| "Q: Recently my husband told me, "If you don't do something for your PMS, I'm packing my stuff and leaving!" I've tried birth control pills, Midol, countless tranquilizers and antidepressants. I feel doped and still cry a lot and feel moody. Can you help? " "A: You're not alone in the quest to manage the monthly madness. Saving your marriage is going to require a few more months of patience on your husband's part, some compliance on your part, and forgiveness for each other's "imperfections." " "Hormones need to be in balance, so ask your doctor to do a hormone profile to see what your levels are for thyroid hormone, DHEA, cortisol, estradiol, progesterone and testosterone. If one of these is out of kilter, the others are affected too and pre-menstrual symptoms could get out of hand. Women often try to supplement randomly with herbs and vitamins in an effort to generate production of one of these hormones, but it's not smart. Too much of a good thing could fuel growth of cancer cells. Plus, you might sprout hair in places it shouldn't be (like your chest) and lose it places you want it (like your head). " "A hormone specialist will know how to test you, or you can now order home test kits and take the results to your doctor. Home test kits usually involve saliva or urine samples, and some of them optionally offer tests that require
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