I've been taking NAC for about 3 months now and my urges have lessened. I am not sure whether it is because of the NAC or this support group. :) Good luck with it! Let me know how it goes. For me, even though NAC may be helping but I still have to be very aware of my hands all the time.

My daughter has trich and after finding info on NAC, I've recently ordered it. As long as you take the Vit. C with it...I figure what can it hurt. Still waiting for it to arrive.

Would love to know how others have done with it and would be happy to post my daughters possible progress as well.

What is NAC?

NAC (N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine)

This topic is what lead me to this group. In past posts, there seems to be some success with this supplement.

Here's a link to an "older" NAC discussion that has alot of info. It's from this DS group site.

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Trichotillomania_Hair_Pulling/forum/7508481-nacetylcysteine/page-7

Hey I just took my first NAC pill today. I read the case study on it and it sounds promising. It just sucks that nothing is really proven to work. One thing I do know, is that coming here and Trich World have helped keep me determined more than ever to just resist my urges.

For NAC, check out a website called Puritan's Pride, it's way cheaper than a store like GNC. My daughter couldn't tolerate the high number of rather stinky pills, but the studies do look promising. I think that a natural substance such as NAC or Inositol is a better first line than drugs, but I'm also letting everyone know that Clomipramine can help, and also someone on here wrote a while back that Zyprexa can also help. Good luck!

I started taking NAC Sustain by Jarrow ,along with inositol,about 4-5 months ago. After 9 days no more pulling ,it was like magic. All my bald spots are gone now. It is hard to tell if it was the inositol or the NAC but I don't care I will keep taking them forever. They are cheap enough. Some days are worse than others (period time,sugar consumption) it hasn't been a complete cure but I can control my hands now. If I find myself feeling around for a hair I am aware of it and can put my hand down. Before I had just ripped it out before I knew what I was doing. And to the poster whose daughter couldn't take NAC because of the smell you should try a different brand , not all are stinky. Jarrow doesn't stink at all .

Thanks, where do you buy Jarrow?

you can get it at Whole Foods but I buy it from Vita Cost online for much cheaper...I like the extended release

What is the recommended dosage of NAC and inositol?

This is what I take 3 times a day: 2 600mg NAC
2 500mg inositol
2 1000 mg vit C
Then at bedtime I take 200 mg of 5-HTP

Hi All,
My daughter is 16 and has been on NAC and inositol. We tried different ways to take all of them(in the a.m./p.m, 1/2 in morning/p.m) She was on other meds that had weight gain. She didn't feel they were doing anything. I didn't want to give up on the NAC (2nd time) but at 16 I had to let her have her say. I am very interested in the special NAC/inositol combo. I have directed her to this site (AGAIN) in hopes she has someone to share her feelings with. I became a member 3 years ago. It's a tough cross to bear and I am sending out a great big hug for all you brave sufferers!! Maybe this coming year she will be mature enough to step out and trust someone here. Thanks.