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tinystar82.livejournal.comlast month I got my rag 2 times
this month Im 2 weeks late
is there any reason why?
this month Im 2 weeks late
is there any reason why?
May. 3rd, 2001
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Oh My GOD!
May. 3rd, 2001 01:10 amzaiah.livejournal.comouchouchouch!
Ohhh My Taco Say!
(My Daughter's phrasing of a soiux word
which calls upon your Ancestors to bless/hear/guide you)
- You know.. -
-A Special Mexican Fortune Cookie.. Hee! (eg)-
Just gut wrenching, continuous, one hour long, unceasing, cramps.. *wimper*
orangiegirl.livejournal.comHey. I started my period last night... after a day of cramps... with spotting. Wish my period was regular. When it first started, I could go months at a time without having one... four I think. Then I moved from near Chicago to Colorado Springs, and I got regular. LIke... every 21-23 days regular. What a pain. Now I've moved back, and it went whacko again... for awhile. Now after ayear, seems I'm getting back into the every 21-23 days again. *gack*
Oh well. I'll survive.
What do you think? Regular and a little close together, or patchy? Hmm. Debatable. How much do you like bleeding?
Oh well. I'll survive.
What do you think? Regular and a little close together, or patchy? Hmm. Debatable. How much do you like bleeding?
high altitude
May. 3rd, 2001 11:06 amorangiegirl.livejournal.comWhat I failed to mention about my move... was that I was thinking it may have been the difference in atmospheric pressure in Chicago and Colorado Springs... In C.S., you're like a mile higher above sea level.... *bogs*
Good news for PMS?
May. 3rd, 2001 11:35 amkabuki.livejournal.comNew Birth Control Pill Smoothes Away PMS
Investigational Pill May Also Be Effective for Treating PMDD
By Peggy Peck
Reviewed by Dr. Gary D. Vogin
May 1, 2001 (Chicago) -- Birth control pills are the multitasking drugs of the new millenium. Once used only for contraception, the drugs are now used to treat conditions ranging from headache to acne.
Now an investigational birth control that uses a new type of the hormone, a progestin called drospirenone, is demonstrating impressive -- but unproven -- benefits for women with premenstrual syndrome, says Candace Brown, PharmD, of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Brown tells WebMD that women who take the new pill, called Yasmin, don't experience weight gain and are less likely to experience moodiness and irritability before and during their menstrual cycles. Brown, who holds joint appointments as a professor of pharmacy practice, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry, presented findings Tuesday at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists meeting from a study of 258 women who took the pill.
In the study, the women knew they were taking Yasmin and were asked to fill in diaries about their premenstrual symptoms after they completed six months on the pill. Brown says this study design is "not well controlled, so we will need to wait for results of a well planned, placebo-controlled trial to verify the findings."
Nonetheless, she says that the results of this trial are very encouraging because the women "had marked changes in their responses to the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire." After six months, the women said they felt better and had less water retention than before they took the pill, she says.
Brown says there are probably several explanations for these positive findings. First, the new pill has what's called a monophasic design, meaning that it releases the same dose of the hormones in each dose. "Other pills vary the dose during the cycle, and I think they may not be as effective in controlling moodiness," she says.
Additionally, the pill is a very effective diuretic, so it prevents water retention and the uncomfortable feelings that accompany water retention, she says. Moreover the pill is antiandrogenic, meaning it blocks male hormones. This property has two potential benefits: reducing mood swings and treating acne.
Kathleen Fitzgerald, MD, a clinical assistant professor at Brown University in Providence, R.I., tells WebMD that "we are always searching for the perfect birth control pill." The search continues, she says, because women have different needs and because ob-gyns are using birth control pills for "more than birth control. We use them to control menstrual bleeding, for migraines, for acne and to treat PMS. Using a birth control pill for PMS is not a novel concept."
The pill itself is not yet approved as a birth control pill, says Brown. Yasmin's manufacturer, Berlex Laboratories, is awaiting final approval and "is anticipating that the FDA will approve Yasmin sometime this summer." Brown says Berlex is then expected to ask the FDA to approve the pill for treatment of PMS.
Meanwhile, Brown says that 21 centers are now participating in a placebo-controlled trial of Yasmin to treat premenstrual dysphorric disorder, also called PMDD. "We've decided to bypass PMS and go all the way to PMDD, and we are very hopeful that this pill will demonstrate a benefit for this disorder," she says.
Brown says that one reason she is interested in treating PMDD with a birth control pill is her belief that women are "more willing to take a birth control pill than they are to take antidepressant. There is still a stigma surrounding the use of antidepressants."
Fitzgerald agrees with this assessment. In her practice in Providence, she uses several different types of birth control pills to treat PMS. "But these researchers are studying PMDD because it is a specific, defined clinical disorder, so you can more easily quantify results. If they get approval of this pill for PMDD, obstetricians will be using it for PMS in our offices," she says.
© 2001 WebMD Corporation. All rights reserved.
Investigational Pill May Also Be Effective for Treating PMDD
By Peggy Peck
Reviewed by Dr. Gary D. Vogin
May 1, 2001 (Chicago) -- Birth control pills are the multitasking drugs of the new millenium. Once used only for contraception, the drugs are now used to treat conditions ranging from headache to acne.
Now an investigational birth control that uses a new type of the hormone, a progestin called drospirenone, is demonstrating impressive -- but unproven -- benefits for women with premenstrual syndrome, says Candace Brown, PharmD, of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Brown tells WebMD that women who take the new pill, called Yasmin, don't experience weight gain and are less likely to experience moodiness and irritability before and during their menstrual cycles. Brown, who holds joint appointments as a professor of pharmacy practice, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry, presented findings Tuesday at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists meeting from a study of 258 women who took the pill.
In the study, the women knew they were taking Yasmin and were asked to fill in diaries about their premenstrual symptoms after they completed six months on the pill. Brown says this study design is "not well controlled, so we will need to wait for results of a well planned, placebo-controlled trial to verify the findings."
Nonetheless, she says that the results of this trial are very encouraging because the women "had marked changes in their responses to the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire." After six months, the women said they felt better and had less water retention than before they took the pill, she says.
Brown says there are probably several explanations for these positive findings. First, the new pill has what's called a monophasic design, meaning that it releases the same dose of the hormones in each dose. "Other pills vary the dose during the cycle, and I think they may not be as effective in controlling moodiness," she says.
Additionally, the pill is a very effective diuretic, so it prevents water retention and the uncomfortable feelings that accompany water retention, she says. Moreover the pill is antiandrogenic, meaning it blocks male hormones. This property has two potential benefits: reducing mood swings and treating acne.
Kathleen Fitzgerald, MD, a clinical assistant professor at Brown University in Providence, R.I., tells WebMD that "we are always searching for the perfect birth control pill." The search continues, she says, because women have different needs and because ob-gyns are using birth control pills for "more than birth control. We use them to control menstrual bleeding, for migraines, for acne and to treat PMS. Using a birth control pill for PMS is not a novel concept."
The pill itself is not yet approved as a birth control pill, says Brown. Yasmin's manufacturer, Berlex Laboratories, is awaiting final approval and "is anticipating that the FDA will approve Yasmin sometime this summer." Brown says Berlex is then expected to ask the FDA to approve the pill for treatment of PMS.
Meanwhile, Brown says that 21 centers are now participating in a placebo-controlled trial of Yasmin to treat premenstrual dysphorric disorder, also called PMDD. "We've decided to bypass PMS and go all the way to PMDD, and we are very hopeful that this pill will demonstrate a benefit for this disorder," she says.
Brown says that one reason she is interested in treating PMDD with a birth control pill is her belief that women are "more willing to take a birth control pill than they are to take antidepressant. There is still a stigma surrounding the use of antidepressants."
Fitzgerald agrees with this assessment. In her practice in Providence, she uses several different types of birth control pills to treat PMS. "But these researchers are studying PMDD because it is a specific, defined clinical disorder, so you can more easily quantify results. If they get approval of this pill for PMDD, obstetricians will be using it for PMS in our offices," she says.
© 2001 WebMD Corporation. All rights reserved.
I have been going for TWO WEEKS
May. 3rd, 2001 12:21 pmtrollfriend.livejournal.comThis is week number two of my period. I forgot to take my BC pills the weekend before last and I've been bleeding...heavily...ever since. Good lord why won't it stop!!! I know why...it won't stop until I start my pills again on Sunday. See this happened the week before I was supposed to have my period anywy. OUCH!! I'm all crampy now!!! HELP!!!
I'm all owwwwwie!!!
Hope the rest of you are doing well.
Kisses,
Vicky
I'm all owwwwwie!!!
Hope the rest of you are doing well.
Kisses,
Vicky
tinystar82.livejournal.comId just like to give snaps to the creator of this community. Its answered a few of my questions and put my mind at ease.
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May. 3rd, 2001 01:45 pmlucyru113.livejournal.comBah...I just spent 5 dollars on a freaking box of Midol. That stuff is soooo expensive. So are tampons. It's just not right. Luckily I can go to Kmart and get a box of 20 for $1.99. I like the cheap ones better actually. But it's still really expensive for a lot of people. My mom and sister probably spend about $40 a month. I could buy a few CDs or books with that money. Something much more enjoyable.
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