Brief Answer:
Hair pulling or Trichotillomania can be treated with medicines

Detailed Answer:
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Hair Pulling is a compulsive disorder and is called as Trichotillomania. The disorder belongs to impulse control disorder and underlying anxiety in individual causes compulsive hair pulling.

Commonly in management of this disorder first of all consultation of dermatologist is advised. Dermatologist helps rule out any dermatological cause behind the symptoms. In most cases dermatologist opinion finds nothing. Once dermatologist opinion is sought then Psychiatrist opinion is advised. In treatment of Trichotillomania anti anxiety drugs are given. Most common drug used is Fluoxetine. Fluoxetine helps to reduce abnormal undesired behaviour and improves symptoms of compulsive hair pulling.

In most cases with such symptoms underlying unconscious anxiety is the reason behind compulsive hair pulling. Treatment of underlying symptoms results in correction of symptoms.

Apart from medicines Behaviour Therapy and relaxation exercises have equal efficacy when compared to medicines.

Visit a psychiatrist for treatment and prescription of drugs. The disorder can be controlled with medicines easily.

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