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Akiwican

Mon, Jul-29-02 09:09

Pms

I am thrilled to be getting regular periods since starting Low Carbing :thup: BUT now I have PMS to deal with every month as a regular occurance as well. :( What can I do/take to help with the symptoms... my DH and kids want to know :rolleyes: ;)

:wave: Akiwican

Marlaine

Mon, Jul-29-02 09:18

Akiwican....

In the past.....I suffered greatly from PMS and even participated in a Prozak/PMS study, but unfortunately never did find anything that actually cures it! What I have learned to do though is recognize that the symptoms ARE about PMS and that I'm really not the psycho-B*#ch-from-H#*~!! My family got used to me responding on occasion with: "Grrrrrrrrrrr.....PMS!!" and would just give me a little extra space. Believe it or not.....that worked for me.

Wish I could give you a better answer.

Marlaine

doreen T

Mon, Jul-29-02 09:39

hi Lesley,

Personally, I've found that Evening Primrose Oil is really helpful. And taking extra B6 during the second half of my cycle helps too. Just make sure you're taking a base amount of all the B-complex, such as in a multi-vite ... taking a single B-vitamin can lead to depletion of the others.

Healthwell.com has some good advice for natural treatments of PMS .. including eliminating all sources of sugar from the diet ;)

hth,

Doreen

doreen T

Mon, Jul-29-02 09:42

Perhaps eliminating all sources of sugar from the diets of your DH and kids might also bring relief for your PMS symptoms.

;)

ROFLsnort!!

Doreen

Marlaine

Mon, Jul-29-02 09:51

Quote:

Originally posted by doreen T
ROFLsnort!!

Do!!

Too funny. My middle daughter had a mug that said: "Warning: I have PMS and a handgun." I like your idea better!

M

Natrushka

Mon, Jul-29-02 10:28

Les, getting the proper amount of calcium and magnesium can really help with PMS - and a recent study I found when searching for the Omega 3 info suggest that it also went a long way to relieve symptoms, particularly when additional B12 was supplemented.

Nat

Akiwican

Mon, Jul-29-02 10:54

Thanks one and all

Lots of great info here, thanks alot girls. I will bear it in mind......when I am in control of my mind again :lol:

I would LOVE to rid the house of sugar but 3 against 1 is not good odds even if I can use PMS as an excuse for having thrown out all the "GOOD" :rolleyes: "food"

:wave: Lesley

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