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Post by Sam on Feb 19, 2016 17:12:55 GMT
PMS is a common condition that affects as many as 75% of menstruating women. It is characterized by a myriad of both physical and behavioural symptoms which occur repetitively in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Women with PMS often describe feelings of anger, fatigue, abdominal bloating, irritability, anxiety, breast tenderness, changes in appetite and sleep, and headaches. (These symptoms usually do not preclude a woman from performing her day-to-day activities.)
ON THE OTHER HAND a very small subgroup of women (3%-8%) in their late 20s-mid 30's suffer from a severe form of PMS that is serious enough to interfere with their personal relationships and daily functioning. These women suffer from PMDD, a condition first defined in 1987 in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R) and subsequently modified in 2000 in the manual's fourth revised text edition (DSM IV-TR).
Which 'category' do you fall into? We would love to hear about your experiences and coping mechanisms.
~S
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