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Pre-menstrual-syndrome and weight gain"REBECCA'S STORY" - Rebecca is a 38 year-old divorcee with two children who works as a teacher. 'Looking back, I think my symptoms began increasing in severity after the birth of my children. Certainly, the last ten years have been the worst. I suffered for years before I even knew what I was suffering from. I'd never heard of pre-menstrual-syndrome - my doctor was unsympathetic, and so I thought it was just part of my make-up and therefore something I had to suffer. My husband was very unsympathetic towards me during my pre-menstrual times. He couldn't believe I could be all right one minute and then suddenly have symptoms which involved him making adjustments. He really doubted that my symptoms actually existed. It caused a lot of misunderstandings and arguments. For example, I remember a time when I asked him to turn the record player down as it was giving me a headache, and he just grudgingly said "Well, you were quite all right this morning". I just used to feel depressed, isolated and confused because I didn't really know why I was feeling so different pre-menstrually. My symptoms would occur ten to 12 days pre-menstrually. The most physically noticeable thing was that I'd gain four to five pounds (2-3kg) in weight, my abdomen felt really bloated. I'd get craving for food, in fact I just couldn't seem to get satisfied no matter what I ate. Apart from that I'd feel very irritable, exhausted and fairly afraid of my dizziness and fainting attacks, particularly when I went shopping or stood up for any length of time. I looked terrible pre-menstrually, which didn't help. I had puffy eyes surrounded by dark shadows. Another thing was that I used to always feel cold. and inner cold. I would have to go to bed and crawl under the dooner with a hot water-bottle, but still wouldn't be able to overcome the cold, my teeth would still be chattering. Life was really very difficult at the time and the stress of a broken marriage made things even worse. I found it difficult to work pre-menstrually as I couldn't concentrate. My head was so fuzzy and I couldn't formulate my ideas properly. I had previously tried several different treatments for pre-menstrual-syndrome, none of which were of any lasting value. I tried taking vitamin B6 on its own, but it didn't work. I also had some acupuncture and visited a medical herbalist. I put myself onto a course of Efamol evening primrose oil, but found that this only helped initially. SCATTERBRAIN! - I was so forgetful. One day I put my handbag on the roof of the car whilst I loaded it and then drove off without moving it. I can honestly say I felt terrible pre-menstrually. I didn't like myself at all. WRECKED MARRIAGE - My marriage broke down. I know that my pre-menstrual-syndrome symptoms aggravated the situation. They caused a lot of misunderstandings. We had awful rows. He simply didn't believe my symptoms existed. I think he thought I'd made them up to suit myself and to inconvenience him. He had no understanding of the situation and I felt so isolated in it. I got very confused and tense as a result which aggravated my behaviour, so it was a vicious circle. When I heard about the nutritional approach to pre-menstrual-syndrome, I decided to give it a go. I discovered I had an added complication of severe food allergies which I have also been working on, and a thyroid problem which is now being treated. My symptoms are down to a bearable two days per month now and I hope that I will be able to overcome them completely as time goes on. Click on the Home Page on the nav bar at the left to preview all my website pages. Fill out the form below and subscribe to a FREE NEWSLETTER on how nutritional supplements can help overcome any symptoms of pre-menstrual-syndrome or any health problems and receive a free sample of Marine Phytoplankton or other products. Click here to find out how to get Marine Phytoplankton or other Natural Products delivered to your front door then (click on the links and go to "shop" or click on contact me)
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