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Symptoms of Premenstrual syndrome
PMS is a collection of symptoms. The exact symptoms and how severe they are vary from person to person. Anything up to 150 separate symptoms have been linked to PMS, but the most common are:
- Feeling irritable and bad tempered
- Headaches
- Feeling depressed
- A general feeling of being upset or emotional
- Difficulty sleeping
- Difficulty concentrating
- Feeling full and ‘bloated’
- Backache
- Breast tenderness
- Some weight gain (up to 1 kg)
The symptoms usually happen at the same time in your menstrual cycle each month. They usually improve when your period starts and then disappear for at least seven days, often longer.









