Well i have had pretty bad depression and anxiety since my teens, but it wasnt until about 2 years ago i went to the doctor so i could ask him about being put on medications , So he put me on lexapro , and this is just FOR ME PERSONALLY , but my doctor gave him like 3 months worth of lexapro samples just to try it out first , and IT MADE ME CRAZY!!! I felt sooooo much worse , my anxiety was horrible , i was sad alll the time for no reason!! It was pretty scary actually! So i went back to the doctor and before i could tell him about my experience with lexapro he said my insurance doesnt cover that particular drug , so he wanted me to try Sertilene , so i have been on that for about a year , and i LOVE it , it doesnt make my symptoms worse , he doesnt make me bouncing off the walls with energy

either , it perfect for me!! I did by the way end up telling my doctor about the problems i experienced on lexapro and he wasnt surprised!! But again , that was just my experience , who knows maybe some people tried Sertrilene and they hated it and went to lexapro and that worked for them! Everybody is different, so i wouldnt go off of what i say , because im for sure not a doctor! lol And the last thing i should probably be doing is giving advice on medications , but i just wanted to share my own experience with that particular drug, also my husband was put on it for a while too , and it had the same effect on him, it made his anxiety so much worse he couldnt even go out in public without having a panic attack! While i do think it is great to redirect some childrens obsessive behaviors to turn them into something that they can have a great talent with and do something with in life when they get older! It really depends on what the

obsession is and how " obsessed " with it they are ya know? Like my son , i wouldnt say is obsessed with science , but prefers to talk about it in conversations with people and other things , but that i feel is an easy obsession to turn into a positive ! But i also have a relative in my family ( young boy) who is " obsessed" with licking the walls!! And obviously thats not something no matter which way you twist it , that will ever be a positive in that childs life! Nor will , a child being obsessed with having to be the leader in line at school everyday , and so on and so forth!! I think people get confused on really what " obsessive " behaviors are , and again im not a doctor or anything like that , but when doctors always ask me about my sons , and ask if he obsessives over any certain thing or subject , i say obsessed , no ! Greatly interested in?....... YES!!! lol If those great interests my sons were having started to really cause damage to

their lives and happiness then yeah i will figure out something to do to help them manage that!! But right now , its not a problem! If you dont mind me asking , what exactly are her obsessive interests?? My family member with a child who had a lot of obsessive behaviors has done a lot to help him control them! ( no drugs or anything) but still , if you tell me when your child does , maybe my family member can give me some ideas that worked with her , that i can share with you! Not saying what she did will work for your daughter , but its worth a shot maybe! :)p.s. also i forgot to mention before being on sertrilene i had a very hard time transition from one activity to another , especially if i had to leave my house! This drug really helped me with that , gave me a lot more relaxed feeling about things i had to do throughout the day!! Well hope some of this helped in some way! Good luck with your daughter,

you sound like a great mom! :)MeaghanFrom: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 8:45:05 PMSubject: Re: ( ) lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests

Don't have any idea what you meant by that.

Roxanna

"I

predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

Re: ( ) lexapro & treatment of obsessive interests

Why would you want to reduce obsessive interests? Why not help redirect the interests in a constructive manner?

On 11/30/10 7:10 PM, "Pamela" <susanonderko@...> wrote:

Has anyone had any luck with medication treatment in reducing

very obsessive interests and difficulty with transitions.

My daughter is on zoloft and her anxiety and panic is better,

much better. Yet she still is very obsessive and insistent

with many issues.

Our therapist was suggesting lexapro. Has anyone seem

a difference between zoloft vs. lexapro.

Pam

--

“My daddy shoots people.†--Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons