Thanks to everyone for their suggestions and sentiments. I decided, after doing some research, to go ahead with a black cohosh and soy-based supplement from Natrol, which is a company that makes my fave PMS supplement (Natrol's
PMS Control). Its a products called "Complete Balance" and you take one caplet in the morning and one tablet at night (nighttime pill has melatonin.). Well, I have to say I took the PM pill 30 min before my intended bedtime and I was genuinely drowsy for the first time in a while...but then I ended up waking at 6am this morning ;)
Luckily for my budget, the Natrol products were "buy one, get one free" at my local Walgreen's so I hope it works out well for me. If nothing else, the "am formula" of the pill has a b-complex and calcium which I take normally anyway, so it won't be a total loss if the black cohosh doesn't ease symptoms.
On another note...is anyone else out there tired of the name-dropping by our two less-than-stellar presidential candidates? Ugh! "John McCain...this..." "Ted Kennedy...that" "Cheyney's daughter so-and-so"... It's soooooooo LAME guys! Get an ORIGINAL idea and maybe you won't have to lean on other people and their reputations for validation.
We now return you to our regularly scheduled chick-complaining-about-her-aches-and-pains blog entry! ;)
