PMS treatment is something you can self-administer, find in natural remedies or obtain with the help of your doctor. Treatment for PMS depends on the type and severity of your PMS symptoms. Treatment for PMS starts at home with simple lifestyle and diet changes such cutting back on, or eliminating caffeine and salty foods from the diet to address the fluid retention and bloating common in PMS. Additional dietary treatment for PMS includes a diet rich in complex carbohydrates to combat carbohydrate cravings. Treatment through calcium, magnesium, vitamin E and vitamin B12 supplements can also help with many of the symptoms of PMS. Herbal and natural remedies such as SuperFem, St Johns Wort and evening primrose oil are tried and tested treatments for mood and pain symptoms during PMS. Should you need a little more help, there is plenty of choice for the treatment of pain in PMS in the form of over the counter Acetominophen and Ibubrofen and similar medications can be used for pain relief during PMS.
If PMS symptoms are more severe and the options detailed above are not sufficient, it's vital that you visit your doctor or OB/GYN specialist for additional help and support and to explore more aggressive treatment. Diuretics such as Spirinlactone (Aldactone) can be prescribed for the treatment of water retention and bloating in PMS. Successful treatment of the more severe psychological symptoms of PMS is possible through the use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor anti-depressants (Prozac, Sarafem, Zoloft etc.) for the treatment of. In the very worst cases of PMS, treatment through suppression of ovulation by oral contraceptives or GnRH agonists may even be advised. Surgical removal of the ovaries is only ever considered as a last resort in the most severe cases of PMS and is therefore a very rare treatment.
