Accept that some people do not believe in the symptoms of PMS. Surround yourself with people who know how difficult PMS is in your life to build a great support group of family and friends. Keep a network of friends or family members that you can call when you are faced with overwhelming problems or those food cravings that make you want to sit in a chair in front of the refrigerator.

PMS Hint: Take a note from your cell phone company. Make a quick list of your best girlfriends. Make a pack with the this special list of girlfriends to go get products, find new PMS “deserts,” and serve as a self esteem booster. You can start your own PMS party with your best girls for support.

Dont we all wish there was a cure for PMS?

Alittle magic PMS pill that would make the monthly bloating, headaches, cramps, and mood swings go away?

I know that I do. Often, knowing the right PMS cure is as easy as recognizing your PMS symptoms and taking action!

Ready for the magic that makes all of your PMS disappear?

Try a few of these PMS options:

For some reason, women often feel like they have to face their PMS without help. There is help to the worse PMS symptoms. But, like winning the lottery, you do have to buy a ticket!!

The evil A’s of PMS have always been PMS anger, anxiety, acne, and abdominal cramps. While so many women suffer month after month the attacks of the 3 A’s of PMS, there are easy, holistic and over the counter ways to deal with the ravages of PMS.

The four A’s of PMS can be driven away with the following suggestions:

The first step to getting the most relieve from monthly PMS is acknowleding that you need help with your PMS…and then taking the most direct route to find it!

Many women miss the mark when fighting PMS by forgetting that there are little things that inject the evil effects of caffeine into your PMS struggles. Of course, everyone knows that their triple espresso is filled to the brim with caffeine, but did you consider these other places in your life to decaf your PMS:

If you are thinking that you can make it through your monthly maladies of PMS without eliminating caffeine from your diet, consider the effects of PMS on your life include:

Reduction of PMS important minerals like Calcium and Magnesium.

Of course, some quick tips for avoiding the caffeine that will send your PMS into extra party zone:

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Most women hate the idea of taking a variety of over the counter PMS drugs. Although the understanding of natural remedies can sometimes be difficult, knowing what natural herb or home remedy to take for each PMS symptom can get confusing.

As stress can make PMS seem like it is on steroids, the quickest way to turn down the volume to a slight roar is to relax!

Here are a few breathing relaxation techniques from the book The Princess and the PMS:

The nice thing about this exercise is that you can do it anywhere. The meditation will clear your mind and relax your body.

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Do you know the difference between severe PMS and PMDD? Most people, men and women, have not heard the letters PMDD because the PMS symptoms are so severe that they often incapacitate women for large block of their lives. More than just basic cramps, bloating, or mood swings with PMS headaches, PMDD can cause crippling effects.

Severe PMS affects around 40% of the menstruating women who regularly experience PMS symptoms. Severe PMS impacts the quality of life of those women affected infinitely more than the regular PMS symptom spectrum. The psychological and physical impact of severe PMS can be debilitating to the extent that the women affected can not function normally during the premenstrual period.

Recognized by the medical profession as a distinct condition, severe PMS is also referred to as premenstrual dysphonic disorder, or PMDD (premenstrual dysphonic disorder). New research shows that women who suffer from severe PMS have abnormal responses to stress. Whereas healthy women respond to stress during the second half of their monthly cycles by producing more allopregnanolone, a hormone metabolite of progesterone, those with severe PMS or PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) produce much less of this substance when stressed. Women with severe PMS or PMDD (premenstrual dysphonic disorder) are also more sensitive to pain than other women and have lower circulating levels of beta-endorphins, the body’s natural pain-killers.

It’s imperative that women encountering severe PMS visit their family physician or OB/GYN specialist to discuss the best management strategy. First line or supportive therapies that may help in severe PMS include the use of relaxation techniques, aerobic exercise and a diet rich in complex carbohydrates supplemented with calcium, magnesium and Vitamin E.

Spirinlactone (Aldactone), a diuretic shown to benefit fluid retention in PMS, should also be considered. For women who do not respond to supportive therapy, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (Prozac, Sarafem, Zoloft etc.) should be considered. Suppression of ovulation through oral contraceptives or GnRH agonists and even surgical removal of the ovaries are only ever considered as a last resort in the most severe cases of PMS.