Managing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

PMS is the name given to the physical and emotional symptoms affecting your daily life in the 2 weeks before you have your periods and these symptoms usually get better once your periods starts.
You should record your symptoms in a diary over two menstrual cycles in a row to help your doctor to make a diagnosis.
There are wide range of options to help manage your symptoms and allow you to get on with daily life and whatever option you choose ,continue to keep a symptoms diary for atleast 2-3 months as this helps to see whether a particular treatment is working .

Nearly all women have some premenstrual symptoms before the periods. PMS is name given to physical and emotional symptoms affecting your daily life in the 2 weeks before you have your periods and usually gets better when periods starts.
Each woman’s symptoms are different, but most common include mood swings, feeling depressed, irritable or bad tempered, feeling upset ,anxious or emotional, tiredness or having trouble sleeping, headache ,change in appetite or cravings, feeling clumsy, fluid retention and feeling bloated, changes to skin or hair, sore or tender breasts.
Symptoms can vary month to month, but tend to form a pattern over time .Between 2-4 in 100 women gets PMS sever enough to prevent them from getting on with their daily activates.