How to Fight Through PMS & Depression

PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, affects women differently. Some women deal with mood swings or depression, and others deal with physical discomfort such as bloating, back pain and cramping. However, there are ways to overcome PMS symptoms and restore your good mood.

Things You'll Need

• Calcium supplement
• Water
• Vitamin B12
• Omega-3 supplement
• Heating pad

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Instructions

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  Take calcium to stop bloating. Water retention results in bloating or abdominal tightness. Fight bloating by taking a calcium supplement before the onset of your menstrual cycle.

• 2

  Load up on water. Increasing your water intake is a top way to get rid of water weight and bloating. Consume six to eight glasses of water a day.

• 3

  Lower sodium intake. Control abdominal bloating by eating less sodium. The Mayo Clinic recommends eating no more than 2,400 mg of sodium a day. If trying to decrease PMS bloating, drop your intake to 1,500 mg a day.

• 4

  Boost mood with natural remedies. To overcome PMS-induced depression, increase your intake of supplements such as Vitamin B12 and omega-3, which can help restore and balance moods.

• 5

  Exercise. Engage in light or moderate workouts for 30 minutes a day to ease cramping and increase the production of serotonin--a brain chemical that heighten pleasure. Ideal exercises include walking, swimming or water aerobics

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  Relieve back pain and cramping with heat. Heat therapy is an effective remedy for pain and cramping associated with premenstrual syndrome. Position a heating pad on your lower abdomen or back, or soak in a hot tub to ease pressure and pain.