"YOUR THeRAPeuTIC OPTION"
Patient Counselling
- Dosage: 200 units BID potwo days before the beginning of menstruation and continued through the first three days of bleeding and continued for with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach. To gain the most benefit, do not miss doses.
- Dosage: 500 units potwo days before the beginning of menstruation and continued through the first three days of bleeding and continued for with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach. To gain the most benefit, do not miss doses.
- Patient Education: Educate the patient on potential side effects of vitamin E therapy such as fatigue, dyspepsia, or diarrhea. Educate patient about signs of an allergic reaction (eg, wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; seizures; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat).
References:
1. Lexi-comp Online [Internet].Vitamin E; 2013. [cited 2013 July 16]. Available from:
http://online.lexi.com/lco/action/doc/retrieve/docid/patch_f/7873#f_interactions
2. Natural Standard [Internat]. Vitamin E; 2013 [cited 2013 July 16]. Available from:
http://www.naturalstandard.com.proxy.lib.uwaterloo.ca/databases/herbssupplements/vitamine.asp#interactions
3. Ziaei S, Faghihzadeh S, Sohrabvand F, Lamyian M, Emamgholy T. A randomised placebo-controlled trial to determine the effect of vitamin E in treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2001; 108(11):1181-1183.
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dysmenorrhoea. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2005;112(4): 466-469.