by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 17, 2013 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
We get referrals from all over the world for people looking to eliminate the urge to pull or pick associated with trichotillomania. One of the first questions is something along the lines of “How will this therapy (amino acid therapy) help me?” Here’s a great...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 3, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
We get questions similar to this all the time, both in the clinic, via email and on numerous blogs that we participate in. It seems like such a simple question, and we have been conditioned to think that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach works most of the time. The...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 19, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
I get asked this question a lot, and rightly so. As a father of two young children, I want to know with a high level of certainty that anything they put into their mouths will be good for them and at the very least, not harm them in any way. That is one of the reasons...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 5, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
Part 1 of this series described how taking only 5-HTP can exacerbate neurotransmitter imbalance because of issues during the production of neurotransmitters. Part 2 described a similar problem that can occur during the degradation of neurotransmitters. The upshot is...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 22, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed why taking only 5-HTP can create further neurotransmitter imbalances because of completion/inhibition in the production of neurotransmitters. This post will cover an additional issue that occurs during the degradation of...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 8, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
We routinely have people come into the clinic wanting to address one or more disorders related to neurotransmitter imbalance including trichotillomania. When we explain our approach of using amino acid therapy, occasionally we will hear something like “I’ve tried...
