Minutus

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, Joy Lucas wrote:
Belladonna is indeed the most indicated remedy.
I'd just like to add that Lilium Tigrinum has the same symptom, so it
might be worth a look.

Kind regards,

A.

From Knerr-
Pulls hair in hydrocephalus - Digitalis
Hair constant attempt to tear - Bell, Tuberc, Lil.tig, Ign
Hair picked at continually - lach

I have used the rubric
Tendency to mutilate body ( Boericke)
Agar, Ars, Bell, Hyos, Stram for such modalities

Ars is good for desperate headaches with mutilation...

( Frenzy from headache - from intolerable pain - Ars)

I have used Ars for headache associated with pulling of hair ( not
necessarily relief from)

One interesting case I had was a case of young boy who used to hook
his thumbs to the corners of his mouth and yank them to get relief
from asthma which responded so very well to Ars.

Ars, Bell and Phos form one of the trios -

Pulling hair can also be visualized as applying a counter-irritant to
the scalp - so medicines under Rubbing wrote:
pull the

Thanks to everyone that replied it helped a great deal and was very
interesting. I saw the pt again today and learnt some more aspects of the
headache she had previously not remembered / noticed and it looks like Ars
alb has a good possibility and more Tubercular symptoms from history
remembered so she is going to try Ars for next headache. Also feel there is
a hormonal influence as they had started and worsened since menopause and
coming off HRT. Will update after she gets to try Rx. Thanks again everyone
Regards Pauline

Hi Pauline,

As it is a compulsive disorder, Ars.alb. seems a good bet! If you want to know more
about this condition, there is info at this url:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania

regards, Barbara

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Pauline Ashford" wrote:

I had a woman px who was a confirmed hair puller. Almost completely bald.
She wore wigs and baseball caps to hide the condition. She suffered severe
birth trauma and had been indulging in the practice of stress relief by pulling
hair for over 62 years. Two doses of Arn 200c a month apart and the
condition cured.
Dr. Carol Bernat
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That is an excellent prescription

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, CLBernat@... wrote:
completely bald.
severe
relief by pulling

I have used Ars and Tarentula successfully for Trichotillomania- Ars
I followed up with Phos and Tuberculinum over a period of more than a
year.
The Ars case had hair pulling as part of a general anti-social
personality disorder but Ars stopped hair pulling and then the other
symptoms were addressed by Phos / Tuberculinum
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In a message dated 6/22/06 9:32:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
hahnemannian2002@yahoo.com writes:

I realize the following isn't homeopathy, but will give some insight to
Nifty article! Thank you.
Dr. Carol Bernat
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Today I had a woman who pulls out her pubic hair. The other signifigant
symptom was the severe vertigo she gets when she becomes anxious ..."like being
drunk when I walk" . I just found Boericke's description of Arnica: Head- '
chronic vertigo, objects whirl about especially when walking'.
Tremendous thanks.
Bonnie
I had a woman px who was a confirmed hair puller. Almost
completely bald.
severe
relief by pulling
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Hello everyone -

I just want to point out that it is important to ask hair-pullers an
additional question (in case they don't clarify it themselves): when
they pull their hair - be it on the head or pubic - do they do it to
"feel the texture" of the hair (and then it falls out - or not - as a
result of the handling and tugging), or they just pull it out of the
scalp? (And, related to that, do they "feel" a single strand at a time
- or do they pull out various hairs at the same time?)
In both cases they find "relief" - but the underlying reasons might be
VERY different. (Not that it makes the diagnosis much easier.

All the best,

A.