Amino Acid Therapy and Safety

by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jun 23, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research

The following is a side effect profile developed from approximately 50 patient-years of data based treatment in hand at NeuroResearch Clinics, Inc. The following results were obtained from patients taking only amino acids with no prescription drugs: Dry mouth —-...

Trichotillomania and Stress

by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jun 16, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes

Here is a story that sounds so familiar that I wanted to share it: Trichotillomania Story In it, Michelle explains that her pulling started after a severe amount of stress and that she often pulls more when she is stressed out. This is very, very common as stress is...

Neurotransmitter testing – what does it measure and how does it help? Part II

by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jun 2, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes

Now that you have a better understanding of what we are looking for, you can quickly see that it takes a very specialized laboratory to do these measurements; it also helps you to see why the interpretation of the results isn’t quite so straightforward.  We have used...

Neurotransmitter testing – what does it measure and how does it help? Part I

by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 26, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research

I am often asked what tests are available to help determine if a person’s neurotransmitter levels are imbalanced. There is a lot of misleading and inaccurate information out there, so I will try and summarize what testing procedures we use, what is being tested and...

“Miraculous” – A Client Testimonial

by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 19, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania

This was a direct quote from a woman that I met with last week in regards to her experience with amino acid therapy in regards to her trichotillomania. Betty (her name has been changed at her request) had a history of other illnesses, including fibromyalgia,...

Amino Acid Therapy: The What’s, How’s and Who Cares: Part 2

by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 12, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research

Once your neurotransmitter levels are rebalanced, your symptoms will disappear. This is like a ‘light-switch’; you either have enough or you don’t. When you do, you will wake up one day and your symptoms will be gone. It often seems miraculous, but it is actually just...