by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 8, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
We just did a post on Stephanie’s story with trich and how amino acid therapy helped her ‘beat trich’ in her words. I wanted to follow up with a couple points regarding Stephanie’s story to point out a few things that we see often when working with people with trich....
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 1, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
The following is a compelling story from one of our clients: “I was diagnosed with trich in 1st grade and I’ve pulled every 1-3 days since then. By the time I found Dr. Oler I was 17 years old and had pulled out all my eyebrows, eyelashes and about 50% of the hair on...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 25, 2011 | What is trichotillomania
This question was posed to me by a potential client just the other day and the ensuing conversation was so interesting that I thought I’d share some of the conversation in today’s post. According to the Trichotillomania Learning Center (www.trich.org),...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 18, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania
The current medical treatments for trichotillomania typically involve the use of reuptake inhibitors. As discussed in other writings on this blog, these drugs cause further depletion of neurotransmitters in the system which makes the underlying problem worse,...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 11, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
Trichotillomania, or ‘trich’, often shows its first signs in childhood. In fact, we see trichotillomania in children as much as in adults, and the majority of the adults we work with had their first symptoms of trich as children. It is not uncommon for...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 4, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
I had a follow up the other day with a client that came to us with trich. She had been pulling since she was 13 years old (she was now 37) and had tried numerous techniques and treatments over those 24 years to stop pulling, including numerous medications. Here is her...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 28, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
We have pointed out in a couple previous posts that high levels of stress and drinking soda can cause or create imbalances in neurotransmitter levels over time. However, there are a number of other factors that can cause imbalances in these precious chemicals. The...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 21, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
We spend a lot of time on this blog talking about the ins and outs of amino acid therapy as an effective solution to the underlying neurotransmitter imbalance(s) that often lead to trich. However, there is also a behavioral component that cannot be overlooked and must...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 14, 2011 | People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research, What is trichotillomania
I was asked by a recent client about what resources were available for those that wanted to find out more about trichotillomania. The woman sitting across from me was bewildered with all the information on the internet in regards to trich and wanted my help to try and...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 7, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
‘Trichy’ Drugs The Clinician’s Guide to the Treatment of Trichotillomania available through the Trichotillomania Learning Center website (www.trich.org) lists several potential medications that have been found useful for some people with trich. These include...
