PMS - Pre- Menstrual Syndrome

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of physical and emotional symptoms related to a woman's menstrual cycle. Most women of child-bearing age (up to 85%) report having experienced physical symptoms related to normal ovulatory function, such as bloating or breast tenderness. The specific emotional and physical symptoms attributable to PMS vary from woman to woman, but each individual woman's pattern of symptoms is predictable, occurs consistently during the ten days prior to menses, and vanishes either shortly before or shortly after the start of menstrual flow. PMS is thought to be a result of mismatch in the levels of progesterone in relation to estrogen. That disparity causes imbalances in other chemicals in the brain and body which are responsible for regulation of blood sugar, salt, water, norepinephrine, GABA and endorphins.

Symptoms and Signs of PMS

More than 200 different symptoms have been associated with PMS, but the three most prominent symptoms are irritability, tension, and dysphoria (unhappiness). Common emotional and nonspecific emotional symptoms include stress, anxiety, difficulty in falling asleep, headache, fatigue, mood swings, increased emotional sensitivity, and changes in libido. Physical symptoms are associated with the menstrual cycle, such as bloating, abdominal cramps, constipation, swelling or tenderness in the breasts, cyclic acne, and joint or muscle pain. The exact symptoms and their intensity vary from woman to woman and even from cycle to cycle.

What we do at Forever Ageless

Treating hormonal imbalances is the treating the root causes of PMS. We believe that you do not have a deficiency of antidepressants, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and other psychotropic medications with myriads of side effects including premature aging. At Forever Ageless we successfully ameliorate most of the PMS symptoms with lifestyle interventions, bioidentical hormone supplementation, balancing, and blockade when indicated at the same time putting you in the lowest risk category for the most common diseases of aging.