What Is PMS? 6 Ways to Reduce Symptoms

Every woman on earth who don't have a physical problem gets their period in the early stages of their puberty. Most of us experience emotional, physical and psychological changes before period but some women experience this more intense than others. This is called PMS aka Premensturial Symdrome. It causes a hormonal rollar coaster and can make life a little bit more difficult. 

Symptoms of PMS 

We can say there are 2 different ways of experiencing PMS. 

Common Psychological Symptoms;

Anger

Frustration

Depression

Need to cry

Nervoussness

Mood Swings

Distraction

Tiredness

Common Physical Symptoms;

Puffiness

Sensitivity 

Muscle pain

Headache

Cravings

What we know about PMS

In medical literature PMS is not something that can effect life and it's not an inconvenience but there are a lot of women who feels uncomfortable, who experience pain and can't move on normally, feels unusual at work, school during this time. This can make life more difficult and from 3% to 30%. Women experience this every month and we can say they try to handle this situation 3-4 months a year. Women who suffer from PMS and it's symptoms heavily, should take support.

We can see that the difficulty of the period have a crucial importance in women's life. So, why some women experience this period lightly and some experience heavier than others? Researches shows that there are a lot of factors that effect this period. Genetics, smoking, drinking alcohol, caffeine, stress, exercise, diet etc. 

6 Suggestions to Handle PMS 

If you experience these symptoms at least for 3 periods in a row for 7 to 10 days before your period, you should take professional help. Your doctor will give you information about how you can decrease the discomfort. Researches shows that 59% of women who experience discomfort and pain don't consult to the doctors but not going to the doctor and refuse to take professional help can affect one's life and others negatively. 

If you experience the symptoms of PMS lightly, then you can decrease it with taking care of your body, exercising and diet. Especially decreasing the usage of alcohol and cigarettes can help with your symptoms big time. It's also proven that exercising decrease the PMS pain and discomfort. If you don't like working you, 30 minutes of walking everyday can help.

The lack of vitamins can be effecting the body. During PMS this lack is even stronger. Like, lack of magnesium can trigger depressing feelings. That's why you can get a test and see what you're lacking and take the vitamins that you need. 

Warming up the body, stretching can help with the psychological affects of PMS. You can reach a detailed informations about this on the internet. 

You can write a PMS journal to see how you react to it. What you eat, drink, do, your sleeping schedule during this period etc. So you can detect what you do and fix it.

If you are having a hard time to deal with the psychological effects of PMS you can try  cognitive behavioral therapy. 

I hope this helps you to deal with PMS a little better.

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