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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS has struggled with Trichotillomania. I’m no expert but I believe skin picking can be adjacent to this. We’ve tried a lot of things, including a watch that buzzes every time he makes that repetitive movements. It didn’t work FWIW.

Because we were weren’t getting help from any professionals (there was shoulder shrugging), I went down the supplement route. Supplements are not my style at all but we were desperate. We found something that did work with research behind it and I know there are other options we didn’t try, also with research. I’m not going to recommend them here because I didn’t look up skin picking specifically. Try the special needs forum. There isn’t a ton of stuff out there on this but there is definitely some.[/quote]
Yes we’ve mainly gotten shoulder shrugging and “stop picking at your skin” from the dermatologist. Is it NAC? I actually bought some to try but she didn’t consistently take it. Did the supplements work for your child? [/quote]

Yes, it was NAC. He did take it consistently and I found that the brand was important. The cheaper bottle from Amazon did nothing but the more expensive one from a compound pharmacy did help.[/quote]

DP… can you please share name of pharmacy for nac? I am a trich sufferer and it is related to skin picking. No amount of “wanting to stop” is enough on its own. Nobody wants to ruin their skin, it’s a compulsion. I hope OP tries therapy and supplements.[/quote]

I’m the PP and we’re no longer in the DMV so it’s not a local pharmacy. But I would suggest talking to the pharmacist at a compound pharmacy, particularly one that’s independently owned because they might have more control over their stock.

I know there were posters in the Special Needs forum that had suggestions too at some point in time. There were other options that helped people.

This is very difficult to control. We tried fidgets, hats, gloves, chew necklaces (yep), the wristband, and he’s on guanfacine.[/quote]

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