Hello, new here with a few questions

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I am very happy to have found this group, the information and support I have

found already is fantastic!

My ten year old son has OCD, which began as early as age 5. It has just become

a big problem in the past 2 years, and this year he has began hoarding food,

trash, and just about anything else in his bedroom closet. His anxiety at

school became so severe that I have had to take him out and he currently has a

home-bound teacher.

He has been seeing a therapist for 6 months and recently began taking Prozac

(less than 2 weeks).

My question is: Is it normal for the anxiety to become worse when beginning

this medication? He is only on 6mg and will be increasing dose to 10mg this

week. His compulsions/rituals and hoarding are much worse since beginning this

medication.

Also, his anxiety is always worse at night. Is this common?

He has also been diagnosed with depression.