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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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  • Hi - if you do a search on the posts you'll find a discussion about skin picking.  It's v difficult to stop altho sometimes finding something else to "pick" might help some individuals.  Also if there are any issues with the skin itself such as hard skin, fatty lumps, skin tags etc then these shd be dealt with as they cd make a person more prone to pick at them.  I've read it's linked to anxiety + like all habits can be difficult to break.  I can't remember everything that was in the posts I've mentioned above but they'll be worth a look.  I hope other posters come soon with helpful suggestions.

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  • Hi - if you do a search on the posts you'll find a discussion about skin picking.  It's v difficult to stop altho sometimes finding something else to "pick" might help some individuals.  Also if there are any issues with the skin itself such as hard skin, fatty lumps, skin tags etc then these shd be dealt with as they cd make a person more prone to pick at them.  I've read it's linked to anxiety + like all habits can be difficult to break.  I can't remember everything that was in the posts I've mentioned above but they'll be worth a look.  I hope other posters come soon with helpful suggestions.

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