Home remedies include lifestyle changes such as regular exercise, avoiding stress and emotional triggers. Dietary changes advised are avoid - salt, coffee, refined sugar, animal fat, dairy products and yeast. Dietary supplements recommended are vitamin E, zinc, vitamin C and calcium. As the symptoms are similar to thyroid deficiency thyroid hormone replacement relieves symptoms in some cases. Red raspberry leaf tea and wild yam also help.
Some women find relief by having an orgasm.
The symptoms stop completely after hysterectomy or menopause. All said and done PMT is a condition not many are aware of and some women take it as a part of their life to suffer silently. This lack of awareness leads to non-treatment of a condition that has a cure. Those of you who are not aware are now hopefully enlightened and will consult your doctor for treatment. Those already aware should inform their family and friends, so that they are more sensitive towards you in such times.