Anything for relieving PMT/PMS

[KaidaPyralis]

Does anyone know any natural treatments for calming the mood swings? Particularly the irritability?

Kaida

[[ForestWitch]]

I like the Yogi tea Dong Quai tonic and Women's Moon Cycle tea.

[jcrowfoot]

I used to use Kava for that.. but you can't get it anymore in the US.

Um... sex works for me.

[sacredherbals]

Well for teas you can have a combo of st johns wort, passion flower, dong quai. St johns wort will help with any depression you feel, passion flower will help to calm you down and dong quai will help with general PMS feelings ( mood swings, hot flashes, energy etc)

If you want to try essential oils as well some good ones are : Rose, Jasmine, Clary sage, Geranium, Lavender. You can burn these in an oil burner to feel the therapeutic effects or you can make an oil using carrier oil ( coconut oil, almond oil) and some of the essential oils. A good blend would be Rose, Jasmine, Geranium. You can wear this as a perfume and feel the effects all day. Apply as needed. Hope that helps!

[Ember_Gypsy]

Um... sex works for me. [/quote]

...and then there are those of us who are 17...but I do have tea, so yeah...I'm already a Tylenol addict -_-* That's no good, I know...

[sacredherbals]

Sex actually does work! So does light exercise like yoga

[jcrowfoot]

Irony: when guys get horny they get irritating; when girls get horny they get irritable. The Gods definitely have a sense of humor!

[lucy_san_elfenlied]

I don't get PMS...if you get me really worked up I snap but other than that I don't get PMS. I'm just calm or to deep in my mind not to not care.

[theivytwines]

Increase the vitamin B6 and B12 in your diet around that time. It sounds crazy and incredibly simple but it really works. I am a sufferer of menstrual depression and it really helps my mood swings. I'm not much of a red meat or fish eater but I eat sunflower seeds and just regular canned nuts and it really does work. Also make sure that you get enough calcium in your diet.

Also for cramps or anything like that just try plain old peppermint or chamomile tea.

[JBRaven]

I will go with the yoga. It works for me and it keeps me bendable.

[sunstoneleo]

I get VERY BAD pms. I have mood swings to the point of depression. Actually, I think my Bi-polar is related to my period. It seems like I only get crabby during it. Unless i am off of my meds, then i am always crabby!

[Makbawehuh]

Chocolate. Dark chocolate, lots of it. >.< Cliche'd perhaps, but it seems to help me right before I start, when it comes down to the irritability.

[jcrowfoot]

Oh, I find also that ginger tea works not only for bloating and cramps, but also for irritability. Try a strong fresh tea, or some of the liquid extract. I'd go with thirty to forty drops with a standard strength.

[Shaman of Bliss]

I don't know if you have any Malacite you use at all, but if you do, cleanse it and put it away for a while. Malachite is a mood enchancer, and my necklace of Malachite gave me mood swings like a crazy person.

[wiccachicken]

Here we go:

Apparently, if you take Evening Primrose Oil (in tablet form) it can ease it.

But aside from that these are my tried and tested forms of easing pain:

Hot water bottle - ESSENTIAL
Cups of tea or coffee
Warm/Hot food
Chocolate - also essential and lots of it
Pyjamas - to be practically lived in

I suffer terribly from pain, and get migraines as a result of it which sucks.

As for the irritability, just warn the people around you. I don't really think there's much you can do. Try and meditate alot - that'll chill ya out.

Hot water bottles are amazing...trust me lol!
Take care, Blessed be xx x x x