 [ Symptoms ] how do i stop picking my hair out and what kind of medication could i use to grow my hair back  i can not wear my hair down at all and it is always wore in a bun on the left side of my head this condition has made me very depressed and sometimes i am so depressed that i can not give my children and husband the attention that they deserve i was not stressed out at all the new appearance that i had was the only thing that stressed me out because i have to deal with fixing my hair and i always have a ton of hair spray in my hair i still pick my hair out and i dont know what to do [ Disease ] depression and anxiety treatment should be given for long duration for best results even with medicine your symptoms are persistent so this is not the time to stop the medicines but the prescription should be evaluated do not think of reducing the doses by own and talk to your doctor before making any change in the prescription cognitive therapy with a good psychologist can help you to come out of depression the therapy runs in sessions and a proper therapeutic relationship is made between the patient and psychologist this can reduce the need to drugs supplements containing omega fatty acids vitamin b12 etc can be used in diet and will naturally potentiate the actions of antidepressants for further information consult a psychiatrist online   > <link>