by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 18, 2013 | Trichotillomania research
I have been asked this question countless times (and have posed it myself to many of my colleagues), so I wanted to address it in today’s post. In my mind, there are really two parts to this question: (1) why isn’t there more research on effective treatments for...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 28, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 6 million people in the US. The number of children and teens with fibromyalgia isn’t well documented, as the disorder is often misdiagnosed or overlooked in young people. People with fibromyalgia can have a wide range of symptoms, but...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 14, 2013 | People with trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
I recently spoke to a mother that was at the end of her rope; her 12 year old daughter had been pulling for several years and they had been doing everything possible to try and cover up her bald patches and missing eyebrows so that other people – friends and family...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Nov 15, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
Many times, the urges to pull that are associated with trichotillomania can be completely eliminated in a very straightforward manner. We adjust a person’s amino acid levels based on their symptoms and they wake up one morning with no urge to pull. These cases are...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 16, 2012 | People with trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
We talk a lot about how neurotransmitter imbalances can create a whole host of symptoms in people. The wide array of symptoms makes it difficult for someone unfamiliar with neurotransmitter metabolism to put the pieces together so they can figure out what they need to...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 2, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
Why Properly Balanced Amino Acid Therapy is Important We talk a lot on this site about amino acid therapy and trichotillomania and we have had remarkable success using this customized approach. However, I had an interesting client visit recently that...
