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I'm online now. hi, i started biting inside of my cheeks about 8yrs ago after having a baby, do you think its a result of medication they gave me?

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Unlikely: Your habit may have been precipitated by the events around a pregnancy, but it is not likely to be due to any medication. However, medication can address such obsessive compulsive behavior. Eight years is a long time to put up with it. Please see your doctor or a psychiatrist for treatment.

Dr Dohan agreed

Answered 7/20/2015

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