ADHD and Obcessive Compulsive Disorders

Any Ideas on how to deal with an 11 year old with ADHD and Obcessive Compulsive Disorders and also suffers depression? I have had her on several meds and so far only stratera (Strattera) helps and she is enrolled in special classes and programs to help her both in and out of school and she still can be a hand ful at times. She did have bad lead poisoning when she was a baby and had to have a special diet and medical care and almost had to be hospitalized. I have had Doctors tell me it could be all linked with the Lead Poisoning, ADHD and Obcessive disorders and the depression.

I tried a routine that is strict and followed it to a tee, I also tried different approaches while handling her outbreaks. some times there are a lot of outbreaks of screaming, crying, yelling and so on and even throwing things.  I do always let her know I am not afraid of her and that I do love her and it is my job to make sure she is safe and everyone else is safe.

Any other ideas? Or could this be a neuro problem or brain damage from the lead and she can't explain what is going on and only acts out because of this?  She is now 11 and was diagnosed with high lead blood levels at 6 months and the others when she was about 5.

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I have an 11 yr. old son who was diagnosed with ADHD years ago compulsive disorder and anxiety 1 1/2 yrs. ago Then last May I took him in for attention span, staring off thinking he was just needing diiferent meds because we had to change him alot.
He was doing the same and still does some. Freaks out and in one min. He'll say he is sorry then it will happen all over again.  Since we started to our new neurologist and our meds he is alot better .  May o7 we did an EEG and found out he has Epilepsy of the Frontal Lobe Focal seizures which have to do with behavior.
My old Neurologist did not put him on meds because he was not showing seizure activity other than the EEG. Come to find out the behavior we have been seeing came from uncontrolled Epilepsy.   Also A month ago we  they found a 4in liesion on the brain which has to do with the Epilepsy . He had never had an EEG or an MRI of brain before.
Now we are on meds.
I am not saying this is her problem. I am saying that sometimes what you see goes alot deeper than Dr.'s look sometimes.
Maybe with the Lead poisening may they need to do a up to date MRI with contrast. Lead can cause brain damage. I was told on my other son when they checked him for lead that if positive they would do tests ever so often. I am surprised it has been so long on your daughter.
You should see a neurologist and have some test. Also they had me take my son to a therapist.
For years I just thought it was ADHD,Tourettes, Caused be adhd meds, OCD and Anxiety. Now we found different cause.
Best of luck  
Hang in there.
You are doing right just let her know even though sometimes she does  things no one understands that you still Love her. Unconditionally. I know sometimes that is easier said than done.