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From: portgirl75 on 15 Jan 2008 00:29 I have a step son who is 12 yrs old and was diagnosed with TS and depression, anxiety and OCD in the last two years. His mother has been the one who has taken charge of all his drs appts and such but is at wits end and knows not what to do. Nothing so far has seemed to help. Just tonight he came over for a visit and found out that they are switching his meds to Biphentin which is for ADHD, which he has not been fully diagnosed with. I, being new to this don't even know where to start. Can someone please guide me and give me some ideas of where to go? Caring step mom
From: Sandy L on 16 Jan 2008 22:04 <portgirl75(a)yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:9992c336-cf57-41e4-a11f-9f97161ae227(a)q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... >I have a step son who is 12 yrs old and was diagnosed with TS and > depression, anxiety and OCD in the last two years. His mother has > been the one who has taken charge of all his drs appts and such but is > at wits end and knows not what to do. Nothing so far has seemed to > help. Just tonight he came over for a visit and found out that they > are switching his meds to Biphentin which is for ADHD, which he has > not been fully diagnosed with. I, being new to this don't even know > where to start. Can someone please guide me and give me some ideas of > where to go? Caring step mom Some think that TS, ADD, OCD, and oppositional defiant disorder are related biochemically and tend to run together much more often than chance would dictate. Pharmacotherapy usually requires a lot of trialand error, and often doesn't control symptoms well. PANDAS--Pediatric Autoimmune Neurological Disorder After Streptococccus--may induce symptoms or exacerbations virtually indistinguishable from the primary disorders, so oneneedsto be alert to possible Strep infections, get the necessary tests as quickly as possible, and initiate treatment toeradicate the organism each time.A major part of support may be helping him cope with the various symptoms. help at http://p071.ezboard.com/btourettessyndrome and http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=267 .
From: Linda on 17 Jan 2008 20:55 On Jan 16, 7:04 pm, "Sandy L" <hlm...(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > <portgir...(a)yahoo.ca> wrote in message > > news:9992c336-cf57-41e4-a11f-9f97161ae227(a)q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > > >I have a step son who is 12 yrs old and was diagnosed with TS and > > depression, anxiety and OCD in the last two years. His mother has > > been the one who has taken charge of all his drs appts and such but is > > at wits end and knows not what to do. Nothing so far has seemed to > > help. Just tonight he came over for a visit and found out that they > > are switching his meds to Biphentin which is for ADHD, which he has > > not been fully diagnosed with. I, being new to this don't even know > > where to start. Can someone please guide me and give me some ideas of > > where to go? Caring step mom First, you need to know is that the overwhelming majority of individuals who obtain licenses as mental health professionals are extraordinarily SICK individuals. Second, you need to know that nurturing their pathology and protecting themselves from being committed or incarcerated, power, pleasure, and profit, at others expense is what inspires extraordinarily SICK individuals to obtain licenses as mental health professionals. Third, you need to know, according to the World Health Organization, "29% of people experience some form of anxiety disorder, closely followed by impulse-control disorders (25 percent) and mood disorders (20 percent)."; therefore, the overwhelming majority of individuals who experience anxiety, depressed tics, OCD, and/or problems with impulse control such as tics and OCD are normal. Fourth, you need to know nearly 50% of all people whom psychiatrists diagnose and treat for anxiety, depression, OCD, tics, ADHD, do NOT have symptoms which meet the criteria the DSM sets forth for diagnosing mental conditions they were dx'd with---ergo there exists a 50-50 chance your step son doesnt' even have symptoms which meet the criteria set forth for diagnosing the condtions he's been diagnosed and treated for. Fifth, if your step son happens to be amongst the 50% who do manifest symptoms which meet the criteria set forth for diagnosing the conditions he's been diagnosed with, these conditions are transient conditions for 50-75% of all children dx'd with TS and comorbidities, which can, do, and will remit upon maturation into adulthood. What will never remit is any and all the drug induced permanent damage to his brain and vital organs---that can land him in prison, debiliated for life, and/or dead via suicide. As a result of all the above, I urge parents to A) Make an effort to locate and consult an expert renowned for their INTEGRITY B) Proceed with extreme caution wrt drug therapy to ensure the benefits derived actually outweigh the hefty price exacted on the mind and body of psychotropic drug users. Human Nature is such that we make decisions on the false belief that the status quo will remain as it is... This is a huge mistake....where symptoms of the tics plus comorbidities are concerned because it's only the two to three years right before puberty...such symptoms can manifest with a vengence, then, poof, a year later, they began to gradually recede to almost nothing. Even if your stepson is amongst the 25% of people whose tics plus don't remit, they will change...because, the everchanging nature of the symptoms is a feature of the dx. So... All caregivers of children with Tics plus can safely assume "This Too Shall Pass" when it comes to what's going down with a 12.5 yo who tics. In summary, there's lots of hope where the prognosis of your stepson is concerned, IF, his caregivers don't misguidely let him get royally screwed over by one of the multitude of greedy, pleasure seeking, power lusting, mental health professionals lying in wait to prey upon his current misfortunate. Best, Linda Quoted material from "Psychiatry by Prescription Do psychotropic drugs blur the boundaries between illness and health? " by Ashley Pettus http://harvardmagazine.com/2006/07/psychiatry-by-prescripti.html
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