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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 391373" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Regarding treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - with our kids, the doctor said that treating for anxiety should hopefully reduce the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) which our kids were using as a strategy to cope with their anxiety. In other words - if you're feeling anxious, you take refuge in sameness, predictability and repeating little rituals.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 1 was the first - he was put on Zoloft. At about the same time difficult child 3 was started on Zoloft (at age 5) and had a bad reaction; he didn't sleep. it did help him on Day 1, but the cumulative lack of sleep over the next few days was horrible in its effects on him. Other antidepressants were tried with difficult child 3 - Luvox (allergic reaction) and one other which also made him hyperactive. Strattera was horrible - he became aggressive, violent even, verbally not making a lot of sense but merely repeating the same thing over and over (not echolalia; more like he couldn't let certain ideas go) and we immediately stopped the Strattera. It had only been a few days. It took a few more days for these problems to ease off, but even by next morning, he was 'sane' again, enough for us to talk about it.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 stayed off antidepressants for the next five years and only a few months ago was put on an antidepressant that finally seems to be helping without causing problems.Only a few months before that, maybe six months ago, easy child 2/difficult child 2 was finally put on antidepressants to help her deal with anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).</p><p></p><p>difficult child 1 has at times tried to wean off his Zoloft, believing he didn't need it any more. But his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) began to become a problem again - when ready to go out, if he was ready early he would use up the remaining time walking around the house checking to see if he had his wallet, his kets and had locked all the doors and windows. Having checked this, he would walk around the house again checking to see he had his wallet, his keys and had locked doors and windows... over and over until he finally left. And he would then worry the whole time he was away, that he had forgotten something or left something unlocked.</p><p></p><p>Our kids have decided it's not called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Instead it's called CDO, because that way all the letters are in their correct alphabetical order!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 391373, member: 1991"] Regarding treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - with our kids, the doctor said that treating for anxiety should hopefully reduce the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) which our kids were using as a strategy to cope with their anxiety. In other words - if you're feeling anxious, you take refuge in sameness, predictability and repeating little rituals. difficult child 1 was the first - he was put on Zoloft. At about the same time difficult child 3 was started on Zoloft (at age 5) and had a bad reaction; he didn't sleep. it did help him on Day 1, but the cumulative lack of sleep over the next few days was horrible in its effects on him. Other antidepressants were tried with difficult child 3 - Luvox (allergic reaction) and one other which also made him hyperactive. Strattera was horrible - he became aggressive, violent even, verbally not making a lot of sense but merely repeating the same thing over and over (not echolalia; more like he couldn't let certain ideas go) and we immediately stopped the Strattera. It had only been a few days. It took a few more days for these problems to ease off, but even by next morning, he was 'sane' again, enough for us to talk about it. difficult child 3 stayed off antidepressants for the next five years and only a few months ago was put on an antidepressant that finally seems to be helping without causing problems.Only a few months before that, maybe six months ago, easy child 2/difficult child 2 was finally put on antidepressants to help her deal with anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). difficult child 1 has at times tried to wean off his Zoloft, believing he didn't need it any more. But his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) began to become a problem again - when ready to go out, if he was ready early he would use up the remaining time walking around the house checking to see if he had his wallet, his kets and had locked all the doors and windows. Having checked this, he would walk around the house again checking to see he had his wallet, his keys and had locked doors and windows... over and over until he finally left. And he would then worry the whole time he was away, that he had forgotten something or left something unlocked. Our kids have decided it's not called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Instead it's called CDO, because that way all the letters are in their correct alphabetical order! Marg [/QUOTE]
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