by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Aug 18, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania
The current medical treatments for trichotillomania typically involve the use of reuptake inhibitors. As discussed in other writings on this blog, these drugs cause further depletion of neurotransmitters in the system which makes the underlying problem worse,...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 7, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
‘Trichy’ Drugs The Clinician’s Guide to the Treatment of Trichotillomania available through the Trichotillomania Learning Center website (www.trich.org) lists several potential medications that have been found useful for some people with trich. These include...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jun 23, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
The following is a side effect profile developed from approximately 50 patient-years of data based treatment in hand at NeuroResearch Clinics, Inc. The following results were obtained from patients taking only amino acids with no prescription drugs: Dry mouth —-...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 12, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
Once your neurotransmitter levels are rebalanced, your symptoms will disappear. This is like a ‘light-switch’; you either have enough or you don’t. When you do, you will wake up one day and your symptoms will be gone. It often seems miraculous, but it is actually just...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 5, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
Neurotransmitter imbalances have been associated with many conditions, including food cravings, increased appetite, binging, addictions (food, alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc.), trichotillomania, obsessive-compulsive tendencies and disorders, depression, anxiety,...