Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

In some cases women mix up and got the wrong point of view of pms symptoms. As the pms symptoms are quite similar to pregnancy symptoms.

Perhapes, the woman can feel depressed with several symptoms similar to pms symptoms. One of the most well-known fact is that during pregnancy there is so-called pregnancy depression, firstly, it’s connected with the hormonal changes. One should remember that pms depression is connected with the menstrual cycle changes as pregnancy depression is connected with hormonal changes in the body.

One should also remember that pms depression can last for 2 weeks maximum only (as the level of serotonin at this very period lowers).

Other symptoms like headaches, pains in back, breasts pains and so on are also can be taken for pms symptoms. In this case, they are quite alike. But to identify depression symptoms among which are delay of menstruation (but it’s the only symptom to be identified among 45% of pregnant women only). Usually pms symptoms start at the same period each month ( 2 weeks to 2 days before menses) as pregnancy symptoms start usually at the period of expected menses. In case of menses (if there is no suppression of menstruation) pregnancy symptoms can be easily mixed up with pms symptoms and to define them a woman should consult a doctor.

One more factor to identify pregnancy as the doctors recommend in case of sex with no contraception is pregnancy test. It’s recommended to use monthly before expected menses to identify pregnancy. Pregnancy tests are not of high accuracy at the starting point of pregnancy as they are highly recommended to use at the periods of suppression of menstruation.

At first sight pms symptoms can be easily mixed up and the only way is to consult a doctor and to make haemanalysis to define pregnancy.

A well-known fact is that pms depression is connected with the menstrual period. As the result of hormonal changes in the body or/and because of lowering of serotonin level in the blood, whole condition of the body and of the psychological atmosphere is also not of the high level.

The only way to identify pms depression symptoms is to observe them and according to the woman’s report, the doctor can say that it’s the pms depression symptoms. Actually, this report is made based on the symptoms for 2 or 3 menstrual periods, otherwise, it’s impossible to say that this form of depression is pms depression exactly.
In this report there should be mentioned daily symptoms. As a result the doctor makes the whole picture of the whole menstrual cycle and of pms period and symptoms particularly.

The most frequent pms depression symptoms:

1- Mood swings

2 – Irritability

3 – Burst of anxiety

4 – Alcohol intolerance

5 – Feeling of hopeless condition

6 – Tearfulness

7 – Fatigue

8 – Nervous tension

9 – Changes in the appetite (either loss of appetite or overeating)

10 – Headaches

11 – Breast tenderness

One should mention that it’s impossible to enumerate all the pms depression symptoms as they are quite individual. That’s why to point out own pms symptoms, a woman should report all the changes I her body and mood for 2 or 3 monthes and, surely, consult a doctor.

All the symptoms appear about several days (sometimes a week or even two) before menses. Surely they should disappear after menses. In case they still are at present, it’s not pms depression symptoms. They are likely to be symptoms of neurosis and depression not connected with menstrual cycle.

Most women suffer from mood changes, irritability, anxiety and tearfulness. These symptoms are most common for all the women to consult the doctor. Physical changes in body and hormonal level in the blood causes headaches, breast pains, changes in appetite, muscle spasms and so on. In that case, especially in case of terrible pain (either headache or back pains), there is special treatment to relieve the pain.

One should remember that pms or PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) are not only psychological changes, but whole changes in the body and blood. These changes should be taken carry of and reported for further treatment if it’s needed. These symptoms are observed and reported but interfered with clinical treatment only in case of real bad condition of the body and their severe character.

The woman shouldn’t buy remedies and medicines by herself without consulting a doctor and without making special pms symptoms schedule. Otherwise, pms depression symptoms can be easily mixed up and mistaken with a more dangerous illness. By the way, a woman should feel whether these symptoms are connected with menstrual cycle or quite similar to pregnancy symptoms. In many cases they are quite similar. And this is one more reason not to institute therapy by her own but to consult the specialist.

One of the most unpleasant pms symptom is pms depression. Actually there is hardly anything in common between real depression and so-called pms depression, because real depression is not a ‘short-term’ depression.

First of all one should differentiate bad condition with real depression.
Surely, every woman can observe different physical and psychological changes in her body during pms period. Actually depression is really a terrible condition for the body and mind, it leads to constant irritability and mood swings. Among some serious symptoms doctors usually calls tearfulness, alcohol intolerance, panic conditions, anxiety, angry outbursts, insomnia. The worst variant of depression is neurosis combined with mental diseases.

According to the statistics, only 5% of all the world population suffer from real depression. Most women of these statistics suffer from depression because of hormonal changes in their body. And among them are really difficult and well-known conditions, like menopause and childbirth. Most of the doctors believe that the most serious women depression is connected with the pregnancy. But actually there are no proved facts that hormonal changes influence women life so much. Nevertheless, the doctors often proscribe some antidepressant using these periods.

PMS depression first of all is connects with the menstrual period. Usually it starts in the middle of menstrual period and connected with the low level of serotonin in the body. Being a neurotransmitter, serotonin transmits the signals between nerves in the brain and the whole body. Serotonin is known for its sleep, mood and appetite regulation in the body. So, it’s evident, that people, who suffer from mental diseases or who are under depression, has low level of serotonin in their blood. As they have level of serotonin in the blood, te signals from brain are weaker. So, the person has problems with the appetite, either overeating or malnutrition, sometimes it even causes total loss а appetite. As a result – insomnia, mood changes and so on.

Being a special type of depression, pms depression has its own symptoms and specifications. Ordinary psychological symptoms are insomnia, alcohol intolerance, mood swings, irritability, angry outbursts, confusion thinking, nausea. Surely, first of all it’s connected with the lower level of serotonin in the blood. The second reason is believed to cause this condition is hormonal changes.
Before buying various variations to treat pms depression one should point out whether ir’s a real PMS depression, or just ordinary depression or other psychological problems. Pms depression last not linger than a month as it-s connected with menstrual period, so, if it lasts longer than one menstrual – it’s not a pms depression, it’s some other type of problem, perhaps, even a real depression.
The best way in this case is to consult a doctor. Actually even before buying so-called safe ‘herbal’ medicines consult a doctor. The doctor is the only person to prescribe antidepressants and other types of herbal medicines to fight pms depression.

PMS (pre menstrual syndrome) is a well known syndrome connected with women menstrual cycle. It usually starts from 2 days to 2 weeks to the menses. Actually it’s characterized with several symptoms among which the most well-known are anxiety, headaches, pains in breast, mood changes, appetite changes and overweighting.

Doctors have no single idea whether this syndrome is connected with hormonal changes in the body or not, but it’s a well-known fact that in this period the level of serotonin in the body lowers. Serotonin is the very hormone to correspond for the appetite, sleep habits, mood swings and so on. So, during pms period this level becomes lower. As a result, mood changes, insomnia, appetite changes like overeating, aches and spasms. In this period a woman can feel depressed and a bit under the weather. What is more, in some cases there are feelings of loneness, anxiety and tearfulness.

One should remember that at this period many chronicle disease can exacerbate (most common is asthms). In this case, a woman should consult the doctor to get the treatment as some symptoms like headaches, muscle spasms can be quite painful and they need relief. Without some medicines a woman can really suffer from pms symptoms.

At this period there is sometimes so-called pms depression, which is not a really terrible disease, but, nevertheless makes some troubles and discomfort for daily activity. One shouldn’t mix up neurosis and typical depression with pms depression. At first sight one can think that they are very alike as the symptoms are quite similar, but it’s not true! Really, at initial examination a woman can enumerate all the symptoms similar to neurosis, but their nature is in essence different.

As pms depression is connected with the menstrual cycle, as ordinary depression is connected with stress, bad body condition and other causes and reasons. To indicate exactly pms depression a woman should report all the changes in the body for two a three menstrual cycles. First of all it’s made for a woman to find the very pms period as the similar changes in the body and mood indicates the starting and the finishing point of pms. Secondly, it’s made for a doctor to understand whether these symptoms are connected with the pms depression or with neurosis or exacerbation. Surely, pms depression doesn’t last for a month or two. In this case a woman should consult a doctor.

There are some medicines, herbal tablets and physical exercises to relive the pain or to ease the spasms. But, surely, they should be prescribed by the doctor. Some easy exercises are possible to find in the internet as they just ease the pain. But in case of worsening, there should be prescribed medicines. PMS depression are treated clinically quite rare as the basic treatment are some antidepressants. Pms depression and catastrophic symptoms are treated individually.

So, pms is special period of menstrual symptoms which is characterized with wood swings, increasing of tearfulness level, anxiety, some physical symptoms but mostly connected with the level of serotonin in the blood. Many of pms symptoms as the whole condition of the body during this period is quite individual. If there are some changes in the pms symptoms or pms period, a woman should consult a doctor. Another thing is these symptoms and condition shouldn’t be mixed up with pregnancy symptoms.