What can I do about......?

Question

.........seriously bad irritability before my period? I get it every month, and can get really stressed out and upset alternately.

Answer 1

Its hormonal. Estrogen fades as you get ready to start a period. Estrogen helps keep insulin under control. Insulin, thus, can go wild. The purpose of insulin is to open the "cell's mouths" to let food and water in. Thus, right before your period, insulin is madly tucking food and water in cells, causing bloating and weight gain.

The food insulin tucks in cells is blood glucose. If there is too much insulin (a condition known as hyperinsulinemia), it can result in there being too little blood glucose in the blood stream for the rest of the body to use during the day (a condition known as hypoglycemia). If the brain senses a low blood sugar condition, it requests food, lots of it, high carb food like chocolate and potato chips and french fries and such. If it doesn't get the food, it gets cranky causing mood swings and irritability.

That is why you may have these changes before your period.

To find out more, visit www.hufa.org and read the low blood sugar article.

Answer 2

If it is really bad you may need to consult a doctor. Also, you may want to try taking yourself to a calm place to remove yourself from everything until you calm down. Sometime you can control it if you learn to manage it. I don't recommend a lot of medicine those are harmful too. i have the same thing and I can usually tell when it is coming on. I just try to stay away from the thing or people that I know aggravate me easily at that time. it took me a while but I am doing better. And remember there is no natural cure over night give.

Also, try writing things down when you get stressed so you can get it out. Write it, read it and ask yourself why you let it get to you. I know its crazy but talk to yourself through the writing.

Answer 3

This is probably a ridiculous answer, but I used to suffer too and I also drank lots of coffee every day. Then I started drinking tea (just ordinary tea instead of coffee) and all the symptoms have reduced dramatically. It may just be coincidence, or it may be my age (37) but now that I think about it, less coffee means less PMS. The thing is though, if you feel really angry don't bottle it up, that'll make it worse. Let it out, but at some inanimate object, not a person.

Answer 4

PMS - Mild Irritation to Out and Out Rage

Taken From a transcript of a Seminar by Dr John R. Lee, M.D.


The zinc and copper levels imbalance that occurs is the primary mechanism why PMS causes women to convert mild irritation to out and out rage. When the zinc and copper is out of synch, it is an automatic thing that happens in the brain, you truly go mad. It's not a weakness on your part it's the copper and zinc.

And progesterone helps to restore that, estrogen makes it worse.

Answer 5

If you stress out and are getting upset over it,why not take a stress buster.i take stressless every time for anxiety and it works great and there is barely any side effects and no drowsiness neither.

hope you find a solution!

Answer 6

It's one of the many wonders of a womans body, that we fight through, and always come out the other end. We get these every month. But hey girl, put it in a different way, would men cope with this. erm..............?
We take it out on you men as you have it easy!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

Evening Primrose oil can help. Or have the depo injection if you need contraceptio, no periods, no pms.

Answer 8

Marmite, seriously! Its the vitamins B6 and B12 that help. Try it, it really works.

Answer 9

You know its coming so learn to deal with it better !!

Good Luck !!

Answer 10

many women do, its called pms.