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From: pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.med
Subject: Re: PMS / Thyroid
Message-ID: <403@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 20:38:26 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 10 20:38:26 1985
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References: <617@tekigm.UUCP> <385@bcsaic.UUCP> <7855@ucla-cs.ARPA> <473@mot.UUCP>
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Summary: 

In article <473@mot.UUCP> fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) writes:
>> >can I say?)   ... My point is:  what can we (they) do about it?
>> >Any suggestions as to medicines (OTC or ?) will be appreciated.
>
>my wife has found OptiVite beneficial in relieving PMS symptoms.
>(i understand some practitioners prefer prescribing hormones, but my
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	It's not just a matter of preference -- some of us don't
	respond to just vitamin therapy. Further it is not totally
	known which vitamins , when and why are effective.  Also
	I personally have found that the hormones help get the
	system get back to something more normal, that just taking
	vitamins didn't do.  Treatment for this problem is definitely
	multi-leveled and varies tremendously from person to person.
	Bottomline is -- DON'T SELF-DIAGNOSIS!!! GO SEE A DOCTOR!!!
	(The problem is that not just any doctor will do. You have
	to find one with more than just the most cursory knowledge of
	this problem.)

>wife won't touch that stuff.)  several local pharmacies carry OptiVite.
>we have obtained it at better prices thru mail-order.  i can supply
>an address via e-mail if anyone wants.
>

P.M.Pincha-Wagener