by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 20, 2014 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers in the body that help relay information. They control many bodily functions and work by either speeding up or slowing down the flow of information. This works great as long as everything is balanced correctly. However, if...
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 | Aug 23, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
I recently received a call from a client that illustrates an interesting point when using amino acid therapy along with medications that work with neurotransmitters such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 22, 2012 | Managing Trichotillomania
I have been reading a lot of blog posts from people that suffer with trich and although the exact reasons and situations in which they find themselves pulling are very different, many of them find that they pull more (or begin pulling again) after acute periods of...
