I'm 44 and for the last few years, I've been suffering from PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder) where I was always tired, had ache-y breasts all the time, bad cramps, would cry uncontrollably at stoplights for no reason, felt hopeless and extremely depressed and after spending thousands on doctors and tests with the same result --- doctor's saying, "Well, I dunno," I finally found something that helped. I eat a soy bar everyday and for some reason this has drastically reduced my symptoms.
But now I'm reading that soy is the devil and gives people dry eye. So, have I traded one problem for another? I had dry eye (MGD) before the soy bars, but only once every few months, now it's constant.
After doing a quick Google search, I did find something interesting -- an eyedrop specifically for MGD that is supposed to replace the right type of tears, made of soybeans.
http://www.moorfieldspharmaceuticals...s-release.html
I've stopped eating my soy bars for now, but I'm afraid my PMDD will come back. Soy has a big effect on me. Although I'm probably close to menopause, soy pretty much suspends my period anyway, which has been great for my mental health. I guess I'm really sensitive to the protein or something. Good in one way, bad if it's possibly affecting my eyeballs.
But now I'm reading that soy is the devil and gives people dry eye. So, have I traded one problem for another? I had dry eye (MGD) before the soy bars, but only once every few months, now it's constant.
After doing a quick Google search, I did find something interesting -- an eyedrop specifically for MGD that is supposed to replace the right type of tears, made of soybeans.
http://www.moorfieldspharmaceuticals...s-release.html
I've stopped eating my soy bars for now, but I'm afraid my PMDD will come back. Soy has a big effect on me. Although I'm probably close to menopause, soy pretty much suspends my period anyway, which has been great for my mental health. I guess I'm really sensitive to the protein or something. Good in one way, bad if it's possibly affecting my eyeballs.
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