Hi! I have a friend who is a mother of 2 & had been physically abused by her mum since she was a baby. This friend has been pulling her hair (literally) from her head, brows, lashes & has anger outbursts, is suspicious, fears her husband will leave her etc. She was prescribed Citanew 10mg, Tryptinol 25mg for a week & then 50 mg after that & Tab Dosik 1.5mg. She says that she is not functional now & is always sleepy. Is there something that can be done for her without the meds or should there be other help along with the meds?
Hi there, thanks for asking. Pulling hair from the head and eyebrow is called trichotillomania, and it is often accompanied by anger bursts as you mentioned. Cit anew and Disk are good medications for such a condition which are commonly prescribed by doctors. I am sure that her doctor has prescribed Krypton for a special reason. In most of the time it can cause sleepiness during the day, since it remains in the body for long hours. She can talk about this issue with her doctor and she may decrease or discontinue Krypton to see if her sleepiness is improved. Her condition may become quite satisfactory after several weeks with just Cit anew and Disk. The response time for trichotillomania (pulling hair) and its related symptoms is longer than depression and is almost like the time needed for obsessive compulsive disorder (about eight weeks). I wish the best health for her.