What is trichotillomania?
Trichotillomania is a disorder characterized by noticeable hair-loss due to a recurrent failure to resist impulses to pull out hairs.
How do members experience trichotillomania?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with trichotillomania*
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Stress
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for trichotillomania*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
45
Tried for
trichotillomania
(1)
*Data from patients with trichotillomania, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with trichotillomania*
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Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
trichotillomania
(1)
*Data from patients with trichotillomania, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has trichotillomania on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 34 | |
| 30s | 80 | |
| 40s | 48 | |
| 50s | 44 | |
| 60s | 20 | |
| 70+ | 7 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 20 | |
| Female | 209 |
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