What is a good remedy for PMT please I suffer with so many symptoms!?

Question

I get very tense and argumentative....I have bloating..soreness....crying and have awful cravings help!!

That first answer is just advertising....silly and pointless as of course it will be removed. Not in any way helpful.

Answer 1

I do as well! Cutting out caffine from your diet helps A LOT (especially with the soreness). So no more tea or coffee, or fizzy drinks (green tea is great though, you should try it). Also, increasing you iron and magnesium intake can also help loads as well. If you notice you crave sugar just before you get your period, or you get headaches before your period, then increase your magnesium - wholegrains, seeds and nuts (esp. sunflower seeds), avacado, salmon and other fish, beans (not baked beans!), spinach - and try and eat brown rice and bread (or wholegrain bread is even better). Chuck all those nuts and seeds, beans and spinach into a lovely salad with some goats cheese! Also don't cook the beans or spinach! If you feel tired and lethargic then get some more iron in your blood, again a lot of whole grains and malt bread, roast beef and red meat, chicken (but more the legs than breast), baked beans, boiled eggs, dried fruits, lentils. Also, taking a lot of vitamin C can help your body absord iron, where drinking tea or coffee can stop your bdy from absorbing iron.
I totally know what it's like to get bad PMT. I felt like EVERYTHING annoyed me, then I felt really miserabe for feeling like that! CHanging your diet really really does help a lot (and in other ways too), but if you can't be bothered to eat healthily, you can get supplements from you chemist. But remember if you eat rubbish, you feel rubbish! Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Hi...

I know the feeling. People run screaming in fear when I have it.

Try Evening Primrose Oil. It helps to regulate the hormones, and eases PMT.

Also, try a prescription drug called Sertraline. It's been proven to help with symptoms of PMS (see below). It's classed as an antidepressant, but it works amazingly well for my PMS symptoms as well.

"March 3, 2004 — Intermittent and continuous dosing of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) sertraline are equally effective for the treatment of severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS), according to the results of a study published in the February edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry"

"In the treatment of PMS, SSRI medication has done best, although vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), calcium, vitamin D, and magnesium have been found of value. Reduced sodium (salt) intake is probably also helpful. These supplements are far cheaper with essentially no side-effects and have other health benefits. Common sense suggests that they should be tried first. Chasteberry extract may also be of value, especially for physical symptoms. Fish oil may help painful periods. Unfortunately, it appears that these non-medication approaches are infrequently recommended by physicians, although many women have tried various alternative treatments on their own. Of course, those benefiting for alternative treatment don't seek medical treatment for PMS."

"Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which include fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft), have been successful in reducing symptoms such as fatigue, food cravings and sleep problems. These drugs are generally taken daily. But for some women with PMS, use of antidepressants may be limited to the two weeks before menstruation begins."

Good luck. xxxxx

Answer 3

The main thing that took off the stress of muscle cramps, crankiness, soreness, tiredness, bloating etc was a product called "Calmax" which I buy from local health food shop. this product helps so well that it's a basic staple in our diet. It also helps with other problems to do with muscle cramps and lack of sleep due to same.
Healthy eating also backs up wellness on that subject.

Answer 4

Evening primrose oil taken regularly every day helps as does wild yam supplements. A friend of mine suffered terribly and she swears by the the wild yam you should be able to get them in any good health food store or Holland & Barrat.
Also contraceptive pill is also very effective.

Answer 5

Try Agnus Castus tablets from a health food store. I took them to help endometriosis as they act on the pituitary gland to regulate hormones and as a side effect my PMS was reduced too.
I bet Marcus knows a few more remedies.

Answer 6

There is a book called 'Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition' by Marilyn Shannon that I would recommend that you read. You can get it from Amazon.com or www.ccli.org/store. I would also look into taking a supplement called Optivite which is specially formulated to help with PMS - believe me, it really works. You can get this from www.kuhar.com.

Answer 7

To ease the symptoms I use magnesium & calcium supplement + I eat bananas and brown rice/pasta and bread. Try this for at least 2 months, can really work!

Answer 8

what the hell is that first answer all about?i think someone out there is trying to make you mad.I'm 29 and i suffer with the same problem.i put p.m.s into google and it came up with loads of web sites,it didn't really help much,but it was a nice to know I'm not alone.good luck.

Answer 9

I found taking the mini pill helped me loads