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Witnessing a traumatic event has resulted in OCD behaviours in my son.
I read one of your letters/emails from a woman whose nephew washes his hands a lot. My son does this as well. It started after he and my husband were in a fatal car crash. My husband, my son and … Continue reading
Posted in OCD
Tagged American Depression and Anxiety Association, Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada, family doctor, fatal car crash, Foa, Free from OCD, hand washing, Huebner, Lexapro, McGrath, medication, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, OCD Answer Book, pediatrician, Sisemore, Stop Obsessing, therapy, traumatic event, What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, Wilson
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My son suffers from very bad hives and the prescribed medication does not seem to work.
My one-year-old son woke up the other morning covered in hives. They were all over his belly and sides and a few on his back. By the afternoon they had spread to his entire torso area front and back and … Continue reading
Posted in Medication
Tagged allergic reaction, cleaning products, diet, doctor, hives, medication, outpatients, Prednisolone, prescription, referral, specialist, symptom
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I think my son has a germ phobia but no one else agrees with me.
I think my son has a germ phobia, but he, his mother, his brother, and his sisters don’t agree with me. My son washes his hands about 20 times a day, he showers for over an hour. This is just … Continue reading
Posted in Phobias
Tagged exposure, family doctor, germ phobia, hand washing, medication, mental health, psychological therapies, referral, response prevention, treatment
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Is there a way to medicate my teenager without him knowing about it?
My 15-year-old son refuses to take concerta 54 mg prescribed to him by his doctor. Is there a way to put it in his system without him knowing about it? No, I would not advise this at all. I would … Continue reading
Posted in Medication
Tagged concerta, doctor, medication, prescription, relationship, trust
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How can I help my daughter transition from children’s medication to pills?
My twelve-year-old daughter is getting too old to take children’s medication, but she finds it virtually impossible to swallow a pill. If she has a fever or prescription, we have a very difficult time getting her medication into her. How … Continue reading
Posted in Medication
Tagged criticism, encouragement, frustration, learning, medication, non medicated, pharmacist, pills, practice, prescription, schedule, skill, success chart
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Do I need to leave the country to get a proper diagnosis for my daughter?
Our twelve-year-old daughter has spent the last ten months in devastating pain after a soccer injury. We have tried everything and nothing is helping. Finally we have had a so-called diagnosis of Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. I am a Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Pain
Tagged Australian Pain Society, burning, Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, dignosis, discoloration, disease, doctor, injury, medication, nerve injury, pain, pain clinic, pain specialist, physiotherapy, pschology, severe, temperature changes, treatment
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My son’s migraines are keeping him from school.
My son has had generalized anxiety since age four, he is now twelve-years-old. A few months ago he began experiencing depersonalization and migraine headaches with auras. He started a prescription of Paxil (slow release) 12.5, five weeks ago. The anxiety … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety
Tagged anxiety, auras, depersonalization, education, generalized anxiety, headache, hospital, housebound, intervention, light sensitive, medication, mental health, migraine, pain, Paxil, psycosocial, school, social, specialist, treatment, triggers
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I know Christmas should be a happy time but it fills me with dread.
I know I should be looking forward to Christmas with my husband and children. My son (age 1) and daughter (age 4) are very excited about Christmas but I just think of Christmas with dread. I had a difficult childhood … Continue reading
Posted in Depression
Tagged alcohol, antidepressant, arguements, avoidance, Christmas, demands, depressant, depression, dread, drinking, eating, excitement, exercise, expectations, family, feud, grief, grievances, guilt, light therapy, loss, medication, memories, misery, mood, overindulge, peacemaker, perfect, realistic, reminisce, Seasonal Affective Disorder, self imposed, sleep, sleep deprived, slights, sunlight, trigger, unrealistic, weight gain, winter solstice
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