23-10-2011, 03:19
(22-10-2011, 19:19)idreamofD Wrote: @Bela - I decided once to cleanse my system for 5 days. I stopped my BC and my PM, and it was the worst. My mood was crap, I cried at everything, and I could not stop the headaches. My feeling is that when you cycle, and then you have your P, your hormones drop SO LOW, that there's bound to be issues with mood, maybe breakouts, etc. Basically, it's the combined loss of estrogen from the PM AND your period. Are you taking other herbs when you aren't on PM? Make sure you do, otherwise, you're just dropping out of the estrogen zone completely.
And the fact that your moods are great ON PM (like me) suggests that you need the extra estrogen.
The only herb I take continuously throughout the month is wild yam. Would you suggest taking a lower dose of PM (500mg? less?) or another estrogenic herb while cycling off?