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Condition

Premenstrual syndrome

Physical and emotional symptoms in the days before a period, ranging from mild to disabling (PMDD).

See a clinician

Some causes of premenstrual syndrome need medical care, not self-treatment. Seek help for any of these:

  • Severe mood symptoms or thoughts of self-harm (possible PMDD) — seek help.

What may help

Remedies studied for premenstrual syndrome, ranked by strength of evidence.

  • B
    Chasteberry herb

    Reduces PMS symptoms more than placebo across RCTs (large pooled effect), though the meta-analysis authors caution the effect is likely overstated by trial bias.

  • C
    Magnesium nutrient

    Small trials suggest magnesium modestly eases PMS mood and fluid-retention symptoms, sometimes only after the first cycle.

Physical and emotional symptoms in the days before a period, ranging from mild to disabling (PMDD). This is a reference stub — evidence-graded remedies for it are not yet curated here.

Background: MedlinePlus (public domain).