N-Acetyl Cysteine in Trichotillomania

Exclusion Criteria

• •unstable medical illness;
• •history of seizures;
• •myocardial infarction within 6 months;
• •current pregnancy or lactation, or inadequate contraception in women of childbearing potential;
• •any thoughts of suicide;
• •lifetime history of DSM-IV bipolar disorder type I, dementia, or schizophrenia or any other DSM-IV psychotic disorder;
• •previous treatment with N-Acetyl Cysteine;
• •treatment with investigational medication or depot neuroleptics within 3 months, with fluoxetine within 6 weeks, or with other psychotropics within 2 weeks prior to study baseline;
• •9\) diagnosis of asthma