What are Premenstrual Symptoms?

PMS (Pre-menstrual Syndrome) is a term used to describe any symptoms which occur any time after ovulation and disappear almost as soon as the period arrives. So the most important thing to know is not what symptoms you experience but when.

What are the symptoms of PMS?

There is a wide range of symptoms that can be associated with PMS. However the most common symptoms are as follows:

• Mood swings 
• Irritability
• Anxiety and tension 
• Bloating
• Breast tenderness and swelling 
• Water retention
• Tiredness
• Weight gain 
• Headaches/migraines
• Crying Spells 
• Depression
• Sugar and food cravings 
• Constipation
• Dizziness 

Each individual can experience one or a number of these symptoms.

Overall the personality changes often associated with PMS can be very extreme and adversely effect your behaviour. The effect of this o those around you can also be severe. 

Many women describe a significant change where they literally become a different person. They say that they know they are feeling and thinking differently to the point of being irrational but they have no control over those changes.

For some women at that time the world seems completely negative, 'everything seems black', doom and gloom and they will often cry at the slightest thing without any real reason.