A question about when to increase meds

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Any suggestions out there as to how you knew when it was time to

increase your child's meds? Ben is on 37.5 mg of Zoloft and has been

for a month now. The past three or four days his reassurance

questions have increased and his strength/resolve to fight the OCD

has diminished quite a bit. He will play for quite a while without

being bothered and then have a continuous bout for 1/2 hour or so and

then have another break and so on through out the day. He was having

a hard time settling down for bed because of the Zoloft making him a

bit jumpy, but the past three nights, he has fallen asleep a little

earlier, but now he seems to stay awake because of " fears " plaguing

him. And he just seems resigned to the fears, in a bit of a daze when

he begins " the questions " .

I know it's a low dose, and I'm figuring he needs to go up, but I

also want to be sure I'm not jumping because he's having a tough few

days and may be in a slump.......

Terry