best supplements for pmt?

skyrocket

have been on starflower oil for a month now. its brought me out in loads of spots which is funny because i thought it was supposed to help with skin complaints!
anyway this is the magic week and i feel as ratty as i always did!
i know its probably too soon for the starflower oil to be having much effect but is there anything else i could take?

denton6

Hi i was told to take vitamin b6 which i bought from holland and barret,not sure if it has helped much but worth a try.

Ted_Hutchinson

Cyclical Changes in Calcium Metabolism Across the Menstrual Cycle in Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). shows that significantly lower 1,25(OH)2D levels occur at luteal phase 4

This may mean that those with optimal status of Vitamin d throughout the month are in a better position to cope with the dip that occurs at a particular time of the monthly cycle.

However, as the mean 25OHD (vitamin d status) for both PMDD and control groups was less than 30 ng /mL 75nmol/L the level at which difficulties with calcium absorption start, it isn't surprising that some people respond to this shortfall in different ways. We need to repeat this work, using as controls, people who do not have vitamin d insufficiency status.

If we used 100nmol/L as the level when humans are sun (or dietary) Vit d replete. Then the vitamin D endocrine system will function in a fashion as do other steroid synthetic pathways, not limited by substrate and there would be a safetly margin above the healthy minimum level of circulation 25(OH)D 80 nmol (32 ng/mL) level as shown by biomarkers such as intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), intestinal calcium absorption, and skeletal density measurements

In a population where most people can be shown to have insufficient Vitamin d status most of the time. Confusing "Normal" or "Average" status with Ideal or Optimal status isn't helpful.

Savvy_Sue

I don't know if Evening Primrose Oil would help at all: if I don't take it my boobs feel as if they're going to explode, but that's all year round ... Has to be a high dose: 1000m(whatever kind of M it is)g, not 500 or 600.

skyrocket

thanks sue. the reason i took the starflower oil is because someone told me it has a higher concentration of gla than evening primrose oil. but i am prepared to give anything a go! i hate feeling like this! i could happily rip someones face off at the moment!:o

Raksha

My PMT dissapeared when I had a Mirena coil fitted (so did my periods, which was also a good thing)

skyrocket

thanks raksha!
i don't do too well with things like the pill and so on. i end up with no sex drive and the mirena has the same types of hormones doesnt it?

bulchy

I've found cutting down my intake of caffiene has helped me a lot with PMT, especially my sore boobs. If I have any more than 2 cups a day, I suffer, and so does everyone else unfortunately. I must try to remember to take EPO, I bought a big bottle from H&B when they had them on promotion but forget to take them. Once they run out, I will try the starflower oil.
Sue

Mics_chick

Ted_Hutchinson wrote: »

Cyclical Changes in Calcium Metabolism Across the Menstrual Cycle in Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). shows that significantly lower 1,25(OH)2D levels occur at luteal phase 4

This may mean that those with optimal status of Vitamin d throughout the month are in a better position to cope with the dip that occurs at a particular time of the monthly cycle.

However, as the mean 25OHD (vitamin d status) for both PMDD and control groups was less than 30 ng /mL 75nmol/L the level at which difficulties with calcium absorption start, it isn't surprising that some people respond to this shortfall in different ways. We need to repeat this work, using as controls, people who do not have vitamin d insufficiency status.

If we used 100nmol/L as the level when humans are sun (or dietary) Vit d replete. Then the vitamin D endocrine system will function in a fashion as do other steroid synthetic pathways, not limited by substrate and there would be a safetly margin above the healthy minimum level of circulation 25(OH)D 80 nmol (32 ng/mL) level as shown by biomarkers such as intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), intestinal calcium absorption, and skeletal density measurements

In a population where most people can be shown to have insufficient Vitamin d status most of the time. Confusing "Normal" or "Average" status with Ideal or Optimal status isn't helpful.

I know that you aren't meant to give medical advice on MSE and I accept that and understand the reasons why but I don't understand your medical/chemical-speak Ted so I would really appreciate it if you could explain this in simple laymans terms please so I at least stand a chance of understanding what your trying to say

speedyjoe

My wife used to suffer quite badly but is much better now. That might be because we have had kids in the past few years but I just asked her and she said "a good diet, no excessive amounts of chocolate, alcohol or caffeine and enjoy life" So that's all worth a try.

I'm a big advocate of EPA fish oil as a cure for many ills. I think flax seed or hemp seed oil are good substitutes if vegetarian.

BigMummaF

I can so relate to this topic! When the children were little we used to call it 'the rats' because I was so ratty with it!

Through trial & error I found Magnesium OK by Wasser. Most chemists sell them alongside B6 & the like, & they have about 46 different vitamins & minerals including zinc & K if memory serves. The best thing was by taking them every day I didn't have to go to a fortune teller to find out when the next session was due to work out when to start taking them!

I did a quick google earlier for a similar thread, & it looks like they're readily available online. Back in my day I found it cheaper to go straight to the manufacturer as there was a contact address inside the pack.

HTH & Good Luck with the search.