Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group
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Hi,
I am new to the forum.
I've been picking and pulling since I was a child. The periods of picking and obsession go up and down but recently since I got sober from drinking about a year ago, I started picking madly again, Usually at my chin hairs or even hairs on my fingers and hands..very strange.
It has become so debilitating and makes my anxiety even worse. I've been on and off several meds throughout the years but never got on anything for OCD except maybe Prozac.
Has anyone here tried any meds for their pulling and can give me advice on what would work? I'm going to see a psychiatrist next month and want to be aware of what may work the best for me. I did not want to get on medicine- I've been taking supplements and recently tried higher doses of NAC( as studies suggested) but since I started it a week ago I am still pulling everyday, a lot of the day
If I have to get on meds I just want to see what people say has worked for them in this condition.
Thanks
I am new to the forum.
I've been picking and pulling since I was a child. The periods of picking and obsession go up and down but recently since I got sober from drinking about a year ago, I started picking madly again, Usually at my chin hairs or even hairs on my fingers and hands..very strange.
It has become so debilitating and makes my anxiety even worse. I've been on and off several meds throughout the years but never got on anything for OCD except maybe Prozac.
Has anyone here tried any meds for their pulling and can give me advice on what would work? I'm going to see a psychiatrist next month and want to be aware of what may work the best for me. I did not want to get on medicine- I've been taking supplements and recently tried higher doses of NAC( as studies suggested) but since I started it a week ago I am still pulling everyday, a lot of the day
If I have to get on meds I just want to see what people say has worked for them in this condition.
Thanks
I started taking Celexa for depression and it helped curb my pulling for three months straight. Although it didn't work long-term, it was a great three months! I've also had success with Inositol but I get very tired when I take it long-term, which isn't too bad of a side effect considering.
Unfortunately, there isn't any drug specifically for trich so if you have OCD (or tendencies) I would speak with your doctor about addressing that. A potential side-effect is that it may also help with the hair pulling. For me, my main issue was depression, which, when I treated that, the pulling became easier to deal with. HTH.