Child with OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

sroman127 · 07-15-2003, 09:02 PM

My son is ten years old. He has had OCD for atleast a few years. I am almost at my wits end trying to get him the help he needs. They tried meds like Paxil, Zoloft, etc. on him. He was awful on them. I could not take my eyes off of him, they said it made him uninhibited. They have had him on Ritalin, claiming he is ADHD, then they changed it to Bipolar. I have all but begged them to treat the OCD. They are pretty much ignoring his OCD because the medications did not help him. I am totally at a loss. I feel so bad for him, OCD really affects his everyday life.

goodmom · 07-15-2003, 09:40 PM

I'm no expert but I hope this helps: If your son is truly bipolar, it may explain the "activation" he experiences on the SSRI's. I've learned from other message boards that where bipolar is present, a mood stabilizer is given together with the SSRI. You may want to persue this "bipolar" element. There is a book out there by J. Papalous (not sure how you spell it) regarding children with bipolar -- you may find it quite helpful.

My thoughts are with you.

*music23* · 07-16-2003, 01:45 PM

That book is called The Bipolar Child by Dimitri Papolos but I'm not sure if that's spelled right either!

Kristina

Ifeelya · 07-19-2003, 11:11 PM

What is he doing that you are convinced he has OCD?

sroman127 · 07-20-2003, 11:02 AM

He was diagnosed with OCD. He has issues with placement. Everything has to be in a certain place. Examples are:
If a t.v. remote or a pair of glasses are sitting on the wrong side he has to turn them over and adjust them.
One time he was vomiting in the bathroom sink and adjusting the bottle of hand soap on the counter until it sat at the angle that he was comfortable with.
All the kids in the neighborhood will be on the trampoline jumping and my son will be on the ground lining up everyone's shoes.
When you walk in a room he will have a bunch of things lined up on the floor in a certain pattern.
He had his grandmother dig through the garbage to get a plastic box that one of his toys came in, he cannot get rid of anything.
Also, he gets stuck on ideas or thoughts and can't move past them.
He has alot of the signs of OCD, these are only a few.