pms...a real problem?

Lifestyle Health & Fitness
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This is more for physical symptoms.

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i guess its for mental symptoms bz i feel severe depression i CRY ALL THE TIME

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Has it helped with this?

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i went to the DR last week so havnt started yet.. i'll let you know and will post my feedback soon INSHALLAH

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thank you so much. no i'm not taking any sort of medicines so i guess it should be okay.

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I've heard PMS alleviates once you go on the pill, anyone has experience with that?

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hey girls, i got the primrose and st. john's wort tabs. i'll let you know the progress.

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which pill? the contraceptive one? i never liked those pills, they give me headaches.

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It relieves physical symptoms, but it gives you a whole lot more other crap until you find the right one for you. I'd rather deal with the PMS than some of the pill side effects.

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Just as a little message out there randomly for anyone reading this incase you decide to use st johns wort

If you are on the contraceptive pill for birth control reasons you cannot take st johns wort at the same time as they interact and the pill loses its affectivenes.

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^It says do not take if you're trying to get pregnant, doesn't mention anything about the contraceptive pills.

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Im almost 100% sure about this. I remember during my GP block I had to ask this question and explain this to patients like 10 times a day.

This is from a paper published Titled ' Interactions of the oral contraceptive pill with antibiotics and St John’s wort: knowledge of female college students'
Meena Hindmarch and Pippa Oakeshott

These results suggest that many young women taking the OCP may be unaware of drugs that decrease its effectiveness. This may leave them more susceptible to pregnancy if they do not realise they should be taking extra precautions. This was particularly so with respect to the interaction with St John’s wort. Since GPs and practice nurses are an important source of the OCP for young women, they should consider mentioning the need for extra precautions not only with antibiotics, but also with St John’s wort.

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Hareem, I agree with inspirion which is why I said be careful and check first if you are taking any other meds, esp BCPs.

Both BCP and St. Johns Wort are affecting your hormones so it makes sense that they will interact to some degree.

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^thank you. I'm not on any kind of pills.

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:faizy:

Thanks … if ever I want more babies …:halo::faizy:

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I know this may sound crazy but try eating lots of fruit and do more exercise. The week before I'm due I try to eat at least 10 peices of fruit eveyday and I add another 20 minute workout to my routine.

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Oh God yes, I used to have it pretty severe, I could FEEL myself turning into a *itch.
Have you ever watched manimal Yes, JUST like that.
Also, it used to be so much WORSE when I was eating junk, especially refined sugar.
Ever since I’ve been eating better and working out ( a few years now), pms is much much better to deal with.

ETA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iQ-mzYRl3s :smiley:

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I’ve changed my eating habits in past 6 months but it’s not helping much, but yeah eating junk during the bleeding worsen the mood.

:omg: i remember Manimal.

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Same here :bummer:

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I recently started a bcp and it gave me crazy throbbing headaches in half my head and killer nausea, I could barely eat anything. I had to stop. Anyone else who went through a series of side-effects with bcp's?