by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 1, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
I recently had a client ask me whether or not she should take S-adenosyl-methionine (SAMe) as a trich treatment. SAMe is a sulfur amino acid that functions as a one carbon methyl donor in chemical reactions. I knew that SAM-e was often recommended for depression but I...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 27, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
In a previous post we discussed the studies that have been done regarding the use of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of trichotillomania (N-acetylcysteine and Treatment of Trichotillomania). It is known that NAC increases the concentration of glutamate (an...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 20, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
I am periodically asked about the use of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the treatment of trichotillomania, and have seen this subject come up on numerous occasions on the trich blogs and forums. There is some research to suggest how n-acetylcysteine works as well as how it...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 22, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania
A search of the internet for ‘treatments of trichotillomania’ brings back over 335,000 results. This can make the search for a viable treatment option very difficult, if not downright impossible. However, upon closer investigation, you will find that there are really...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Sep 8, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania
We just did a post on Stephanie’s story with trich and how amino acid therapy helped her ‘beat trich’ in her words. I wanted to follow up with a couple points regarding Stephanie’s story to point out a few things that we see often when working with people with trich....
