Posted by milly on May 28, 2006, at 13:30:47
In reply to Re: Information please, anorexic OCD 13yr old, posted by Racer on May 27, 2006, at 11:21:31
> I'm of two minds here -- there are a lot of drugs that can help with OCD, but at 13...
> SSRIs are pretty classic for OCD, and Zyprexa is being used a lot in anorexics to reduce obsessionality. BUT at 13, her brain is still developing, and no one really knows what these drugs will do to the development process.****She has got pretty sick at times and we don't know what organ damage she might be left with permanently yet
> That said? I think it's pretty important to get this kid to a GOOD child psychopharmacologist/psychiatrist.***We are in the Uk so you get what you are given I'm afraid and the whole treatment i have felt was a bit hit and miss. I think they trust their psychiatrist now but have had some pretty cr*ppy experiences (eg if she won't stop exercising then just wrap her in a quilt and pin her to the floor!!!!)
>Looking back at my life, I'm pretty sure I would trade the natural development of my unmedicated brain for a less painful adolescence. Truly. I wish to heaven someone had stepped in to help me. No one ever did.
***She has had lots of 'help' and continues to but I just can't help wondering if medication could take the edge off the obsessional thoughts to give the therapy process more chance. She herself doesn't want to because she says it will hold up her recovery.
> Also, while I wouldn't necessarily pass this thought on your your friend, if you are looking for a good child pdoc for her -- and I hope you do help her find a good one -- I'd check for someone with a lot of solid experience with autism, and autism spectrum disorders. If this girl has been AN and OCD since 10, get her checked stem to stern for autism before deciding it's "only" psychiatric.
***what would be the clues to that? how does it tie in to AN & OCD?
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> Good luck****Thanks Racer your input has been really helpful, i am at such a loss as to how to help anymore.
milly
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