When my son was on the SSRI that triggered his PANS, he did go through a stage of hair pulling. He would grasp chunks and pull until his fingers came away covered in hair. It was very distressing. He seemed to feel no pain but had a compulsion to do this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=MF31gl3AdAU
Wiki explanation of trichotillomania:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania
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