HI" my dear friends i need to vent i hope u dont mind my son is going to the doc tomorrow to see if he may have obsessive compulsive disorder at first i thought he had depression has anyone heard of this OCD iam so scared although they said it was a mild to medium case right now and the counsler said being a mother it was a very good thing i took the time to watch and check things out on the computer on his simtoms i noticed some sines of things he was doing and i took the test on the computer twice and the opinion was OCD and then called a nurse and a counselor and they both agreed about this he is only 15 why do kids have to go through any type of illness life is hard enough for them these days they have to grow up to fast the way the world is today i dont understand this how does this happen to a healty teenager his friend said he noticed a change in him after they had a guidence course in junior high about germs and making sure every thing is clean and washed to get rid of any germs" yes i keep my house and always taught my sons to wash up before eating but i never went over board my sons were allowed to play in the dirt and hafe the time when they were young they were always getting dirty they were country boys i let them be boys is this my fault i keep going over and over in my mind what i could have done differently or what i did wrong for him to get this OCD iam sorry i know this has nothing to do with addiction but again i just needed to vent and i was just wondering if any of u have known anyone with this OCD i pray that is not it but iam quit sure it is anyway thanks for listening it helps just getting it out iam so worried BUT no matter what my hubby and i will fight along side our son to get passed this and we will have a great christmas" again iam sorry for posting this here i just needed to vent with my dear friends anyway please take care . HUGS + LOVE LITTLE H.
Oh yes, dear, I know it well. My son, who is nine now, was also diagnosed with the same disorder. He washed his hands compulsively. He is also ADHD and had went through some serious trauma in the past. There are medications to help but in our case time healed his problem. He had it so bad he would get up out of bed five or six times a night just to wash his hands. To him, he could never be clean. We were terribly worried at the time. Don't worry, it's nothing you have done or not done. I don't have the exact answer for you. I just want you to know you are not alone. It happened in our family too. If you'd like to email me sometime, I will tell you more of the details that resulted in his condition. It was a temporary condition for him though, and I hope it helps you to know, he's okay now. Much love, Kat
oh" yes kat i would realy apprecieat that it would help so much to know more about this and u can also email me to i dont have your email but here is mine billwieb@mts.net thank u so very much . LOVE + HUGS LITTLE H.
Helen, I have OCD, I've had it since I was a little kid too only back in the 70's they thought I was just a nervous kid who happened to be very neat.
They have some good medications for kids who have OCD, I think one is called relaxum or something like that, Im on a tricyclic AD but Im 43, been on it since I was 38 and it helps a little.
Apparently its a chemical disorder in the brain, it seems some kids get OCD after having contracted strep throat.
Famous people with his disease, Billy Bob Thornton, Howie Mandel, Howard Hughes also had it.
Good luck its treatable
JohnDee
They have some good medications for kids who have OCD, I think one is called relaxum or something like that, Im on a tricyclic AD but Im 43, been on it since I was 38 and it helps a little.
Apparently its a chemical disorder in the brain, it seems some kids get OCD after having contracted strep throat.
Famous people with his disease, Billy Bob Thornton, Howie Mandel, Howard Hughes also had it.
Good luck its treatable
JohnDee
Email is on it's way, love, Kat
Kat thankyou for being here for my sis H im sorry i know nothing of OCD.
H thinking of ya girl ((((((((hugs)))))))))) xxxxxxxxxxjackie xx
H thinking of ya girl ((((((((hugs)))))))))) xxxxxxxxxxjackie xx
HI how is every one thanks u all for being there for us and helping our son and us to cope with this i love each and every one of u dear members" we went to the doc today and he put my son on risperidal he had him on them for 3 weeks now but he upped the does today to 1mg because they seem to be starting to help my son he said its for a combanation of thing wich my son is going through one major one is being nerves although it seems to be getting abit better and he said it is also used for some cases of the start of OCD anyway i hate having my son to have to take any meds but if thats what it takes to get him through this then so be it and as long as he comes to his dad and i and tells us what he is going through when he feels down and he always does thank god" the doc said that is a very good thing that he opens up to us because most teenagers turn there problums inward and are to scared or ashamed to talk to there parents and even though there is nothing to be ashamed of they keep it inside and it turns into awhole bigger situation for them anyway i just wanted to update u all on my son and again thank u all so much it sure helps to vent i have been a bundle of nerves my self as a mother its a very hard thing to see your child hurting and its even worse when its the kind of pain u cant see and u know u just cant simply kiss it better and put a bandage on it if only we could boy would that be wonderfull" anyway please take care of u and yours. HUGS + LOVE LITTLE H.
Obsessive compulsive disorder I have but I know not what to tell you. It has caused me quite a number of problems in my life and i'm not sure how to go about treating it. Seems to me it's just something deep inside that makes you that way......however there may be medicines that alter us in ways that may just be able to change that. Just be careful....it scares me to see kids on prescription drugs. Kids are growing people who have much change ahead of them......it is possible with a lot of talk and support things could be made better before it takes hold in adult life(not good). Don't just rely on the miracle pill as there is no such thing.
HI" thank u for the info iam so sorry for what u have been going through most of your life and i thank u for sharing that with me u are a very kind person but i understand more then anything that there is no such thing as a mirecal pill and the medacation my doc put my son on are not addictive or have any withdrawal that is the very first thing i asked about and as parents our children have always been able to come to us if they are going through anything and they do we are always there for them and with this medacation my son is on wich is a mild does are slowly helping him he has his friends over and all i know is its good to hear my sons laughfter again my doc told me in length about this medacation today and he talked about the fact he is still a teen who's mind is still developing and this medacation is the best one and wont in anyway harm my son" he is working hard to get passed this and the medacation is just a small step up to help him fight i have been a member here for quit sometime now and most of the members know me and know my family means the world to me but anyway thank u for your input it helps to get all and any info on OCD the doc thinks it maybe temporary because all my son has been through this year i sure hope so but iam getting all the info i can just incase thanks and please take care . HUGS + LOVE LITTLE H.
