The following over-the-counter (OTC) medications can help ease any side effects: acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil) to relieve pain or reduce fever dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) or sodium citrate dihydrate (Nauzene) to treat nausea loperamide (Imodium) to treat diarrhea doxylamine succinate (Unisom) or melatonin to aid in sleep A stick-on heat therapy patch, heating pad, or hot water bottle can also help soothe cramps
In Bangkok, these three chemicals can reach concentrations equivalent to 100 to 500 cig/day
The women in the collective took a different approach, writing critically about systemic sexism in the medical establishment in chapters like Women, Medicine and Capitalism, Some Myths About Women and Medical Institutions. They worked collaboratively, usually meeting weekly in living rooms in Cambridge, Somerville, Newton and Brookline, where they debated whether they should take grants from medical groups that, Swenson worried, would influence their writings and whether to leave their small left-wing publisher for a mainstream one
Although these boxes are to some extent limited, some customization can still be added easily
This is rarely fixable with home remedies
