Premenstrual Disorders

Alternative Treatments for PMS

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the brain’s chemistry—and again, spe-

cific chemicals may be involved, which

is why antidepressants are used to treat

some disorders where the brain chemi-

cal activity is not working properly. But

some physicians and researchers be-

lieve these brain chemicals can be al-

tered without medication.

One of the quickest ways to change

transmitters such as serotonin naturally

Something as simple as a bowl of cereal can help ease the ill tem-

per of a woman suffering from menstrual disorders.

dopamine

: A mono-

amine, C

that is a decarboxyl-

ated form of dopa

and that occurs

especially as a neu-

rotransmitter in the

brain.