Ls_Mum

Thanks Everyone for your advice. We have asked about cbt but the best answer we get is that they will put her into a program for kids who worry....possibly if they get space in April or May.....she does not have anxiety except around separation during an exacerbation though. She shows the ocd behaviour during these times as well and it tapers off quite a lot during other times so I am hesiatant to put her on the ssri for the residual behaviours. S Does you child have OCD all the time now after PANDAS surfaced? Have you tried things like CBT and ERP therapies? Often they do not work during an exacerbation, but ERP has helped with residual OCD with my son's third exacerbation.

Hi, Sorry I am new to this My L has been diagnosed with Pandas and has been on prophylactic antibiotics for 8 months. Today they want to put her on ssri's. Has anyone had success with these? To me that is treating a symptom (ocd type behaviours) that are not always present....only after a strep exposure...and not the cause of the problem. I have been trying unsuccessfully to get ivig treatment but doesn't seem to be an option where we live. I am worried about the side effects of these drugs and the effects on her if her ocd is not "typical" ocd? thx