by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 9, 2015 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
The underlying cause for the urge to pull in many people diagnosed with trichotillomania is neurotransmitter imbalance. There are many possible causes for this underlying imbalance, but stress of some sort often initiates the process and will cause an increase in the...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 26, 2015 | Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
Many medications and drugs that are prescribed for trichotillomania and other disorders related to neurotransmitter imbalance have their effects by manipulating the release or re-uptake of neurotransmitters in the brain. Stimulants, such as amphetamines (i.e.,...