PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME, How to deal with it?

What are Pre-menstrual Symptoms?

PMS (Pre-menstrual Syndrome) is a term used to describe any symptoms which occur any time after ovulation and disappear almost as soon as the period arrives. So the crucial point is not what symptoms you experience but when.

What are the symptoms of PMS?

This is where a lot of confusion has arisen because over 150 symptoms can be classed as PMS. These can include:
Mood swings

-Irritability
-Anxiety and tension
-Bloating
-Breast tenderness and swelling
-Water retention
-Acne
-Tiredness
-Weight gain
-Headaches/migraines
-Crying Spells
-Depression
-Sugar and food cravings
-Constipation
-Dizziness

Quite a list! Personality changes associated with this time can be very severe with some women describing a Jekyll and Hyde change where they literally become a different person pre-menstrually. Women say that they know they are feeling and thinking differently to the point of being irrational but they have no control over those changes. For some women at that time the world seems completely negative, 'everything seems black', doom and gloom and they will often cry at the slightest thing without any real reason.

Supplements

The supplement programme below should be taken for at least three months in order to achieve best results

A good quality multivitamin and mineral.
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxal-5-phosphate) 50mg per day
Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopherol) 300 ius per day
Magnesium 200mg per day
Zinc citrate 15mg per day
GLA approx. 150mg per day

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