Pre-Menstrual Syndrome

USE THIS REMEDY IF:

you are a woman who has intense pre-menstrual symptoms, sometimes lasting up to two weeks before your period begins. Though you may experience only some of them, the symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) include:
moodiness associated with anxiety, nervous tension, depression and/or irritability
increased appetite
bloating
weight gain
cramping
breast tenderness
headaches
backaches
general malaise
You are more likely to suffer from PMS if you are:
over thirty
under stress
suffer side effects from birth control pills
don't exercise regularly
To reduce your stress, read Combating Stress, page 315, to find those Paper Doctor remedies which can fight stress.

HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:

Make and drink this remedy twice in succession, then once every 15 minutes until your symptoms are improved. Often three of four glasses will be all you need.

If mild symptoms continue, make and drink the remedy twice in succession in the morning for one or two days thereafter, or until your symptoms disappear. Stop using the remedy as soon as you get relief.

If your PMS is chronic, try using STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE, page 253, along with this PMS remedy. The STIMULATING remedy will try to raise your level of health so that your PMS symptoms will not be so severe in the future.

If you experience no improvement after 3 glasses of this remedy, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE, page 229.

ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:

Moodiness, page 185
Ache, page 73
Tension Release, page 273
Stress, page 261
Lifted Spirits, page 177
First Aid, page 141
Fatigue, page 129

Pre-Menstrual Syndrome

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