PMS...and Chocolate...?
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YOur body might be craving something it's missing like calcium.  You lose a lot of nutrients when you bleed and possibly bone mass too.  Dark chocolate is good for your heart and full of anti oxidents.  Indulge in a little hand full of dark chocolate hershey's kisses or something right when your craving that.  Not too many though or it will go to your thighs.
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I can honestly say that I don't suffer from PMS that badly.  I get the cramps and sore breasts but my emotions never get the best of me.  My husband never knows when it's that time of the month unless I tell him.  I guess I am just fortunate that way.
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Many women respond to this time of month differently, I would suggest fresh mint, and pepto bismol. Avoid greasy foods for the week before, cut back on your sugar intake, and take magnesium and calcium.
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CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! and ice cream and chex mix\nYUUUUMMMM!
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darn, gotta cutoff those chocolaties. hope science can also find a cure for it so I won't have to stay away from my fave cravings
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Roxylee, I'm not a doctor but if I may, it could be that the low estrogen and progesterone levels just before your period are responsible for PMS.  One of the PMS sequellae is URI.  Does this explanation make sense to you?
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Here is a nice bowl of ice cream, it is chocolate, hope that is okay.  Hope that helps.  *hugs*
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chocolate and other such candies
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Oh, honey, I am so sorry!  This is exactly why I had to go off the pill.  You would think it would make you more even-tempered, but NO.  At least not in my case, and apparently not in yours, either!  That's not to say I don't still have PMS ... but one thing that helps is being able to know what it is.  When you know you're reaching that time of the month, prepare yourself & your family!  As soon as I can tell myself (and my family) that I'm in a foul mood due to PMS, I feel like I can better control it.  Other than that, I would say you can ask your dr. if it's okay to take things like St. John's Wort, or if he has other suggestions.  He may suggest a lower dose of the pill, but it sounds like you've already tried that.  But he may have other suggestions as well.  I feel for you ... it's not fun for anybody!
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journaling, aroma therapy, prayer, yoga (I like it because it's low impact and you can feel the negativeness melt away).  But what I really like is chocolate, the ultimate stress releaser!
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eat a lil chocolate chick...
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People have been unable to identify a single cause of PMS. Theories range from hormonal and chemical to nutritional and psychological. Women whose mother or sisters have PMS are more likely to have it, so there may be a genetic component. A combination of genetic, physiological, and environmental causes are likely. Making dietary adjustments starting about 14 days before a period may help some women with certain mild menstrual disorders, such as cramping.\nGood luck with that.  I used to have them too.  However my mother told me that they get better afyter you have a baby.  I am not sure about that.  I am pregnant.  Please don't take the advices too closely to heart.  i am not saying get pregnant, every woman is different.  Try drinking chamomile tea. It relaxes the muscles and take a hot bath, as hot as you can stand it, but not for too long or you might pass out.\nGood Luck, we all go through that stuff.
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What foods are you craving specifically?  If you need chocolate, you are better off eating high cocoa versions like 70% cooking chocolate.  If it is burgers, try eating chicken burgers instead of ordinary ones.\n\nI over ate last week because it was just so damned cold.  I also over eat if I am stressed out.  Think about how you are feeling at the moment and if you are stressing about something, do something to sort it out.  Exercise is really good for stress but if you are feeling stressed the last thing you want to do is exercise.  Catch 22!\n\nGood luck!
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see a Dr. first you may have a med. condition Thyroid or ??\nif not eat many times though out he day small amounts and walk every day. Stay away from carbohydrates. And if you are married or have a BF sex burns a lot of calories Heeee it really does. Careful chocolate produces the same endorphins as sex.
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Not the chocolate...lol...;)
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I do not know why, but yes chocolate does help. Eating a little each day for about 3 days before starting your period helps. Caffeine does help me. If you have a lot of bleeding with your period talk to your Gynecologist about a DNC. It is a surgical procedure where they scrape the uterus. Since it is a surgery then you should consider all other options first. Also Ibuprofen helps as long as you do not have kidney or liver problems. Drinking fluids can help but try to avoid extra salt. A heating pad can help too.
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just breathe....try to laugh, or read a book....eat some chocolate!