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Fast Results Using Dandelion Root for PMS

Kelly (Tacoma, Wa) on 10/09/2016
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My mother has been using dandelion root capsules to control swelling in her legs, so last week I decided to test it for the bloating/severe water retention I get a few days before my period. I have been taking 2 or 3 capsules of dandelion root with my breakfast. Incredibly, not only did it cure the bloating within a day, but it also completely eliminated my horribly painful breasts (fibrocystic). The dandelion root also eliminated the sensation of sluggish/swollen lymph nodes in my armpits. All within the first 24 hours of taking it. I can't believe it!

Two "side effects" I've noticed on Dandelion root:

I feel myself getting dehydrated so I have doubled my water intake.
It makes me urinate frequently, so I will continue to take it in the morning so as not to disrupt my sleep. Dandelion is a powerful diuretic!!

I hope others will try this simple remedy. Dandelion root is very inexpensive.

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Blackstrap Molasses Helping PMS

Freda (Northeastern Wi) on 07/01/2016
4 out of 5 stars

Unsulfered Molasses is somehow helping with PMS symptoms...

I'm 35 and have struggled with heavy menses well its been two days since I been taking a little less than a tsp. of the blackstrap molasses that I happen to have. I didn't really know what it was for and I googled it and read about good info on here.

Every month before I start my menstrual I feel very heavy and tired and also get anxiety very bad when it's that time :( ..well this morning I got my thing and I noticed that I feel pretty good and noticed also small air bubble noises coming from down there? Is this good? I feel so much at ease today ...good stuff but maybe like some other people on here were noting that you should check w the doc before taking with some other meds your taking > I think I will stick to a smaller amount it seems to make a big difference for me.

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Idodine Works for PMS!

Sue (Pittsburgh, Pa) on 12/16/2015
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Iodine works for PMS symptoms!!! I am 48. A week or two before my period I have had PMS symptoms such as breast tenderness, anxiety, tight shoulders, moody, etc. I applied topical iodine on my stomach and breasts and wrists. It made me feel so much better in just 15 minutes. It absorbs quickly. I read that if you put it on and it last for 24 hours you are not deficient any longer. Please give this a try if you suffer like I did, its a life changer!
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Remedies That Are Helping PMS

All_natural (San Francisco, California) on 07/01/2015
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Alright, so I have terrible PMS. I have even contemplated whether or not it was as severe as PMDD. Those who think PMS or PMDD are made up by women to get out of things are incredibly ignornant. I wouldn't wish my feelings of moodiness, depression, and lack of motivation of any women, let alone anyone. Before having to make an appointment at the doctor I knew I should come to EarthClininc and read up on what could be done naturally and let me tell you, I'm so glad I did.

The maybe $40 you'll spend buying natural remedies will by far be better for your mind and body than prescription drugs!

I've been an avid user of ACV for a variety of aliments but over the past few months have stopped use. (what a mistake) This year, from what I can recall, my PMS took a really bad turn for the worst. My poor family and boyfriend probably didn't know what was really going on. As much as I tried to be positive and happy, there was just something in me that couldn't keep faking it. There was something biological going on that needed help. So yesterday, 6-30-2015, I started taking a variety of things I read up on right here on Earth Clinic.

1. ACV + Baking Soda + Water + lemon (optional) = Amazing

2. Iodine drops + water= Amazing

3. Calcium/Magnesium Vitamins = Wonderful

4. Rhodiola Rosea = Wonderful

Yesterday, I couldn't hold back tearing up at work but today I feel so much less overwhelmed/stressed, it's almost magical how giving your body what it needs, will in turn give you mental clarity and you feel like you can finally be yourself & live life!

I'm never going to stop taking these 4 things. The balance of these 4 have brought me back to life. The two weeks I usually lose to PMS, I know I'll get back if I already feel this great after less than 24 hours.

Try it out, you have nothing to lose.

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Evening Primrose Oil for PMS Pain

Sue (Pittsburgh, Pa) on 03/11/2015
5 out of 5 stars

I have suffered greatly for over 30 years with pms cramping and severe pain and major mood issues. I just found evening primrose oil. I have been taking 2 to 3,1000mg vitamins per day for the past 3 weeks. I have had my period for 3 days now and have not had to take any pain killers at all. This stuff is truely a miracle cure. All the praise to God! Please try it if you suffer as I did. You won't regret it, it will change your life.
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Xiao Yao San Formula for PMS

Sam (Miami, FL) on 08/11/2014
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Xiao Yao San, and one of its modifications, Jiawei Shao Yao San, are among the most commonly-used Chinese formulas today for PMS and other problems.

Read more:

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/xiaoyao.htm

and

http://www.itmonline.org/shen/chap6.htm

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Re: PMS and Vitamin B6

Jennywren (Western Australia) on 05/20/2014
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Every month I get one day when I am beyond reason. Furious one minute, crying the next. My family dread that PMS day!

I was looking online a few years back and read that Vitamin B6 was meant to help. So the next time I had a PMS day I took one and it simmered the symptoms right down. If it's still hanging around after a few hours, I take another. And that's it! Works for me! :)

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Progesterone Cream for Heavy Menstrual Cycles

Shellie (Dallas, Tx) on 07/20/2013
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I started taking natural progesterone cream this year for 5 months reg now & am very surprisingly happy with the results. I started taking it to try to alleviate my heavy flow (peri menopause) ovian cysts, painful cramps & fribroids. You really have to experiment to find the "right dosage" to experience it's full benefits. Since taking it, my flow has significantly decreased. I no longer "flood" during my cycles & my cramps are minimal. Please give it a try. It may take months for you to figure out "your" dosage, it did for me. It's truly my God send. I no longer depend on my rx tylenol to allievate my cramping. My OBGYN had recommend to have my uterus removed to stop my heavy flow, stop my painful cramps etc. BTW he laughed at me when I told him I would try natural progesterone before I took his recomendation of castrating me. The joke is on him.
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Seaweed Bath for PMS

Briona (La, Ca) on 05/18/2013
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PMS: Take a hot bath with seaweed (bought at a Japanese store or at the Asian section of your grocery store) to relieve painful PMS. A small handful of seaweed is sufficient. It's wonderful!!
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Raw Milk Cured PMS Cramps

Robert (Katy, Texas) on 04/28/2013

One of my 12 year old twin daughters was having cramps due to her starting to have periods. I didn't have much to offer her so I gave her a cup of ice cold raw milk. Stomach cramps went away and she slept thru the night.
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Supplements for Pms

Shannon (Minneapolis, Minnesota, Usa) on 01/21/2013
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PMS Cure: B-Complex, D3, Magnesium

I have had horrendus PMS for the last 10 years, to the point I was diagnosed with PMDD. I would be 100% normal 3 weeks out of the month, but the week before my period I would hit rock bottom, just like flipping a switch. I would get enraged, ehausted, suicidal. Completely out of my mind. The only thing the doctor offered was various anti-depressives I. E. Prozac, Zoloft, etc.

Recently I noticed some redness in the face and scalp flaking, and attributing this to seborrheic dermatitis/rocasea, started taking some supplements that I read could combat it. I started out with a quality B complex, and 2 days later started taking supplement that had Calcium/Magnesium/D3.

One day I went to the bathroom and found out my period had started. I was absolutely mind-blown; never in my life has it come without a major buildup that would peak with extreme mood swings and end with me in bed, sobbing, exhausted in pain.

B-Complex contains:
-Vitamin B12 1, 000 MG ~Make sure it is in the form of methylcobalamin~
-B6, 5MG
-Folic Acid, 400 mcg
-Biotin, 25 mcg

Mine is sublingual, which is recommended for effective absorption. Took this and the other supplement for 8 days before my period came effortlessly.

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Agnus Castus (Vitex) for Pms or Pmt

Shirley (London, UK) on 07/29/2012
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Last year I read the book "PMT-Reversing the curse" which advocates using Agnus castus as well as specific dietary changes to cure PMS.

I am someone who every month contemplated suicide due to the severity of the mental symtoms I regularly experienced from PMT - mood swings, short temper, anxiousness, extreme fatigue, weepiness - I often felt like I had been injected by a chemical that affected my brain the week before my period started. I also have had bloating and swelling - puffy face and eyes as a regular occurence at period time and often I just could not face going out of the house.

After following the plan in the book for 3 months I have no bloating, I feel "normal" and not like I have turned into some mad women and besides a little cramping the day my period comes on I feel normal during my period for the first time ever. I would recommend this book to anyone sufferring mood swings and anxiety/aggression etc at period times - it is the only thing that has really worked for me.

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Holy Basil, Chasteberry for Pms

Juliette (Reston, Va) on 05/24/2012
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I used to struggle really badly with mood swings and anxiety especially around my period I went to a holistic doctor and she recommanded I start drinking Tulsi(holy basil) tea (she actually gave me some pills but I found the tea and I drink tea all day so this works better! ) and get some Chaste tree berry (comes in drops just put some in your water directions on the bottle) and the difference is NIGHT AND DAY. I kinda just go with my gut as far as dosage goes but I'd say I drink about 2-4 cups of tulsi tea a day and do chaste tree berry in my water 2-3 times a day. When I forget to do it I can tell the difference and it works almost immediately... I HiGHLY recommend it :) peace and love.
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Apple Cider Vinegar for Pms

Sharon (Houston, Tx) on 12/01/2011
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I started taking ACV 4 months ago for excessive bleeding and bad pms...... I spot now for 4 days and it helps with my migraines and allergies.... I take a shot of it alone in am and pm with something sweet after like sugar free hawaiian punch and my vitamins.... It is a miracle cure.
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Re: Apple Cider Vinegar for Pms

Carly (Seattle, Wa - Usa) on 08/30/2011

Hi Jennifer -

To help make the ACV taste better I take 1 oz of ACV, and then I add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda to it. When it stops fizzing (bubbling up) I add about 10 oz of (non chlorinated) water and 2 oz of orange juice. It tastes GREAT this way. Some people add apple juice instead of OJ - so if you prefer it, maybe try that.

ACV is great stuff. Keep at it, and you will start to actually like the taste of it, I promise!

Carly :-)

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Apple Cider Vinegar for Pms and Menstrual Cramps

S.a (Savannah, Ga) on 03/05/2011
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Took two tablespoons in a glass of water for 2 weeks straight before menstruation and LO AND BEHOLD no menstrual cramps pms or headaches!!! This is a miracle cure and I will continue to take it to see what else happens ;)
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Flax Seed Oil for Pms

P.b. (Cape Breton, Ns) on 02/16/2011
3 out of 5 stars

Better But With Side Effects

Just another comment on flaxseed oil for PMS! It worked wonders. 1000 mg/day, every day, and no mood swings (formerly debilitating for me) or breast tenderness.

There was a side effect though - it shortened my cycle by a week. I couldn't stand that so I'm off it now. But haven't found anything else yet that worked as well.

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Apple Cider Vinegar, Molasses for Pms Not Working

Paula (Ã…s, Akershus, Norway) on 01/29/2011
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I suffer from dramatic mood changes, anger problems, weight gain and spots on my face with every period :(

I started drinking a glass of water with two teaspoons of ACV and one of molasses every morning and have been doing it for a month now. Not sure if it's related to it, but after months of being pretty regular, my mood changes came on day 14 on my cycle instead of right before my period. The spots on my face did not go away, and even got stronger right after my period!

I did not gain the traditional 2 kg but the cramps were maybe a bit more painful!

Does anyone know how long does it take to see the effects of drinking this mix? Should I be drinking it twice a day? Should I wait a little longer? My skin and hair are pretty dull too... I thought ACV was a miracle skin enhacer! :(

Any help will be appreciated!

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Turmeric for Pms and Balancing Hormones

Ee (New York, Ny, United States) on 09/18/2010
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Over the summer I started drinking turmeric with ACV, BSM, and cayenne pepper for general health that all three indicated. I noticed that within a month my extreme PMS had completely subsided, so much so that my cycle arrived as a surprise, without me having the nervous breakdown that had usually accompanied my periods for the past decade or so. 4 months later I'm still symptom free and went to the doctor to get a blood test to make sure everything was alright. Turns out my hormones are balanced for the first time in my life! The only change I made to my diet was my daily turmeric tea, which as it turns out, has been used by women in India to balance hormones... The doctor said my levels normalized so much that I should have little to no symptoms of PCOS. I have tried everything - every natural remedy I could think of - but have not had the success of plain ol' turmeric.
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Blackstrap Molasses for Pms

Cleoppa (Cleburne, Tx) on 08/28/2010
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I discovered several years back that if I took iron throughout the month, my period would be less severe, I wouldn't breakout and I wouldn't have any other icky symptoms. However, I stopped taking it because if I didn't take it just right (very, very slowly and with food) it would make me sick. Then I started adding blackstrap molasses to my morning smoothie. I'm pretty sure it's the high iron content in it that has the same positive benefits--and it's not a chore to get it down every day.
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