xScrunchee Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I have been on my current pill for 14 years now with no problems but recently, since Christmas, I have been getting PMT each month. Not too bad but I just hate the low feeling. Does anyone on here use any natural remedies which help but does not stop the pill working? I know that St Johns wort can affect the pill so obviously that's not an option. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Vitamin B6 is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Vitamin B6 is great Cheers Debs Do you use this yourself? Or know anybody who does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebeegeebee Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Oooh i know this one ! i suffered terrible with PMT until i started using vit B6 and evening primrose oil capsules , tbh ive never looked back ! good luck cus PMT is ORRIBLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Sorry for hideous delay I have used it for years, as has my sister Without it I'm evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 lol It's on my shopping list along with some evening primrose oil for good measure. Yep- PMT is not much fun although I haven't been too bad really just tired, tearful and generally feeling a bit down. It doesn't last long-only a couple of days but it feels like a long time when you're low. Used to get it really bad and got quite depressed when I was younger but the pill helped alot-now it's creeping back 14 years later while on the pill so I want to stop it now! Thanks peeps Also, do you take it every day or just around the lead up to when you would get PMT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I take a small dose every day, and double it around PMT time This was following advice from my GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 My doc told me to take evening primrose capsules. So far I am doing fine without - so I probably haven't hit the worst bit yet just the overheating. Apart from arguing with OH - that seems to help soooo much! Brown bread is supposed to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Thats because Brown Bread is high in Vitamin B6 Koojie (as is Brown rice, I always have brown basmati rice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 gag, choke - would granary be OK? Or white bread and a trip to Holland & Barrett for the B6 tablets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Granary would be cool I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Alrighty then! Thanks Debs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokiechicken1969 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 sorry to hear you've been feeling poorly. pmt can be so debilitating. taking b6 is a good idea however be mindful that the b vitamin group work in synergie with each other so if you take b6 in isolation its on the provision that the rest of the b group are present. unlikely. take a b complex, ideally with 10mg of zinc a day. cold pressed oils are also beneficial such as linseed, hemp, evening primrose. pour a teaspoon on your salad to disguise it. there are herbal supplements such as agnus castus, dong quai, black cohosh. i would always check with your doctor before you go any further as there could be an underlying health problem. pmt is common in oestrogen dominace in the body so maybe a change of pill for a while. if you feel the blues coming on watching your lovely chickens scratching and clucking is fantastic therapy. hope you feel better soon best wishes chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Many thanks for the suggestions. I should be super prepared for next month now It is annoying but not the end of the world-just seems that way at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairbear Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I would go and have a chat with your GP as well. It may be that you need to change your pill as you have been on it for such a long time. I suffer from terrible pms and have been working with my doctor for a while now trying to get the right combination for me! I'm now on my second lot of pill (Celeste) the firs one didn't work. I am also taking a vitamin B6 supplement that my doctor prescribed. I take it for the 2 weeks leading up to my period. I find it helps a lot. xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 I got some evening primrose oil and vitamin B6 tablets. I'm now on day 2 of taking them but I won't know about the PMT till next month now so fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hope it works out for you Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
