Posted by susan C on August 26, 2001, at 17:35:38
In reply to Re: Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Depression » mair, posted by sweetmarie on August 26, 2001, at 15:01:36
> I, too, would love to find a solution.
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> > Mair
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> Hi Mair
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> A solution would be good! I bought a book yesterday about PMS, which has some horrifying statistics, e.g. a study carried out by the Women`s Nutritional Advisory Service in this country. The research they did into depression as a pre-menstrual symptom showed :
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> Out of 1000 women -
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> 10% were not affected by depression at all
> 15% suffered mild depression
> 19% suffered moderate depression
> 56% suffered severe depression
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> The statistics for suicidal thoughts were even worse.
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> It totally opened my eyes to things that I had not realised were related to the menstrual cycle. It`s a nightmare to be sure.
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> My pen-friend (male) told me that he believes that PMT is an `excuse` for bad behaviour in women. They just don`t know the half.
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> Anyway, thanks for responding.
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> Anna.I agree, Anna, I feel very strongly that PMS is a very serious illness/imbalance in many women. As more and more women enter the medical world as professionals, more and more studies are being done that recognize the needs of women. It shocked me to realize that in many past studies women were never included and or never considered as a separate study issue.
I am here pitching for you. Got to it girl.
Susan C.
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