What are the best herbs to help with relieving symptoms of pms?
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Chamomile is great...drink it as tea.  Also try warm milk.  It has Melatonin in it, which causes your muscles to relax naturally.  \n\nThen stay AWAY from caffeine.  Caffeine will cause your blood vessels to constrict...like you need any type of constricting right now.  A warm bath, a warm glass of milk, and some soothing music will do wonders.\n\nAnd lastly, and most difficult, try not to STRESS.  It always makes our discomforts worse.
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A hot water bottle on your tummy always seems to help me. Also, try to avoid fatty foods before and during the period.
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I was told by my Dr. that Yasmin actually helps with PMS. I get the same way you do the week before my period.\nI've only been on it for almost a month, but so far I haven't bitten anyones head off or wanted to jump off a cliff, LOL and my period should be here anytime. Maybe it does help, something to look into.
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OMG.  Do you know nothing about women?  Sorry if that sounded condescending but there are some basics you should always know...\n\nNever have a serious conversation with a woman when she is PMSing.\nNever take things personally when she is PMSing.\nNever try to get touch/attention when she is PMSing.\n\nAlways have a bottle of Midol or Pamprine in the house (PMS medicine - it usually helps settle the hormones).\nAlways have a hot water bottle/bag within reach (heat makes cramps go away, makes women happy).\n\nLearn how to give good foot massages, stash chocolate away just for PMS days, and don't try to debate anything - just say whatever needs to be said (vaguely) in order to appease her in the moment, for she won't remember the next day.\n\nI'm sorry that you feel so emotionally raw right now, but you are feeling self pity and you need to get over it and realize the facts.  You moved there to be with her.  You need to learn to read her, to understand her.  Don't force your communication style on her, give her a couple days and the goo goo ga ga loving girl you went to be with will be back.  \n\nYou think PMS is no excuse, you are right, it is a reason.  I'm not excusing all women all wrongs just because of PMS, but unless you've been through it there's no way you can understand, so the best you can do is accept that it's real (6 billion women on the planet are not lying to you).  \n\nIf you had your body change every month, and not just for one day every month, but continually throughout the month and then repeat these changes over and over every month for almost your entire life, you would struggle with controlling your emotions and life as well.  She can learn to manage herself better, but she is learning to relate to you just as you are learning to relate to her, so give each other some space, some grace, and it'll all work out.  \n\nHope that helps.\n===========================================\nYou say you don't know when she's PMSing - put it on the calendar.  I am totally serious.  I have a line I put on the corner of days on the calendar to show when I've had my period, not too obvious but my hubby can look at the calendar and see that 3 1/2 weeks ago I had my period.  Also, don't be afraid to ask.  We have a roomate, and when I'm screaming about no ice cream in the freezer, he just non-chalently says "is this a girl freak out thing?" meaning are you PMSing? and actually most of the time just him pointing out to me in a laid back manner that I'm acting on my hormones usually calms me right down, because women don't always realize why they are freaking out, everything can just feel so crazy overwhelming for no reason and the world can seem like it's crashing in on you when there's a spoon left on the table and I can't find my purple sock.  Whatever, but you need to take responsibility for finding these things out - you can't just come on here and whine, no one is going to feel sorry for you because what you are going through is a natural part of any boy-girl relationship.
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There are several causes of PCOS and you have to see your gynie to find out what yours is. She may put you on Provera to regulate your menses and keep cysts away but if you have hormone imbalance problem then you may need to be prescribed with something else.\n\nA traditional way to regulate menses and reduce PCOS symptoms is to take oak gall tablets. I don't know where you're from but oak gall (or manjakani) is common in Asia. You can find oak gall drinks in cans too. They taste yummy. Try your local herb shop or pharmacy to see if they have oak gall tablets. Good luck!
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The regular use of the following Homeopathic Prescription will regulate all irregularities in your periods.\n1.PSORINUM 1M just one dose per week.\nFollowed by 4 tablets each of the following Tissue Salts at least 3 times a day half hour before meals:-\n\n1.CALCAREA PHOS 6X\n2.FERRUM PHOS 6X\n3.NATRIUM MUR 6X\n\nAll of these are Side Effects free Homeopathic Remedies.\nTake care and God Bless you ! \n\nP.s.\nIf the remedies don't make a difference in a week.\nI would advise you to please put up more details about yourself and tell us exactly how and what you feel in your own words.So  i can amend or correct your treatment.\nTake care
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hi,\n\nI have compiled some home remedies for your menstruation problem. Hope this will help you.\n\n* Boil 1 cup of black beans in 5 cups of water and drink the juice half cup before your 3 meals this will help regulate menstruation.\n\n* Parsley is one of the most effective among the several home remedies in the treatment of menstrual disorders. It increases menstruation and assists in the regularization of the monthly periods. \n\n* The unripe papaya helps the contractions of the muscle fibres of the uterus and is very effective in maintaining a proper menstrual flow. \n\n* The herb hermal is useful in regulating the menstrual periods. It is especially beneficial in painful and difficult menstruation. Two tablespoons of the seeds should be boiled in half a litre of water, till it is reduced by one - third. This mixture should be given in 15 to 30ml doses. \n\nGood day !!\nMaria
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these herbs will help:\nschisandra berries\nwithania\nsaw palmetto
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Water.\nZinc, calcium, and B vitamins obtained in food and supplements have been found to reduce cramps, bloating and other symptoms.\n\nCramps are caused by the contraction of the uterus during menstruation and vary in intensity from mild to debilitating.\nInstructions \nSTEP 1: Reduce your consumption of salt, sugar and caffeine during the week before your period to prevent cramps or reduce their severity. \nSTEP 2: Increase your intake of calcium-rich foods such as milk, yogurt or leafy green vegetables. \nSTEP 3: Keep in mind that a high-potency B-complex vitamin may help if you're susceptible to menstrual cramps. Vitamin B 6 is especially important, but don't take more than 100mg per day. \nSTEP 4: Apply heat to your muscles when cramps occur. Take a hot bath or place a hot water bottle on your abdomen or lower back. \nSTEP 5: Get moving. Sitting or lying around may actually make you feel worse. Swimming and walking are good activities because they are gentle and not too stressful. Certain stretches and yoga positions will also help to relieve the pain. \nSTEP 6: Avoid standing for long periods if you have pain in your lower back. \nSTEP 7: Massage your lower back to relieve tension and pain. \nSTEP 8: Take ibuprofen or naproxen to help relieve cramps. \nSTEP 9: Take a break, breathe deeply and listen to soothing music.
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I dunno about herbs, but chewing gum helps a lot. Make sure to get really thick gum like Bubbleyum or Dentyne.
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Actually there are a few vitamins you can take to help with your period symptoms if you have a nutritional deficiency.  I'm not a doctor but it's been said that most people even those who eat well are still deficient in nutrients so a good all-around vitamin like Centrum is good to take\n\n- Vitamin B6 helps regulate menstrual cycles and encourages fertility by promoting a more regular ovulation\n- Vitamin B12 deficiency "can aggravate menstrual disturbances, including irregular cycles"\n- Vitamin D may help curb PMS symptoms\n- Vitamin E helps to regulate the menstrual flow "by cutting back on excessive blood loss or increasing scanty bleeding" and in addition it is believed to increase female fertility by regulating ovulation.\n- Calcium may reduce symptoms of PMS\n\nMany modern day women have a huge amounts of estrogen due to increased sugar consumption.  If you cut down a lot on sweet foods (don't drink soda, eat candy in moderation) and it will help you.  I personally have been using Emerita Pro-gest Cream for several years now because I stopped getting my period altogether because my estrogen was so out of whack.  It's a more natural alternative than taking the pill.  Massaging this progesterone cream into the skin and eating a lot less sugar helped me to get my period back.  Not only did I have it back but it is now lighter and shorter than it's ever been before, and it's not painful!!  You can buy the cream online or you can find it at drugstore.com or pretty much any health food store.  Hope I've helped, let me know how everything works out!
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Oh, honey, I am so sorry!  This is exactly why I had to go off the pill.  You would think it would make you more even-tempered, but NO.  At least not in my case, and apparently not in yours, either!  That's not to say I don't still have PMS ... but one thing that helps is being able to know what it is.  When you know you're reaching that time of the month, prepare yourself & your family!  As soon as I can tell myself (and my family) that I'm in a foul mood due to PMS, I feel like I can better control it.  Other than that, I would say you can ask your dr. if it's okay to take things like St. John's Wort, or if he has other suggestions.  He may suggest a lower dose of the pill, but it sounds like you've already tried that.  But he may have other suggestions as well.  I feel for you ... it's not fun for anybody!
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Your diet and advise from your \ndoctor are a good start. \nSevere pms is one that effects\nso many woman.  A really good\ndiet and exercise routine will\nbenefit you greatly. Wonderful\nyou asking questions. Creating\nthat balance is awesome goal....
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drink a lot of fluids. Avoid things like pudding and coffee. Caffiene makes you urinate more and you need a lot of fluids when you're on your period because of the loss of water with blood. Take Buscopan plus if you could get the pills. If you can't find plus just take Buscopan and panadol with it. Very good with cramps. Choose to drink warm fluids rather than cold.
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I don't either --- but I have begun eating these little fibre disk and am getting more regular.  i also feel better.  i often wander if this is why I have so much PMS because just before my period I have a biggy and then start.  after that I begin to feel better.  Try the fibre and drink a lot of water.
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People have been unable to identify a single cause of PMS. Theories range from hormonal and chemical to nutritional and psychological. Women whose mother or sisters have PMS are more likely to have it, so there may be a genetic component. A combination of genetic, physiological, and environmental causes are likely. Making dietary adjustments starting about 14 days before a period may help some women with certain mild menstrual disorders, such as cramping.\nGood luck with that.  I used to have them too.  However my mother told me that they get better afyter you have a baby.  I am not sure about that.  I am pregnant.  Please don't take the advices too closely to heart.  i am not saying get pregnant, every woman is different.  Try drinking chamomile tea. It relaxes the muscles and take a hot bath, as hot as you can stand it, but not for too long or you might pass out.\nGood Luck, we all go through that stuff.
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Many physicians believe that exercise for 15-20 minutes per day is helpful for reducing the frequency of migraines.\n\nAt least two British studies have shown a relationship between the use of eyeglasses containing prism and a reduction in migraine headaches.\n\nThe plant feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a traditional herbal remedy believed to reduce the frequency of migraine attacks. Clinical trials have been carried out, and appear to confirm that the effect is genuine (though it does not completely prevent attacks).\n\nKudzu root (Pueraria lobata) has been demonstrated to help with menstrual migraine headaches and cluster headaches. While the studies on menstrual migraine assumed that kudzu acted by imitating estrogen, it has since been shown that kudzu has significant effects on the serotonin receptors. Kudzu Monograph at Med-Owl.\n\nCannabis has been reported to help people through an attack by relieving the nausea and dulling the head pain. There is some indication that semi-regular use may reduce the frequency of attacks. Further studies are being conducted.\n\nMassage therapy and physical therapy are often very effective forms of treatment to reduce the frequency and intensity of migraines. However, it is important to be treated by a well-trained therapist who understands the pathophysiology of migraines. Deep massage can trigger a migraine attack in a person who is not used to such treatments. It is advisable to start sessions as short in duration and then work up to longer treatments.