Posted by sid on January 7, 2002, at 14:32:30
In reply to Re: PMS Problems, posted by IsoM on January 7, 2002, at 13:44:34
I knew soy affected us hormonally, I just was not sure how. For example, I recall reading that it can increase the probability of breast cancer. Also, I read that soy milk given to male babies can lead to complications at puberty with sexual identity (perhaps with sexual orientation too, although I don't see that as a problem necessarily, unless we can show for sure that it can be caused by soy milk).
Anyway, because of all that, I tend to stay away from soy, even though I love it, especially boiled soy beans, which I tend to eat like a snack. I also eat tofu fromtime to time. I'll think about it and perhaps make a few tests... PMS has been worse in the past few years, and every woman who experienced it around me told me that it is worse in your 30's... I'm 34.
Thanks for the input, I'll think about it.
> For what it's worth, I've had PMS exactly twice in my life & now that I'm entering menopause, no problems with that - no hot flushes or anything.
> As for genetics, I'm not sure. I have no sisters but my Mom suffered horribly.
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> This is just my theory so if you don't agree, please don't jump on me with hob-nailed boots. I've eaten soy flour in my baking & breads plus soy beans & tofu for over thirty years now. Because of the interest lately in soy phytoestrogens, I'm thinking that my regular soy intake has had this beneficial effect on my cycles. After all, while menopause is diefinitely known in Japan, Japanese women don't have problems with hot flushes - in fact, there's no Japanese word for that in their language. (I can confirm that too as my son speaks Japanese & he checked in his dictionaries for me.)
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> But I don't think that isolated soy isoflavones as sold in supplement form is necessarily the best way to get the benefits. Not just the highly publicised phytoestrogens are found in soy, but also phytoandrogens & other phytochemicals still be discovered. That's why I think the whole soy is what really works, not just trying to extract certain compounds from the bean.
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> Anyway, my 2¢ worth.
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> > Well, I realize that yesterday's message was prompted by PMS. Even on Effexor AND the pill, I still have PMS. Wonderful to be a woman. Placebo week is here and I become impatient, sleep too much, am very slow at anything. I should take the new pill without placebo, huh? Seeing my doc in 2 weeks, will have a talk about it, although I don't think it's been approved here yet.
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> > Someone wrote that low dose of SSRI works against OCD and that low dose Effexor works as an SSRI. I'll bet that's why mu doc keeps me at a low dose for so long. I have anxiety, and I think, obsessive thinking (at least I used to), although I don't have compulsive behavior. Will talk to her some more.
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> > Well... back to work.
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