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From: beth@umcp-cs.UUCP (Beth Katz)
Newsgroups: net.women.only
Subject: The periodic blahs
Message-ID: <1912@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 15:07:22 EST
Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.1912
Posted: Sat Dec 15 15:07:22 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 19-Dec-84 03:23:46 EST
Reply-To: beth@maryland.UUCP (Beth Katz)
Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD
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Summary: 

Lynda (among others) mentions that she gets the periodic "bitchy, rotten,
and miserable" feeling that drugs don't fix.  While I was researching a
gynecological problem, I read a lot of books.  In a number of those books
(including "It's Your Body" by ???), I read that women taking birth control
pills or having premenstrual syndrome might want to take a Vitamin B-6
supplement.  I also read the part about BC pills in a nutrition book or
two, so I decided to give it a try.  B-6 is not good in high doses, but I'm
taking a 50mg (mg is the unit for the RDA) tablet for a week before and during
my period and half of one during the rest of the month.  I used to get somewhat
depressed right about now (day before period), but I've been feeling much
better since I've been taking the B-6.  Maybe it will help your yucky feelings.
Just don't take a lot of this.  From what I had read, I'm taking a reasonable
dose.  (I'm not a doctor, but I thought I'd pass on the info.)

Hugs also help (as Lynda pointed out), but sometimes you don't have someone
to hug. :-(
					Beth Katz
					{seismo,allegra,rlgvax}!umcp-cs!beth