This is Elizabeth,
I have to agree I get miserable 5 days before my time of the month. I agree with you about getting depressed and eating choc. I eat everything that I can get my hands on. You gave me good advice by working out. Your best bet is to stay out of everyones way for half of the month. Take a walk if you have a dog, clean your room. When I am pmsing I am so nasty to everyone so I shut my door and play the radio, walk my dog, clean my room, light a candle, get nice hot bubble baths for about one hour. I know this works for me I have one good truely friend and I can tell her everything. She knows if I am pmsing with out telling her because I act different. Its funny the only time I will clean my room is when I pmsing. If you are in pain use a heating pad on your belly or on your lower back, or you can lay in bed or on the couch with a pillow under your knees that seems to help.
Well Take Care

Homeopathic Medicine has good remedies to premenstrual tension. It can reduce the irritability, anxiety and tension while correcting the imbalance of hormones and its effect on the body and the mind.
Remedies like Platina, Cimcifuga, Caulophyllum which should relieve such symptoms.
Dr.Venugopal Gouri.

Actually, low carb is terrible for pms. I have great experience in this. In April 04 I started eating how humans are meant to eat, mainly raw fruit and nuts, and I can't even tell when my period is going to start. I used to be just like you. When I do start, it only lasts for 2-3 days and I have hardly a twinge of pain cramps wise. I also got rid of dairy and wheat. Soy is awful too. It actually made my pms worse and made my herpes break out. I weighed 120 (I am 5ft2) and now I weigh 113 since eating this way. The weight came right off and you can eat when ever you are hungry, which the cool thing is once you get off the cooked foods you don't hardly have an appetite. If you are interested I will tell you where to find the info online for this info. It takes a lot of dicipline since not many people accept this way of life and cooked foods are always around. I do eat a cheat food once a day including chocolate! You just need to make sure the rest of your diet is 80-90% clean. There is no need for women to have all of these problems!!

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