PMS and Hormones [posted 1/13/99] Question: Exactly what happens to your hormones during PMS? What triggers the onset of PMS as related to hormones? Also, what role does serotonin play in relation?
Well, we really don’t know. You would think that we would have some idea, but we’re pretty clueless as to the cause of PMS, except that it is obviously hormonal in some way.Hypertension in Menopause [posted 1/13/99] Question: On Aug 18,1998 I started bleeding heavily I was finally able to see a doctor. He prescribed medroxyprogesterone to stop the bleeding and then prescribed iron supplement with B-12 and folic acid. My regular doctor was concerned for my hypertension (180/110). I have not had a problem with this before until August. He told me that in some cases with the onset of menopause some women start having hypertension. My main concern is that in taking the hydrodiuril that my potassium levels will drop and I’ll just start taking one pill after another for subsequent problems. I am not sure I can really trust this doctor.Answer: Most women have elevated blood pressure in the presence of estrogen withdrawal. The restarting of estrogen usually fixes this problem. I’d focus on est
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