by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Nov 28, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
I have given a couple updates over the past year about a client of ours with trichotillomania named Sabrina (see A Work in Progress – An Update and A Work in Progress – Sabrina’s Story. I have spoken with Sabrina’s mom several times over the past several months and...
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...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 22, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed why taking only 5-HTP can create further neurotransmitter imbalances because of completion/inhibition in the production of neurotransmitters. This post will cover an additional issue that occurs during the degradation of...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 8, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
We routinely have people come into the clinic wanting to address one or more disorders related to neurotransmitter imbalance including trichotillomania. When we explain our approach of using amino acid therapy, occasionally we will hear something like “I’ve tried...
