by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 24, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
Methods to affect Neurotransmitter Balance Reuptake Inhibitors Reuptake inhibitors (such as these) are often used in medicine to manipulate the levels of specific neurotransmitters in the brain. In fact, this is the most widely used approach used for disorders related...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 9, 2010 | Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
At least, not most of the time. Reuptake inhibitors represent a $20+ billion dollar industry. The first reuptake inhibitors were known as ‘nonspecific reuptake inhibitors’ or ‘tricyclic antidepressants’ and were introduced in 1958. The first selective serotonin...
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 | Oct 8, 2010 | Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, What is trichotillomania
photo credit: rachaelshapiro Mothers today have access to a lot of medical information, thanks to the Internet. Yet even with ubiquity of material on the web, sometimes there can be a surprising scarcity of resources. Especially with a condition like...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 9, 2010 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
photo credit: PinkStock Photos! One of the leading approaches to help people to stop pulling hair out is though the use of antidepressant drugs. Yet despite their widespread usage, antidepressant drugs can actually wind up doing more harm than good. The reason why...
