PMS Management

PMS is a loose collection of symptoms triggered by hormonal shifts that afflict an estimated 80 percent of all women during the last week or two of their menstrual cycle.

PMS symptoms include: increased appetite and sugar cravings, fatigue, headaches, dizziness, palpitations, depression, weight gain, breast tenderness, emotional volatility, vaginal infections, constipation, worsening of allergies, acne or skin eruptions. For 10 to 20 percent of women the syndrome is incapacitating.

In Chinese Medicine, these symptoms are associated with various disharmonies : Liver Qi Stagnation, Depressive Liver Fire, Heart Xue Deficiency/Liver Xue Deficiency, Stomach Heat and Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness.