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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 394930" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>There is a book called "What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)" by Aureen Pinto Wagner. I recommend that you read that so you can look for the most effective treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). According to that book, a lot of tdocs don't really know how to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). That was true for us, until we looked for one that specialized in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Even then, the first one was not as effective as the second one.</p><p></p><p>I have never taken my daughter to be formally diagnosis'ed with IC, but there are times when I think she could get that diagnosis. Luckily, her problem with that comes and goes and it hasn't lasted long enough for me to think we need to pursue it with the more invasive testing. I have read about kids with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) feeling like they have to go to the bathroom after they have already gone and spending a lot of time in the bathroom because of it. I don't feel my daughter's problem is an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) problem, but a physical problem. I would be concerned about putting her in an inpatient setting, because I think they would treat it as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) problem, though. If your daughter's testing shows a clear medical problem, that might not be an issue for her, but I thought I would mention it as a potential problem.</p><p></p><p>When we were working with a therapist on my daughter's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they wanted to treat her feeling lightheaded when she stood up as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) problem. Again, I thought it was a physical problem and didn't think it would be good to have her stand up over and over and deal with that faint feeling and/or fall down so I didn't let them pursue that path. We made some changes in medications that were more likely to be causing a physical problem and that feeling went away. In an inpatient setting, I would not be there to prevent them from treating her physical problems as anxiety. As a mother of a chronically ill child, those are my concerns about inpatient treatment.</p><p></p><p>A few years ago, we had the same kind of problems you are having. I really thought she was going to end up in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). I remember my daughter screaming and crying in the back seat of the car because we didn't want her to put her pj's on. We had to give up on normal parenting and give in on things just to keep her from hurting herself or destroying any chance of family harmony. I think when it is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they really just can not get past those thoughts. Sometimes, we did have to tiptoe around her to avoid triggering them.</p><p></p><p>Even though we tiptoed around her then, we don't have to do that any more. I can't really say what changed because we have been trying lots of things for her medical problems. I do know that our tiptoeing around did not just lead to an out of control kid now, though.</p><p></p><p>Are there psychiatrists around that don't take insurance that you could get into sooner? You could see someone like that now while you wait for the Feb. appointment. Sometimes you have to see more than one psychiatrist to find the right fit anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 394930, member: 1792"] There is a book called "What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)" by Aureen Pinto Wagner. I recommend that you read that so you can look for the most effective treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). According to that book, a lot of tdocs don't really know how to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). That was true for us, until we looked for one that specialized in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Even then, the first one was not as effective as the second one. I have never taken my daughter to be formally diagnosis'ed with IC, but there are times when I think she could get that diagnosis. Luckily, her problem with that comes and goes and it hasn't lasted long enough for me to think we need to pursue it with the more invasive testing. I have read about kids with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) feeling like they have to go to the bathroom after they have already gone and spending a lot of time in the bathroom because of it. I don't feel my daughter's problem is an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) problem, but a physical problem. I would be concerned about putting her in an inpatient setting, because I think they would treat it as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) problem, though. If your daughter's testing shows a clear medical problem, that might not be an issue for her, but I thought I would mention it as a potential problem. When we were working with a therapist on my daughter's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they wanted to treat her feeling lightheaded when she stood up as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) problem. Again, I thought it was a physical problem and didn't think it would be good to have her stand up over and over and deal with that faint feeling and/or fall down so I didn't let them pursue that path. We made some changes in medications that were more likely to be causing a physical problem and that feeling went away. In an inpatient setting, I would not be there to prevent them from treating her physical problems as anxiety. As a mother of a chronically ill child, those are my concerns about inpatient treatment. A few years ago, we had the same kind of problems you are having. I really thought she was going to end up in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). I remember my daughter screaming and crying in the back seat of the car because we didn't want her to put her pj's on. We had to give up on normal parenting and give in on things just to keep her from hurting herself or destroying any chance of family harmony. I think when it is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they really just can not get past those thoughts. Sometimes, we did have to tiptoe around her to avoid triggering them. Even though we tiptoed around her then, we don't have to do that any more. I can't really say what changed because we have been trying lots of things for her medical problems. I do know that our tiptoeing around did not just lead to an out of control kid now, though. Are there psychiatrists around that don't take insurance that you could get into sooner? You could see someone like that now while you wait for the Feb. appointment. Sometimes you have to see more than one psychiatrist to find the right fit anyway. [/QUOTE]
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