by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 7, 2015 | Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
The extreme and often compulsive urges to pull that are associated with trichotillomania are often due to an underlying imbalance in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. In regards to trichotillomania, the most important neurotransmitter imbalances seem to be...
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 | Mar 12, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, Trichotillomania causes
I am often asked if there is a correlation between serotonin and pulling hair out or between serotonin and the urge to pull hair out. This question usually stems from the fact that most of the medications prescribed to those with trichotillomania are selective...
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.,...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 12, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, Managing Trichotillomania
The underlying neurotransmitter imbalances that often lead to the urges to pull or pick in those with trichotillomania are very often also the underlying reason many people crave sugar and sweets. Without getting too far into the biochemistry of it, the basic process...
