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 | Feb 17, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
Methods to affect Neurotransmitter Balance Amino acid therapy Treatment of depression, as well as any other monoamine neurotransmitter diseases including trichotillomania, is not possible through the direct administration of monoamine neurotransmitters (such as...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 10, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
In the previous post, we discussed how damaged neurons can lead to neurotransmitter imbalance. A neurotransmitter imbalance can lead to symptoms such as mood swings, headaches/migraines, OCD tendencies, decreased focus/concentration, decreased memory, anxiety, sleep...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 3, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
A Cohesive Model of Neurotransmitter Dysfunction The Bundle Damage Theory and The Monoamine Theory are not mutually exclusive of each other. Instead these two theories can be viewed a complementary in that they address different mechanisms of action leading to...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jan 20, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
The Bundle Damage Theory Part 3 of our multiple part series will detail the second of two prevailing theories in medicine as to how neurotransmitter imbalances occur. Recall that our approach to eliminating the urge to pull is based on premise that trichotillomania,...
