2007-12-11 01:24:56 · 7 answers · asked by Stephen L 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Levels of progesterone and estrogen vary throughout the month during a woman's cycle. Both act as neurotransmitters (hormones that help your brain cells to communicate with each other). So estrogen is a stimulant, and can make you feel energized and in a good mood at best, and anxious and short-tempered at worst. Estrogen also increases serotonin in the brain. Meanwhile, progesterone is a relaxant, and at best can make you feel calm and relaxed, and at worst depressed and without energy. As these changes occur, they have very real effects on the way you feel and approach the world. You can't eliminate them, but it's possible that understanding them may make you react differently.
2007-12-11 01:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by Q 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During the third week of a woman's 28 day cycle, the amount of the hormone progesterone in the woman's body rise sharply to prepare the uterine lining in case an egg is fertilized. High levels of progesterone may trigger aldosterone - a hormone that regulates sodium and potassium in the body. The result is that some women experience bloating in her abdomen and water retention in her hands and feet. If an egg isn't fertilized, both estrogen and progesterone levels plummet during the fourth week of the cycle and this causes some women to experience the mood swings you mentioned or crying spells, irritability, food cravings and headaches. Some women experience worse symptoms that can include panic attacks, feelings of sadness or despair, or extreme anger.
Some women experience all of these symptoms, some have a few and some women experience all of them. No one knows why one woman suffers while another woman doesn't.
2007-12-11 09:42:22 · answer #2 · answered by ALR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way people eat is a major cause of PMS as well as depression and ADHD just to name a few. With all the sugar we consume now a days that leads to a fertile breading ground for mood swings ect. Also hormonal changes have a huge effect on a persons mood.
2007-12-11 09:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by snobunnie12342000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hormonial changes in your body cause the mood swings. Every month we have these changes because of our menstrual cycle.
2007-12-11 09:28:53 · answer #4 · answered by jul 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
who knows! I dont get them although I have noticed I get a bit sad but thats about it. I always snap out of it since I have much to do in the day. I think it helps when I dont give into chocolate cravings...who knows, women are weird.
2007-12-11 09:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never experienced them, so I wouldn't know.
Some women claim to have PMS but those symptoms are Pre-Menstrual, not during menstruation.
2007-12-11 09:27:13 · answer #6 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hormone levels rise and drop.
2007-12-11 09:27:54 · answer #7 · answered by mickey g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋