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<blockquote data-quote="Bunny" data-source="post: 391311"><p>Good morning! I was wondering if I could pick your brains, please. My difficult child, who is 11, was diagnosed over the summer with general anxiety disorder and ODD. I had him seem by a psychiatrist about two years ago and he said that he thought difficult child had Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). At the time I thought he was too young for medications, but something about the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnoses nagged at me, plus I really did not like that doctor. Anyway, the new psychiatrist that we started seeing over the summer said the he really saw nothing in difficult child that would point him to an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnoses and he gave difficult child Celexa to help with the anxiety. We were hoping that if we could get the anxiety under control the ODD behaviors would be controlled as well. </p><p> </p><p>Fast forward to now. This week we've had two MAJOR meltdowns where he lost privledges. Both time he said that if we didn't give them back to him RIGHT NOW he would kill himself. difficult child has a history of saying the worst things he can think of while he's in the middle of a tantrum, and husband and I chalked it up tp that. The therapist, agreed with me, but I am going to call the psychiatrist on Monday (he's been on vacation for the last two weeks) because these threats are something new.</p><p> </p><p>husband wants him off the Celexa completely. difficult child thinks that the dose is too high. I think that in some ways the Celexa has helped, but that it's not the only piece to the puzzle here. I'm beginning to wonder if he needs to be medicated as if he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Alot of his tantrums occur when things don't go the way he had it mapped out in his head. He wants things to go his way and if they don't, watch out! It's going to be a long day! He is extemely rigid and it's very hard to him to change once something is done a certain way. You can never do it a different way because that was not how it was done the first time.</p><p> </p><p>My question is: what medications do kids who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) generally take? Are they anti-depressants? How effective are they? Is there anything out there that can help with the anger that he feels when he does not get his way?</p><p> </p><p>psychiatrist thinks that this might be a behavioral thing with difficult child, but the therapist and I are really beginning to think that this is not correct. I'm so confused. Any advice would be appreciated.</p><p> </p><p>Pam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bunny, post: 391311"] Good morning! I was wondering if I could pick your brains, please. My difficult child, who is 11, was diagnosed over the summer with general anxiety disorder and ODD. I had him seem by a psychiatrist about two years ago and he said that he thought difficult child had Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). At the time I thought he was too young for medications, but something about the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnoses nagged at me, plus I really did not like that doctor. Anyway, the new psychiatrist that we started seeing over the summer said the he really saw nothing in difficult child that would point him to an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnoses and he gave difficult child Celexa to help with the anxiety. We were hoping that if we could get the anxiety under control the ODD behaviors would be controlled as well. Fast forward to now. This week we've had two MAJOR meltdowns where he lost privledges. Both time he said that if we didn't give them back to him RIGHT NOW he would kill himself. difficult child has a history of saying the worst things he can think of while he's in the middle of a tantrum, and husband and I chalked it up tp that. The therapist, agreed with me, but I am going to call the psychiatrist on Monday (he's been on vacation for the last two weeks) because these threats are something new. husband wants him off the Celexa completely. difficult child thinks that the dose is too high. I think that in some ways the Celexa has helped, but that it's not the only piece to the puzzle here. I'm beginning to wonder if he needs to be medicated as if he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Alot of his tantrums occur when things don't go the way he had it mapped out in his head. He wants things to go his way and if they don't, watch out! It's going to be a long day! He is extemely rigid and it's very hard to him to change once something is done a certain way. You can never do it a different way because that was not how it was done the first time. My question is: what medications do kids who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) generally take? Are they anti-depressants? How effective are they? Is there anything out there that can help with the anger that he feels when he does not get his way? psychiatrist thinks that this might be a behavioral thing with difficult child, but the therapist and I are really beginning to think that this is not correct. I'm so confused. Any advice would be appreciated. Pam [/QUOTE]
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