PMT Please Help Me!

Horasio

Get permanently pregnant or have the lot taken out - the only times I never got PMT were at those times.

Nature sucks:(

Ted_Hutchinson

melancholly wrote: »

ignoring the predictable 'vitamin D fixes every medical issue

For those who doubt they are Vitamin D insufficient A 25(OH)D test costs only £40

Sufficient Vitamin D3 for a year or more cost £13

It's a fair bet that correcting Vitamin D insufficiency will also reduce your chance of colds and flu. This Independent article reports research showing those using 50mcg (2000iu/d) vitamin D3 and the others a placebo. Those who took the genuine vitamin D3 reported a 70 per cent reduction in colds and flu, from 30 episodes to nine over the three-year study.

Epidemic Influenza And Vitamin D

25(OH)D concentrations below 40nmol/L had significantly more days of absence from duty due to respiratory infection

newborns with sub-clinical vitamin D deficiency may have an increased risk of suffering from Acute lower respiratory infection

Not enough vitamin D Health consequences for Canadians

shows Canadian doctors are told the oral dose of vitamin D3 to attain and maintain 25(OH)D levels above 80nmol/L is 2200 IU/d if baseline levels are 20 to 40nmol/L
UK readers will know most Canadians live further south than us, Canada has 30% more hours sunshine, Canadian milk and cereals can be fortified with Vitamin D, therefore the amounts of Vitamin D Canadians need to raise status to at least the level associated with least colon cancer and optimal calcium absorption 80nmol/l is less than will be needed here

springchicken

Hi there ,
Having suffered from this dreaded ailment for years have decided the best relief for me is evening primrose oil and eating some healthy carbs every 2 hours on the worst days .
Have a piece of wholmeal toast or a rice cake ,it is something to do with settling the blood sugar levels which has a major effect on PMT.
Seems to work for me and eases my symptoms a lot.

Paul_Varjak

melancholly wrote: »

ignoring the predictable 'vitamin D fixes every medical issue known to man' advice

Have you heard of Professor Barbara Mawer? She was appointed to an associate post in 1967 at Manchester University to study Vitamin D. Vitamin D is converted (in the liver) to an active hormone.

Professor Mawer died of liver cancer in 2006!

Ted_Hutchinson

Paul_Varjak wrote: »

Professor Mawer died of liver cancer in 2006!

liver cancer risk factors You have no evidence Professor Mawer consumed Vitamin D3 to excess have you?
Alcohol is a far more likely suspect as would be blood injections or laboratory chemicals.
Try finding one person who has died from excess cholecalciferol?

PS I've just spent an interesting few hours catching up on Professor Mawer. She does seem a very worthy individual. Back in 1999 Selby and Mawer draw our attention to the evidence that exposure to sunlight may in fact reduce risk of some cancers.
If only people had paid attention to what she was saying then how many fewer people would have died of cancer?

melancholly

and today i have terrible PMT.... i just want to sit and cry from self pity for absolutely no reason at all. i can rationally see that it's hormonal and i know it will pass but it still manages to take hold! the packet of chocolate cookies has finished and i'm seriously considering a trip to the 24hr supermarket for another fix. I HATE HORMONES!

judyjetson

I've suffered really badly from PMT and I've tried all sorts in the past, but what I find works for me is a supplement called Femal. They're not cheap - around £15 for 60 tablets, but Boots quite often have them on 3 for 2, but to be honest they helped me so much I don't care how much they cost.

I also find cutting out bread and starchy foods around this time helps as well, plus it helps with the bloating - I just seem to swell up like a bull frog if I don't.

This website might also help:
http://www.pms.org.uk/Home

fluffynit

I agree with faded_flowers...I used to be so grumpy and tearful...then bought starflower oil and evening primrose...makes such a difference.

BlondeHeadOn

larmy16 wrote: »

Hugs to Lavender. I too change into a different person about once a month. I say once a month as I am in the change, have a mirena and really don't know if it is PMT or I have a split personality!

I get really down on myself. Think I am the worst person who ever lived. Dredge up all sorts of past wrongdoings and drown in guilt. Weepy and irrational. My fella (who I have not know that long - maybe 5 months) is an absolute hero at these times. He just sits and listens and accepts that every suggestion he makes will be met with childish rebellion!! It is very painful to be locked into the depths of down-ness. Oh the joy when it passes and you can again see things clearly and almost rationally!

Here is an example. My car need to be MOT'd. He asked me what I was going to do about it. I replied. NOTHING. I am going to drive it, break the law and hopefully be put in prison where I can have a break from the endless drudgery of my life. Work, work, work and worrying about money.

This week I took the car for MOT - it failed but was thankfully only £75 to put right. So much for breaking the law! Also this week I don't want to go to prison!!!:D

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I can soooo relate to feeling like this, thank you larmy16 - I no longer feel like such a freak once a month!

I think I will print this out and stick it to my fridge for when I am next in the throes of 'worst-person-in-the-world-ness'!!

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RAMBLER

I can fully sympathise, i myself suffer mildy from PMT, however my mum suffered very badly, when i was younger our lives for two weeks a month were a nightmare.

Dr's were not able to do anything and were very patronising and unhelpful. The one thing that helped her was a supliment called Magnesium OK, you can get it from Tesco's and is on offr at the moment. It is amazing and i do not say that lightly, we could tell if my mum had forgotten to take it, it was that marked a difference. Now i am going to say what everyone else i am sure has said, eat healthy food, and try and take some exerzise even if that is a walk. In fact a walk is great, it has been proven it leads to great mental health, and of course is free.