trichotillomania and eyelash plucking

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Registered: 11-28-2006
trichotillomania and eyelash plucking
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Fri, 02-22-2008 - 12:38pm

Well the day before yesterday I found out that both the boys have been pulling out their eyelashes.

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Fri, 02-22-2008 - 7:40pm

Hey Laine..


Joshua used to pull his hair big time to the point of creating bald spots on his scalp. One on the side of his head and the other in the back. He had started it last Jan. I think because of the stress that month provides him. ELA testing always occurs in Jan. His birthday, a new year after holiday break etc. It was bad.

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Registered: 11-28-2006
Fri, 02-22-2008 - 8:30pm

Hi Rina,


I was hoping you would respond :).

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Registered: 11-28-2006
Fri, 02-22-2008 - 8:31pm
Hey btw, thanks for the idea of the figit ball.
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Registered: 04-07-2003
Fri, 02-22-2008 - 9:01pm

Hey Laine..


No Josh does not have TS but I have what i feel is undx TS since I do have alot of twitches and stuff of my own I don't do the cursing or anything but I twitch ans shrug and jerk. I am not on any meds since I have kind of figured out what my triggers are. And I don't curse.


Josh does have a clubfoot and some other birth defects. It is possible this more more of a stress related thing and the Focalin just enhanced it. You would have to talk to a doctor to know if the meds might be involved.


As far as the ball.. go to the toy store or a novelity toy store they may have something to use.


Good lUck


Rina

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Registered: 11-28-2006
Fri, 02-22-2008 - 9:41pm

Hi Rina,


Well the more I read the more I see that it's an anxiety reducing behavior but it's not a concious thing like OCD.

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Registered: 01-19-2005
Sat, 02-23-2008 - 9:30am

Hi Lainie,


My son is not on any medications, at least not yet, but his has lots of OCDish, tic, and mood things going on (you remember my prev post about "voices in his head.")

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Registered: 12-22-2003
Sun, 02-24-2008 - 1:36am

Hey Lainie- sorry I'm late chiming in here, but yeah- we deal with this too.

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Registered: 11-28-2006
Sun, 02-24-2008 - 4:32am

Thanks Amy for your opinion in this...

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Registered: 04-08-2008
Mon, 02-25-2008 - 2:02pm

My daughter has trich.