Re: medicine increase and OCD symptoms increase

October 28, 2008

Yes , my 13 year old son is on 150mg of zoloft & everytime we

increase he has way more anxiety. He has been on it 10 weeks & 2days.

We are just starting to see a small improvement.So I do think the

symptons do increase when the meds are upped. What are your sons ocd

symptoms?

>

> My 13 year old son has been on 50mg of zoloft with a little change

for

> the better. He has been taking 100 mg for 2 days now and his OCD

> symptoms seem to be worse now than before. Has anyone else had the

> symptom's increase with the medicine increase?

> Thanks,

> Tracey

>

October 28, 2008

and , OCD increasing with the med is common, should

subside. One OCD expert doctor has said that it can be a sign that

the medication will work if the OCD increases at first; believe

that's been his observation over the years.

Don't want to " quote " anyone since I've been around OCD for several

years now and my memory as to " who " might be wrong. But I know when

I first tried on inositol powder YEARS ago, his OCD worsened,

I thought, that first couple weeks or so -- though we were still in

the beginning months which were bad anyway -- and I just held on to

that thought of what the doctor had said. And the inositol powder

did help, giving it that 12-16 week trial period. (and sadly didn't

help when we tried it again in the last year and at higher dose too)

Hoping that it's a good sign for your kids!

> >

> > My 13 year old son has been on 50mg of zoloft with a little

change

> for

> > the better. He has been taking 100 mg for 2 days now and his OCD

> > symptoms seem to be worse now than before. Has anyone else had

the

> > symptom's increase with the medicine increase?

> > Thanks,

> > Tracey

> >

October 29, 2008

My 8 year old daughter has been on Zoloft for 16 weeks now, starting at 12.5mg

and titrating up to 62.5 mg. Her symptoms are definitely worse and she has added

many new compulsions. We debated discontinuing the med but were holding out

wondering if the med just wasn't at a high enough dose for a long enough time.

She's been pretty uninhibited lately which is out of character for her. Based on

all this, I just got off the phone with her neuro and we're going to decrease

the med starting tomorrow...50mg for 2 weeks, 25 mg. for 2 weeks and then I'll

see them in the office to discuss the plan going forward. I hope this wean goes

well and we don't see even worse symptoms! With that said, I have read that some

believe an initial worsening of symptoms with med increases speaks well for the

future success of that particular med. Meds are like playing roulette! Best of

luck to you with these difficult decisions!! in NY

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To:

Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:02:31 PM

Subject: medicine increase and OCD symptoms increase

My 13 year old son has been on 50mg of zoloft with a little change for

the better. He has been taking 100 mg for 2 days now and his OCD

symptoms seem to be worse now than before. Has anyone else had the

symptom's increase with the medicine increase?

Thanks,

Tracey

October 29, 2008

Thanks to everyone for the replies on this.

I think we are going to keep him on the 100mg until Monday and then

call the doctor to see

what he thinks if things are still not better by then.

We also are still trying to find a therapist in our area who treats

OCD in a 13 year old and

who has hours after school and takes insurance.

Tracey

> My 8 year old daughter has been on Zoloft for 16 weeks now, starting

> at 12.5mg and titrating up to 62.5 mg. Her symptoms are definitely

> worse and she has added many new compulsions. We debated

> discontinuing the med but were holding out wondering if the med

> just wasn't at a high enough dose for a long enough time. She's been

> pretty uninhibited lately which is out of character for her. Based

> on all this, I just got off the phone with her neuro and we're going

> to decrease the med starting tomorrow...50mg for 2 weeks, 25 mg. for

> 2 weeks and then I'll see them in the office to discuss the plan

> going forward. I hope this wean goes well and we don't see even

> worse symptoms! With that said, I have read that some believe an

> initial worsening of symptoms with med increases speaks well for the

> future success of that particular med. Meds are like playing

> roulette! Best of luck to you with these difficult decisions!!

> in NY

>

> ________________________________

>

> To:

> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:02:31 PM

> Subject: medicine increase and OCD symptoms increase

>

> My 13 year old son has been on 50mg of zoloft with a little change for

> the better. He has been taking 100 mg for 2 days now and his OCD

> symptoms seem to be worse now than before. Has anyone else had the

> symptom's increase with the medicine increase?

> Thanks,

> Tracey

>

October 30, 2008

, this is my 14-year old DD's 7 weeks on Zoloft, end of second week on

100mg. With each increase, I have seen her symptoms increase, and then subside

by the second week. Last night she didn't ask me ONE SINGLE REASSURANCE

question! That has not happened since the end of August. So far (knock on

wood), I have seen no side effects other than her initial weight loss. This

time, instead of titrating up, I'm going to keep her on the 100 for 3 weeks and

see what happens.

The biggest thing she's still hanging on to is fear of tires. She fears the

germs because tires run over dead animals, so she gets in and out of our cars

veeeerrrrry slowly to make sure she or her coat or her backpack doesn't touch

the tire. I tried to do some exposure with her the other night, which backfired

on me bigtime, so I'm letting her do it at her own pace. She knows she needs

to, but doesn't want me " pushing " it on her.

The one thing I've noticed with the Zoloft, is that she seems much more in tune

with other people's feelings. Before, though she didn't have OCD, she just

didn't " get " why someone might be sad or hurt or angry, etc. Now, she seems

much more able to " empathize " . Anyone else had this happen?

Debbie

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October 30, 2008

Terrific news!!? I have OCD, and I have always had an issue with tires too.? I

haven't thought of it, until I just read your post.? When my twins were tots,

that was the one thing I would ask them not to touch when they were around the

car: the tires.? I would give the excuse that tires are dirty.? I am on

medication and don't have any compulsions regarding tires, but I do try to avoid

touching them when I carry my groceries in and out of the car.? My OCD fear is

regarding rabies and the tires going over roadkill, so I understand.? I imagine

with medication, her issue with tires will decrease.

Re: medicine increase and OCD symptoms increase

, this is my 14-year old DD's 7 weeks on Zoloft, end of second week on

100mg. With each increase, I have seen her symptoms increase, and then subside

by the second week. Last night she didn't ask me ONE SINGLE REASSURANCE

question! That has not happened since the end of August. So far (knock on

wood), I have seen no side effects other than her initial weight loss. This

time, instead of titrating up, I'm going to keep her on the 100 for 3 weeks and

see what happens.

The biggest thing she's still hanging on to is fear of tires. She fears the

germs because tires run over dead animals, so she gets in and out of our cars

veeeerrrrry slowly to make sure she or her coat or her backpack doesn't touch

the tire. I tried to do some exposure with her the other night, which backfired

on me bigtime, so I'm letting her do it at her own pace. She knows she needs

to, but doesn't want me " pushing " it on her.

The one thing I've noticed with the Zoloft, is that she seems much more in tune

with other people's feelings. Before, though she didn't have OCD, she just

didn't " get " why someone might be sad or hurt or angry, etc. Now, she seems

much more able to " empathize " . Anyone else had this happen?

Debbie

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October 30, 2008

That is great, Debbie, that she didn't ask for one single reassurance.

Progress! Yay!

I've not heard of that happening with meds (more empathetic), but you

just never know. Everyone is so individual. I was wondering if it

might possibly even be that the OCD has quieted down enough that she

can focus on others around her, instead of constantly dealing with the

OCD. It's hard to know, but for whatever reason, that is a nice

thing. )

BJ

>

> , this is my 14-year old DD's 7 weeks on Zoloft, end of second

week on 100mg. With each increase, I have seen her symptoms increase,

and then subside by the second week. Last night she didn't ask me ONE

SINGLE REASSURANCE question! That has not happened since the end of

August. So far (knock on wood), I have seen no side effects other

than her initial weight loss. This time, instead of titrating up, I'm

going to keep her on the 100 for 3 weeks and see what happens.

> The biggest thing she's still hanging on to is fear of tires. She

fears the germs because tires run over dead animals, so she gets in

and out of our cars veeeerrrrry slowly to make sure she or her coat or

her backpack doesn't touch the tire. I tried to do some exposure with

her the other night, which backfired on me bigtime, so I'm letting her

do it at her own pace. She knows she needs to, but doesn't want me

" pushing " it on her.

> The one thing I've noticed with the Zoloft, is that she seems much

more in tune with other people's feelings. Before, though she didn't

have OCD, she just didn't " get " why someone might be sad or hurt or

angry, etc. Now, she seems much more able to " empathize " . Anyone

else had this happen?

> Debbie

>

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October 30, 2008

Absolutely!!! My daughter is super sensitive to med increases; we have to use

the liquid

zoloft and go up super slowly until we get to a therapeutic dose!! Talk to your

doctor ---If

we go up in 25 increments, she becomes manic and it is so sad to see this...5-10

mg.

increases works for her! Good luck!

in RI

>

> My 13 year old son has been on 50mg of zoloft with a little change for

> the better. He has been taking 100 mg for 2 days now and his OCD

> symptoms seem to be worse now than before. Has anyone else had the

> symptom's increase with the medicine increase?

> Thanks,

> Tracey

>

October 30, 2008

Debbie, I'm so glad to hear your dd's doing better! Hopefully the symptoms will

continue to subside. Yours is a perfect example of what some of us here have

heard re: symptoms initially increasing then leveling out. Unfortunately, my

daughter's symptoms not only increased but she also acquired many, many new

obsessions/compulsions that she wasn't contending with pre-Zoloft.. As I shared

with the neuro last night, I actually would like the girl who couldn't get

dressed back and trade in the tapping, checking, even # loving, multiple times

across every threshold, parking lot line and curb , do everything four times

girl that we now know and (still) love! Best of luck with the exposures and no,

I didn't notice increased empathy with my daughter.. Just much more uninhibited!

Kinda funny at times but def of concern! in NY

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Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:01:33 AM

Subject: Re: medicine increase and OCD symptoms increase

, this is my 14-year old DD's 7 weeks on Zoloft, end of second week on

100mg. With each increase, I have seen her symptoms increase, and then subside

by the second week. Last night she didn't ask me ONE SINGLE REASSURANCE

question! That has not happened since the end of August. So far (knock on wood),

I have seen no side effects other than her initial weight loss. This time,

instead of titrating up, I'm going to keep her on the 100 for 3 weeks and see

what happens.

The biggest thing she's still hanging on to is fear of tires. She fears the

germs because tires run over dead animals, so she gets in and out of our cars

veeeerrrrry slowly to make sure she or her coat or her backpack doesn't touch

the tire. I tried to do some exposure with her the other night, which backfired

on me bigtime, so I'm letting her do it at her own pace. She knows she needs to,

but doesn't want me " pushing " it on her.

The one thing I've noticed with the Zoloft, is that she seems much more in tune

with other people's feelings. Before, though she didn't have OCD, she just

didn't " get " why someone might be sad or hurt or angry, etc. Now, she seems much

more able to " empathize " . Anyone else had this happen?

Debbie

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October 30, 2008

Personally, when I was very sick with OCD, I was so wrapped up in my fears that

I might have seemed self-centered to those who don't understand. Â When I was

horribly depressed as an adult, I used to have to force myself to remember to

ask people about what was going on in their lives because I knew that was

important for our relationship, but my inclination was just to want to cry about

what was bothering me and talk about my fears and my feelings of despair.

Â Medication takes away my depression and much of my OCD, so I am able to have a

free enough mind to be able to have more time to consider how others are feeling

and talk about what is important to them.