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I cured myself of 15 years of hair pulling Trichot

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Hi all,

The solution to all this hair pulling is going to be household knowledge in a couple of years. I found the fix. My only reason for being on this website it to spread the word. We don't need willpower, mental health treatments, psychiatric drugs, psychologists, psychiatrists, medical doctors. More important people like us don't need to live with this plague anymore. The answer turned out to be so simple. High dose Probiotics. For me it took 2 months. I think for some it may take up to a year.

Not sure how to use these discussion sites. My story. I have been hair pulling for 15 years. I am a 59 year old man. I have no idea what caused this disorder.

But, despite all this advice on all these self help and support websites, none of them so far have the real answer. I found the cure by accident, and started treating myself last November as a long shot experiment to see if it would work. It did, It worked like you wouldn't believe.

You can read the original article I stumbled upon online last November at this web address.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/21/4...

It's not my article, and not about me, but when I read it, I figured I would try it. I wrote the full story of my experience on a free blog I got so others could see what I did. I'm not sure if these messages allow one to post their blog site, but if it goes through my story is at

http://howicuredmyhairpulling.wordpress.com

If anyone wants to ask me questions, feel free to email me at

icuredmytrichotillomania@gmail.com

When the word gets out on this, there will be no more web pages of people suffering from trichotillomania.

Best regards.
trichdr
trichdr
I have used probiotics to help with my hairpulling. In my case it has not cured me, but it has been helpful. I think each case of trich is unique and therefore there is not a one size fits all treatment. Probiotics are recommened as part of the John Kender diet, which is another thing that many trichsters have found helpful. Both have helped me, along with NAC, SAMe and inositol. I would recommend giving different supplements a try to find what works for you. Probiotics are beneficial for many reasons, so that is a good place to start.
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
Thank you for this info. I just posted a link that you gave to the trichotillomania forum.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
I am beginning to see the advantages of trying probiotics. I do see the differences just a few changes has made for me with my eyebrows.
Improving my depression also showed improvement in the eyebrows.
Dealing "in the moment" with anxiety symptoms is showing improvement in the eyebrows.

Here's to finding what works for you!
Trickster2011
Trickster2011
I think a lot of people have an overabundance of yeast in their body. I think that probiotics help to get rid of yeast. And John Kender who wrote the Kender diet for those who have trich talks about the effects of yeast. My scalp gets itchy a lot, and when I put an anti-yeast cream on it the itching subsides.
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