by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Nov 14, 2013 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
I just got off the phone with a gentleman from the East Coast, we’ll call him Wayne. Wayne has been pulling out or at his hair for the past 32 years. He also suffers from chronic depression that has ebbed and flowed over his entire life, but that has gotten worse and...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 31, 2013 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
Once a person understands how and why amino acid therapy works, the next question is often “How much amino acid will I need to get better?” The truth is we don’t know, at least not until we get started. Each person with neurotransmitter imbalance comes in with unique...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 17, 2013 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
We get referrals from all over the world for people looking to eliminate the urge to pull or pick associated with trichotillomania. One of the first questions is something along the lines of “How will this therapy (amino acid therapy) help me?” Here’s a great...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 19, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
I get asked this question a lot, and rightly so. As a father of two young children, I want to know with a high level of certainty that anything they put into their mouths will be good for them and at the very least, not harm them in any way. That is one of the reasons...
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...
