THE NATURAL THERAPIES AND PMS: INTRODUCING THE GENTLE ALTERNATIVES
Doctors admit that they do not have all the answers to PMS. Some of their medications work and others don’t -and often they don’t know why. Many women, disillusioned with what conventional medicine has to offer, are turning to natural therapies in their quest for relief from distressing symptoms.There seem to be three main reasons for this:• Some women feel that medications that completely suppress the menstrual cycle are a rather drastic measure to take when all they want is relief from PMS.• Since the long-term effects of some medicines are unknown, many women would prefer a treatment that is less likely to be harmful.• Conventional doctors simply do not have the resources to deal with PMS. In the UK there are fewer than 20 clinics for PMS run by the free state-run ‘ National Health Service and these deal only with the most intractable cases. The majority of PMS patients are dealt with by family doctors who, with all their other commitments, usually find it hard to fit in full evaluation and treatment of PMS.*50\120\4*
