PMS has been the butt of jokes for decades now but when it really comes down to it, PMS is an unpleasant, monthly, fact of life for most women. PMS symptoms vary widely from woman to woman but some of them are:
Mood swings
Nausea
Irritability
Anxiety
Depression
Lethargy
Acne
Food cravings
Breast tenderness
Constipation
Headaches
Fatigue
Insomnia
Fluid retention
Change in appetite
Abdominal cramps
Weakened immune system
The symptoms of PMS don’t matter as much as the timing does. Symptoms of PMS always start a few days before a woman has her period and wane as her period starts. Some women are so severely affected by PMS, that they are unable to function normally during PMS. If the symptoms of PMS are severely affecting your lifestyle and health, you should seek the advice of your family physician. Many of the symptoms of PMS are also symptoms of other more serious afflictions, so your family physician may want to run a few tests to make sure that it is indeed PMS that is affecting you.
While most women suffer from the symptoms of PMS, that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything to decrease their severity. Things like decreasing you caffeine, eating a healthy diet and exercise can go a long way towards alleviating many of the symptoms of PMS.
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Alleviating the Symptoms of PMS