To feel dismissed by this Dr. DD PMS

Yasmin ( or equivalent) pill helped my DD. Takes it for 3 months back to back then has a week long break for a period. Also putting on some weight had helped as she was slightly under. She also had low iron ( really tired and fainted a few times) and then later the Dr at her university prescribed folate.
I’m not sure why you are getting such a rough time on here. Get bloods checked if you think she might be low in iron and read up on ideal levels. Check her weight- she will be doing lots of growing so make sure she is eating well ( you mentioned issues with appetite) Try the pill if you think it might help.

You wanted a consultation about vitamins and herbal remedies.

What you got was an appointment with a medic who gave her medical professional opinion

Youll have to pay to get what you want

I would also say as as someone who haa low dairy intoleracet and hates vegan alternative milks its really hard to get enough calcium. Calcium supplements tend fo be really poorly absorbed. It's a night mare.

I also find char gpt a useful aid in medical research if you treat it like a researc assistant who's work needs reviewing

. If you put in your daughter's symptoms and ask whay there is evidence for what works , how strong the evidence is and what are the sources and what would it prioritise doing, what would it ask gp to do and what tests should you have done , how should you phrase things to discuss with GPS. It has given me a really useful plan prioritised by evidence strength and impact on my life.

To be fair to your GP, I’m a medic and do not “recommend” or prescribe vitamins unless there is an actual deficiency. There is basically no evidence for most vitamins for any condition. If you want advice on vitamins, go ask one of the people in Boots/Holland and Barrett etc. Your GP is also entirely correct to suggest lifestyle measures as first line for PMS. I cannot fathom why you would go into the GP wondering about the possibility of the pill and not actually ask the question.

I think that there are so many demands on GP's time its almost impossible to have any kind of discussion with them in their allotted time slot.
Better to do your own research ( online, AI, or pharmavist) and then just ask GP for the treatment you want.
Its not ideal but its just how it is now.

Kefir is dairy.

It could be PMDD.

You won’t go and see the type of practitioner who is going to deliver what you want. An alternative and holistic one. I suspect because you’ll have to pay. So want the same advice from a medic.

Or…. She actually thinks vitamins and alternative measures don’t have a solid scientific evidence to indicate they’ll make a difference.

And actually believes that tracking across the month and good lifestyle choices are worth doing.

But these are exactly the sorts of questions as GP could have answered. You are not tasked with choosing a pill - the GP will recommend the best one for your daughter's age, weight etc. If it doesn't suit after a few weeks, you try a different one. Hormonal contraception seems to be somewhat out of fashion now but the GP will have the prescription guidance which will come from clinical trials - I don't believe there is any scientific evidence for problems starting the pill in your teens for example (which is biologically child-bearing age), but that's exactly what a GP would discuss with you.

It's quite possible that doesn't matter though. I never had regular periods, including when I came off the pill to conceive. I conceived both times incredibly quickly. I've led my adult life completely free of period drama (mood swings, pain, dealing with heavy flow). I'll keep taking the pill as long as they keep prescribing it for me.

Also Evening Primrose Oil is mostly Omega 6. I’d suggest Omega 369 would be better for overall health improvement.

Also the pill won’t treat her symptoms- it will just hide them.
Has she been investigated for PCOS ? There is a genetic link

Cheese is also dairy

Also Calcium must be taken with food or vitamin d to help absorption. And magnesium to aid absorption of the vit D.
It would probably have to be private but a good naturopath doctor could be helpful

The only medical thing that would help would be the pill, as it balances out your hormones by giving you artificial ones. I went on the pill at 15 for acne. It really does help with hormonal issues tbh, so I’m surprised the doctor didn’t at least mention it.

If you want to try essential oils or vitamins then go for it, but they aren’t going to be as effective.

Has she had her iron, b12, vitamin d etc checked.
Magnesium supplement can also help.
There are no large scale studies into effective non pill/other contraceptive solutions to PMS. The pill etc ‘works’ because it stops ovulation and there for stops the hormonal changes that are normal for women in the course of their monthly cycle.
I followed a programme a long time ago by Dr Maryon Steward. The book is no more PMS. It requires adjustments to what you eat, relaxation and some exercise and supplements. It worked for me. My PMS went and never came back. There will be other similar things out there.
Supplements that can also help are Agnus castes, evening primrose oil and others - a quick google. They need to be take at the recommended dose for a least 3 months to start to see a change.
The reasoning behind the regime I followed was that if the female body is low in certain nutrients this disrupts the hormone levels and then leads to PMS. I’m now in perimenopause but never had my symptoms return in the same way since following Maryons program. It changed my life for the better. I was also (at her recommendation) gluten free - it’s not forever. Sometimes some people are sensitive to gluten and it prevents the body from taking all the goodness from the foods they eat.
I can only say my experience. My NHS doctor suggested anti depressants but I knew I wasn’t depressed because half of the month I felt like me and the other half I didn’t.

Kefir IS dairy.

Cheese isn’t a great calcium source anyway - milk, yoghurt are better or fish with bones. Girls need calcium to make their bones strong. Once you hit 30 that’s it your bones stop building mass and teen girls often don’t get enough calcium to strengthen bones.

Here’s the guide to calcium needs by age by the BDA: https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/calcium.html