body piercing ... what could this be?

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Hello all,

I am trying to figure out if this is a reaction to stress that my dd

has or just normal teen stuff or something else! My 15 yo dd has

been on Zoloft for anxiety/panic disorder for 1 1/2 years. At the

beginning of December her p-doc raised her dose from 75mg to 100 mg

(at her request) because she was experiencing more stress and

anxiety. During finals (mid december, a few days after the dosage

raise) my dd pierced her own lip one night. She has previously

pierced both ears (3rd hole, she already had two in each lobe) and

the cartilage, which we had told her she could not have done. So she

just does it herself!! My question, I guess, is this ... could there

be any side effect of Zoloft which makes someone prone to this (self

piercing) ... and also, not fearing consequences ... it seems pretty

impulsive. I can't believe she can do this herself and not worry

about the pain. Considering she is obviously worried about other

things! This has been a stressful semester for her ... first one of

High School, plus she is in a sport that she loves but which has alot

of practice involved.

She has had previous episodes of skin picking and scratching when she

was very anxious, so one of my questions would also be, is this just

normal teen stuff or some reaction to dosage raise or a form of skin

picking??

I know this is alot of info but any input would be appreciated!

Thanks so much,

Texas mom