What to do if you feel irritable before your period

Women all have a few days when they feel irritable, and these days are the days before women's menstruation. This situation is very obvious in some women. For example, there is a female friend who is usually very good-tempered, but a few days before her period, her temper is like she has eaten dynamite and is about to explode. So when female friends encounter this situation, how should they deal with it?

It is normal to experience headaches, breast tenderness, fatigue, tension, general weakness, mental depression or irritability, restlessness, insomnia, pelvic heaviness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dull low back pain, nasal congestion, edema and other symptoms during and before menstruation. The symptoms will disappear naturally after menstruation. No special treatment is required if there are no other abnormal symptoms. Pay attention to rest during menstruation and do not eat raw, cold, or irritating foods.

Premenstrual syndrome, also known as premenstrual tension disorder, is a series of emotional symptoms related to the female menstrual cycle. It usually occurs 10 days, a week or several days before the menstrual period, which is the "luteal phase" after ovulation. The symptoms will disappear after the menstrual period. These patients may experience the same degree of symptoms on fixed days throughout the year, with irritability, tension, and depression being the most common. Some people also experience anxiety, insomnia, headaches, fatigue, sensitivity, etc. For example, patients may become very angry a few days before their period even though the matter is trivial. Some people also have physical symptoms, such as breast pain, abdominal and lower limb edema, etc.

Patients with premenstrual syndrome may experience insomnia, depression, and frequent crying for no reason. They may also experience cognitive dysfunction, such as memory loss and lack of concentration, which reduces work efficiency.

In the first half of the menstrual period, i.e. the follicular period, the root cause should be treated according to the patient's constitution and syndrome differentiation. In the intermenstrual period, a small amount of invigorating kidney yang products can be used to help promote the qi and make the transformation of yin and yang smooth, which is beneficial to the regulation of qi and blood in the premenstrual period. After the ovulation period, the patient's symptoms will appear one after another. The principle of treatment should be to treat the symptoms at the same time, with the main focus on treating the symptoms, or soothing the liver and regulating qi, removing blood stasis and relieving pain; or strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, removing dampness and stopping diarrhea.