Thanks for the tip about the dairy, and I think you are right about the rest etc. It seems right around this time everything gets nutty. I think I will have to purposely SLOW down ;)

: Hi Rose,

: That's great that you recognize the
: symptoms as being low serotonin
: and BE.

: I still get anxiety and the boo hoos
: sometimes before my cycle, but now
: it's usually only
: the day before if at all. Some
: changes that have helped are not
: eating dairy or soy, eating meat
: and getting enough rest and
: meditation.

: Interestingly, chocolate doesn't make
: a difference. I think it was the
: sugar in it (I'm on
: step 7 and eat unsweetened chocolate
: ).

: JoEllen