by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 29, 2014 | Amino Acid Therapy, Managing Trichotillomania
Amino acid therapy involves providing the body with the necessary building blocks to restore proper neurotransmitter function. There are many disorders associated with neurotransmitter imbalance. The conventional approach to many of these disorders – including...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 15, 2014 | Amino Acid Therapy, Managing Trichotillomania
As we are working with people to correct their underlying neurotransmitter imbalances it is not unusual for people to require several urine tests to help us determine the exact amount of 5-HTP, L-tyrosine, L-dopa and/or necessary cofactors to achieve proper...
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...
