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Does severe anxiety or ocd in any severest form cause greying of scalp hair or face and body hair especially if its for long time of 20 years but with treatment taken in between?
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Research has shown that prolonged anxiety may aggravate greying of hair / accelerate hair greying along with other factors like genetics, nutrition.
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If you are taking medications and anxiety/OCD is unmanageable, follow up with your psychiatrist for the same. Also advisable to follow a healthy lifestyle, nutritious diet which would help in management of both anxiety and greying. Consult with dermatologist for working on the other probable factors causing early greying
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