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Help - my daughter with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has pulled out 9 teeth in 3 months...
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 606100" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I second the advice for intense help with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) including plucking/pulling (trichotillomania and similar issues). I also question the use of prozac. I am totally NOT against it, in fact it is the only antidepressant that works for me. The problem is that luvox is a more powerful cousin of prozac and if luvox created problems, maybe another ssri/snri antidepressant would be a better choice.</p><p></p><p>Is she still on lamictal? If not, is she on another similar medication? many antiseizure medications are also mood stabilizers and can be crucial to treating those with bipolar. I don't know if your daughter is bipolar, but I would not want her without a seizure medication that works as a mood stabilizer if it is possible for it to help. Given how much lamictal helped, I owuld seek out another similar md to use with the antidepressant if it were my child. I firmly believe that if one medication causes problems, you don't go get a cousin to try. You choose a medication of the same class that is not closely related to the one that caused the problems. Yes, docs have argued, but when you get down the the basic chemistry, I make sense and they end up agreeing. Some are just smart enough to do it sooner.I would not argue this with-o a solid knowledge of the chemistry that is gained from research AND speaking with people I know who are either chemists or pharmacists with phd level educations in how medications are synthesized and used by the body. Luckily I know some very good people in this field and have been able to absorb and understand a lot of this stuff. </p><p></p><p>I also strongly suggest finding an occupational therapist to start brushing therapy and some intensive sensory diet activities. You may find help with the books The Out of Sync Child and The Out of Sync Child Has Fun. Activities like spin classes etc... are also probably crucial. A pediatric dentist is also likely going to be crucial.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 606100, member: 1233"] I second the advice for intense help with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) including plucking/pulling (trichotillomania and similar issues). I also question the use of prozac. I am totally NOT against it, in fact it is the only antidepressant that works for me. The problem is that luvox is a more powerful cousin of prozac and if luvox created problems, maybe another ssri/snri antidepressant would be a better choice. Is she still on lamictal? If not, is she on another similar medication? many antiseizure medications are also mood stabilizers and can be crucial to treating those with bipolar. I don't know if your daughter is bipolar, but I would not want her without a seizure medication that works as a mood stabilizer if it is possible for it to help. Given how much lamictal helped, I owuld seek out another similar md to use with the antidepressant if it were my child. I firmly believe that if one medication causes problems, you don't go get a cousin to try. You choose a medication of the same class that is not closely related to the one that caused the problems. Yes, docs have argued, but when you get down the the basic chemistry, I make sense and they end up agreeing. Some are just smart enough to do it sooner.I would not argue this with-o a solid knowledge of the chemistry that is gained from research AND speaking with people I know who are either chemists or pharmacists with phd level educations in how medications are synthesized and used by the body. Luckily I know some very good people in this field and have been able to absorb and understand a lot of this stuff. I also strongly suggest finding an occupational therapist to start brushing therapy and some intensive sensory diet activities. You may find help with the books The Out of Sync Child and The Out of Sync Child Has Fun. Activities like spin classes etc... are also probably crucial. A pediatric dentist is also likely going to be crucial. [/QUOTE]
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