UNASSIGNED: A 36-year-old nulliparous woman presented to a free clinic for veterans and their spouses. She received a PMS diagnosis at age 18. She was previously prescribed hormonal birth control and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which minimally affected her condition. She stopped using conventional medicine therapies at age 27. Laboratory results showed that her progesterone was below 0.5 ng/mL. Her symptom score was 50 out of 60 on the Treatment Strategies for PMS assessment tool. During her menses, she experienced low back pain and stiffness, bloating, swelling, weight gain, breast tenderness, swelling, and pain, and she felt overwhelmed and stressed.
UNASSIGNED: Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture was administered in conjunction with 100 mg of coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinol) and a B-100 complex once a day and 400 mg of magnesium citrate, 1000 mg of flaxseed oil (Linum usitatissimum), and 1000 mg of turmeric (Curcuma longa) twice a day. Five days before the onset of her menstrual period, she was to ingest a B-100 complex twice a day and 400 mg of magnesium citrate, 1000 mg of flaxseed oil, and 1000 mg of turmeric 3 times a day. Mindfulness meditation was encouraged twice a day for 10 minutes to reduce stress. After 12 treatments over 3 months, her symptom score decreased to 18 out of 60 and remained below 20 for an additional 32 weeks.
UNASSIGNED: This patient with PMS symptoms positively responded to a multimodal approach using traditional Chinese medicine-style acupuncture, dietary supplements, and mindfulness meditation.
■一名36岁的未产妇女参加了退伍军人及其配偶的免费诊所。她在18岁时接受了PMS诊断。她以前服用过激素节育和非甾体抗炎药,这对她的病情影响最小。她在27岁时停止使用传统医学疗法。实验室结果显示,她的孕酮低于0.5ng/mL。在PMS评估工具的治疗策略上,她的症状评分为60分中的50分。在她月经期间,她经历了腰痛和僵硬,腹胀,肿胀,体重增加,乳房压痛,肿胀,和痛苦,她感到不知所措和压力。
■中药针灸与100毫克辅酶Q10(泛醇)和B-100复合物每天一次和400毫克柠檬酸镁联合使用,1000毫克亚麻籽油(Linumusitatissimum),和1000毫克姜黄(姜黄)一天两次。月经期开始前五天,她每天摄入两次B-100复合物和400毫克柠檬酸镁,1000毫克的亚麻籽油,和1000毫克姜黄每天3次。每天两次鼓励正念冥想,持续10分钟,以减轻压力。经过3个月的12次治疗,她的症状评分降至60分的18分,并在另外32周保持低于20分.
■这位患有PMS症状的患者对使用中医式针灸的多模式方法反应积极,膳食补充剂,和正念冥想。