by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 15, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, Trichotillomania causes
It is a common misconception that “low levels” of serotonin (or dopamine, norepinephrine or epinephrine) are the cause for dysfunction associated with various disease states. This often leads to the inappropriate use of neurotransmitter precursors – such as 5-HTP or...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 1, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, People with trichotillomania
Neurotransmitter imbalance is at the heart of many, seemingly unrelated disorders. In fact, it is very common for a person to experience two or more disorders related to neurotransmitter imbalance, including depression and/or anxiety, trichotillomania, obsessive...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 16, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
Everyone with trichotillomania is looking for answers. There is so much information out there, but very little data or clinical experience to back that information up. This can make the search for answers to the question “Why can’t I stop pulling my hair out?” and...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 2, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, Managing Trichotillomania
It is not at all uncommon for a person to have multiple symptoms associated with neurotransmitter imbalance and not even know they are related. For instance, many people with trichotillomania also suffer from anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, migraines and/or sleep...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jun 19, 2015 | Trichotillomania causes
I was recently asked by a client if N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) can increase hair pulling in those with trichotillomania. Apparently, this woman had been doing some research on ways to help her daughter overcoming her hair pulling and found several mixed reports about the...
