Re: Mild Aspergers? - Robin

September 17, 2009

Robin, 's OCD began at start of 6th grade. He's 20 yrs now. He was on

Celexa for a while, did well on it. The only side effect that he had was some

tiredness. Began taking naps! But we could deal with that. For , it

was about the...12th or 16th week after starting Celexa that it seemed to kick

in really well and things got better faster. Some improvement before then but

much more at about the 12 or 16 week. Back then he had a lot of rituals,

compulsions type stuff. Things he had to do or something bad would happen to

him and he had to get a " just right " feeling too.

Presently he suffers from " bad thought " OCD, his is the scrupulosity type

(religion, God, being good, etc.). That began later in high school (several

months after stopping Celexa!) and he has refused meds for it. He did try

supplements but nothing helped. (previously before Celexa, we did use an

" alternative " that helped)

He just doesn't think these " thoughts " are because of OCD, thinks OCD makes them

more frequent but is not the cause. He manages somehow and is doing well, at

Chapel Hill university and loving it, but he does suffer with the thoughts, he

rates in the severe range as it's just so " constant " during the day.

Does OCD ever go away? For some it gets much better and maybe even won't need

meds. But I think that still leaves a chance for it to return a bit too. A

good therapist experienced with OCD can really help, help them learn to " boss

back " OCD which actually helps them improve. saw a therapist for a

while but he just couldn't get to work on things since didn't

see his thoughts as OCD. When he had the more physical type compulsions and

rituals, he easily saw those as OCD; these thoughts he just can't grasp as OCD.

Hope this helps, be glad to share more!

>

> Hi

> I need to ask you about your son and his OCD.

> My son is 13 and he has OCD pretty darned bad. Started, honestly, about 2

months ago?

> His doc put him on Celexa for the anxiety.........we talk about it, over and

over and over....and we think it's getting better....a bit.

> Ugh.

> Does your son still deal with it? Does it ever go away? What was his OCD

about?

>

> Robin

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