Irritation, anger, (sometimes depression) during period time......

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I become extremely angry and irritable during my peiod time.

I usually end up getting upset stomach (which causes constant headache

and acidity) during the last days of my period. Is there any ayurveda

diet, home remedy or herbs that I can take to get rid of these

problems. What can I take to control my anger during this time. I

become an awful person during this time.

Thanks

[Guest guest]

PLease click on the following link

ayurvedaarticles/Dr.%\

20BhateFiles/

 

and then select file Menopause_Treat.doc either for download or reading.

 

Check the secion " pitta unbalance " . you will find most of the symptoms

there.

 

Of course this does not mean you are marching towards menopause.

 

During the menstrual cycle, the hormones are at their lowest level, and

this often causes the symptoms you described. Now ayurveda does not

look for which hormone is less or more? Ayurveda knows which herbs to

use according to dosha balance. Here dosha means a set of bio-chemical

forces acting through neurotransmitters to obtain certain actions of

the organs.

 

Now note the food, lifestyle and herbal recommendations in the above

file. For the convenience, both indian and western herbs are dealt

with. The recommendations should be followed for at least three

consecutive cycle time.

 

To control the anger not only during period time but for all the life,

meditation is a life-time free medicine.

 

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become extremely angry and irritable during my peiod time.

I usually end up getting upset stomach (which causes constant headache

and acidity) during the last days of my period. Is there any ayurveda

diet, home remedy or herbs that I can take to get rid of these

problems.

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I read the document. The problem is - I think I have all 3

kinds of imbalances ( Vata, Pitta and Kapha).

For Vata - loss of skin tone (ALOT! - you can just look at my face and

see something is wrong) , feeling cold, constipation.

For Pitta - Prone to Hot Temper, anger, irritability, feeling hot

(yes..I feel hot and cold (sometimes hot and sometimes cold)..and I

occassionaly get a pimple or two.

For Kapha - Weight Gain , sluggishness, lethargy, fluid retention,

lazy, depressed (depression occurs if I do not get angry..I mean one

month I am depressed another month I am irritable and angry), slow

digestion.

 

You see, I am not sure which impbalance I have.

Thanks

[Guest guest]

Menstruation is in large part an act guided by the liver and hence

pitta, and so where anger predominates general anti-pitta therapies

can be used. Further indication to support the liver is found in

your symptoms of headache and acidity. A pitta-reducing diet (see:

http://www.toddcaldecott.com/pitta.html) may be generally helpful. I

typically would emphasize the use of bitter, pitta-reducing herbs

such as barberry, buplerum, dandelion root and motherwort in

conjunction with sweet-tasting restorative herbs such as shatavari,

(prepared) rehmannia, peony and licorice. From a physiological

perspective, this sounds like PMS subtype A, which relates to a

relative estrogen excess and progesterone deficiency. Thus the herbs

mentioned above, which remove excess estrogen (the liver herbs) plus

those that support progesterone (e.g. shatavari, peony and also

vitex) are indicated. In addition to this, vitamin B6 (taken in a B

complex) and magnesium can be helpful to balance hormonal levels and

specifically to boost dopamine to alleviate depression. Increasing

your fiber intake such as taking fresh ground flax seed can be

helpful to ensure proper bowel elimination if this is an issue, which

helps bind up and remove excess estrogens that otherwise might be

reabsorbed from the gut back into circulation. And lastly, an omega

3 essential fatty acid supplement taken in sufficient doses (i.e.

1200 mg EPA/DHA) may help as well.

Caldecott

todd

www.toddcaldecott.com

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I become extremely angry and irritable during my peiod time.

I usually end up getting upset stomach (which causes constant headache

and acidity) during the last days of my period.

[Guest guest]

ayurveda , " newzade1 " <newzade1 wrote:

 

> I think I have all 3

> kinds of imbalances

> For Vata - loss of skin tone (ALOT! - you can just look at my face

and

> see something is wrong) , feeling cold, constipation.

> For Pitta - Prone to Hot Temper, anger, irritability, feeling hot

> (yes..I feel hot and cold (sometimes hot and sometimes cold)..and I

> occassionaly get a pimple or two.

> For Kapha - Weight Gain , sluggishness, lethargy, fluid retention,

> lazy, depressed (depression occurs if I do not get angry..I mean one

> month I am depressed another month I am irritable and angry), slow

> digestion.

> You see, I am not sure which impbalance I have.

 

 

So you see ayurveda is not just online counselling!

 

Most online tests for doshas may show similar confusion. In fact, in

reality everyone has some vitiation of each dosha, the vaidyas treat

according to Major and minor doshas. The combination of herbs keeps

changing as patient shows the changes. That is why, treatment is

dynamic and one should consult a nearby Vaidya.

 

Vaidya, apart from examining pulse, skin, eyes, tongue, will ask you

several questions related to your diet, elimination, lifestyle,

character of menses (frequency, length of flow, amount of flow, the

viscosity, clots, color, attendant pain, other symptoms,etc, etc...)

and then decide best combination of herbs for calculated length of

time, after which some change may be needed.

 

It is unfortunate that ayurvedic protocol cant be fitted in " do it

yourself " pocket book.

 

A " one size fits all " recommendation is that meditation, pranayama is

known to balance out all doshas, perhaps that was the reason, ancient

custom permitted women to be in seclusion, resting during the

menstrual period, with a diet which balances pitta and vata and

promotes kapha. But once again, specific cases were to be treated

separately.

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much!!

I do beleive that my liver does get wacky during that time. Also, I

see a little line across my nose bridge. (an indication of liver

problem). I will be getting the herbs that you stated. Thanks

again!!

 

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Menstruation is in large part an act guided by the liver and

hence

pitta, and so where anger predominates general anti-pitta

therapies

can be used.