Rapid effect of naltrexone in the treatment of trichotillomania

Abstract

Background: Trichotillomania is not a public disease. Objective: To scrutinize the function of naltrexone in the treatment of trichotillomania. Case report: In this report, we present a case of chronic trichotillomania with opioid induced depressive disorder in a 35 year old male. He was successfully treated by administering naltrexone 25 mg per day for one week without any side effects. We observed that 25 mg of naltrexone per day has a rapid effect in reduction and cessation of chronic trichotillomania. Results: Naltrexone could be valuable in the treatment of trichotillomania. Discussion: This work points out that naltrexone may be effective in the treatment of trichotillomania. Therefore this finding could be an original and new addition to the literature. Conclusions: This study resulted in efficacy of naltrexone in the management of trichotillomania. However, we require a larger sample size to be able to generalize this finding.

“Efficacy of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Suicide”

“…We are now optimistic that investigators will find fully the basis for management of suicide and depression (especially in patients with substance use disorders) by buprenorphine [12][13][14][15]. We presently theorize that the biochemistry involved in suicide and depression is very similar to opioid dependence (in both conditions there is dysregulation of endogenous opioid system) [12].…”