there are no specific medications just for trichotillomania just the comprehensive pscyhiatric managment of the ocd. this may include a combination of various different medications along with behavioral therapy. put simply the answer is: no -- and yes. there is no "specific" fda-approved medication for hair-pulling/trichotillomaniac; yet commonly medications include those given for ocd (obsessive-compulsive disorder) and autism spectrum disorders such as: ssri's (incl. zoloft paxil lexapro prozac celexa ); anticonvulsant mood stabilizers (depakote/valproic acid tegretol topamax lamictal); lithium; the so-called "atypical" or "newer-generation" antipsychotics: risperdal invega zyprexa seroquel geodon ability in practice a psychiatrist pediatrician or other qualified licensed physician (e. g. psychiatric nurse practitioner g. p. p. a. internist pediatrician) would perform an assessment to see what other issues are going on and decide from there (e. g. other conditions mental state age of patient (child vs. teen vs. adult) setting (institution jail hospital (short term) previous statement physical and mental condition(s)/ previous conditions/ history of treatment. ______________________________________________
are there any medications to take to prevent hair pulling/trichotillomania? . trichotillomania . hair pulling . ocd . medication