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Help with Dermatillomania (compulsive picking of skin)

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My wonderful 16 year old autistic son suffers with Dermatillomania.  He picks at the skin on his hands, feet, chest, legs, arms and around his fingernails until they bleed.  He is on Fluoxetine for anxiety which has helped a lot but he still picks, makes himself bleed and in turn is leaving scars.  I have read about the benefits of Vitamin B Inositol and was wondering if anyone has tried this or has any other offers of help.  

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  • Fluoxetine seems a strange choice - it is normally only for depression and I have heard that it makes anxiety worse. Obviously I'm not a dr though! But my psychiatrist has told me that I think.

    I am really sorry to hear that he is struggling with this. Does he get any help psychologically? Does he pick through anxiety solely, or is there a 'deliberate' self harm element to it? CBT might help???

    Never heard of the vitamin thing, sorry.

    Sorry if this is not much help. I hope your son can find an alternative coping strategy which is less harmful.

    Warm wishes :)

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  • Fluoxetine seems a strange choice - it is normally only for depression and I have heard that it makes anxiety worse. Obviously I'm not a dr though! But my psychiatrist has told me that I think.

    I am really sorry to hear that he is struggling with this. Does he get any help psychologically? Does he pick through anxiety solely, or is there a 'deliberate' self harm element to it? CBT might help???

    Never heard of the vitamin thing, sorry.

    Sorry if this is not much help. I hope your son can find an alternative coping strategy which is less harmful.

    Warm wishes :)

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