Hi Jennifer,
Now that it is over (the best thing about PMS) my post may
seem belated unless you read it next month :>) . . . I searched
every medical data base I have and yielded nothing. It may not be
surprising since women's issues PD or otherwise, receive always back seat
approach by the research community. It is regrettable in a larger sense since
almost every condition including PD expresses itself somewhat differently in
males and females both in terms of the different metabolism hormonal makeup body
built etc (i.e., constitutional differences) but also due to different lifestyle
issues. This is probably a topic for larger discussion but regarding
PMS (or as we shrinks call it: Late Luteal Dysphoria): There is no need to
eagerly await menopause. Many treatment strategies exist and they are
helpful. The scope is too long to bring here but if you do a search using
Infoseek keywords Premenstrual Syndrome you will find a wealth of helpful
information. Regrettably, as I stated above I could not find any useful
suggestion about menstrual cycle and sinemet effectiveness but at least the mood
changes can be helped.
Hope this is helpful,
Rami (partner of 18 years to a PMS sufferer and still
alive)
Rami Kaminski MD
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 9:25
PM
Subject: PMS & PD
Thank you all for your great responses. I got through the
day and feel
a bit better, especially knowing that I am not crazy or alone
on this
subject. I have ado
pted a new attitude about this and how
to deal with
it.....
...................AAAUUGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-)
One
thing did occur to me that I hadn't really thought of that several
of you
mentioned, menopause. #@%??*#!!!
AAUUGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will be 42 in a couple of months so I guess I
have lots of time to
ponder on it. I feel deeply for those of you who
are experiencing that
along with PD. Thanks again for all the
wonderful moral support.
Jennifer Smith
--
Ars Longa - Vita
Brevis
Art is Long - Life is short
:(:) )