by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 12, 2010 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, Trichotillomania research
photo credit: FindYourSearch I was just asked by a client what our success rate was in working with people with trichotillomania. I knew it was high, but I couldn’t give her a definitive answer, so I crunched the numbers and found out. We have an 86% success rate with...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 11, 2010 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
photo credit: e-MagineArt.com Many people with trichotillomania have tried various medications to help eliminate the urge to pull, including anti-depressants (SSRIs/SNRIs, tricyclics), anti-psychotics (thienobenzodiazepines (i.e. Zyprexa)), anti-anxiety...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 11, 2010 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
In a post on her Alternative Medicine Blog, Cathy Wong noted that the supplement N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) could help tame trichotillomania. She cited a study in which 50 people with trichotillomania took either a NAC supplement or a placebo pill daily. According to the...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 4, 2010 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
A recent article entitled “Trichotillomania & Treatment” appeared on eHow. The article provides a cursory look at both the condition and the treatments for trichotillomania. We bring it to your attention because it neglects to mention a therapy that gets at the...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 1, 2010 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
photo credit: Hljod.Huskona In the first part of Natural Anxiety Treatments for trichotillomania, I discussed what happens when the body takes a medication called a reuptake inhibitor, which essentially traps neurotransmitters in the chemical synapse. If you need a...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 25, 2010 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
photo credit: Mark Cummins We’ve touched on the Natural Way to Stop Pulling Hair Out. But let’s take an even deeper look into how the natural anxiety treatment works. Natural anxiety treatment all takes place in the synapse We’re going to delve into the nervous...
