Premenstrual syndrome: Can dietary supplements help relieve the symptoms?

Calcium and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) may be able to relieve mood swings, breast soreness and other symptoms some women regularly experience in the days leading up to their periods.

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the term used to describe a number of symptoms, both physical and psychological, that start about a week or 10 days before a woman's period (menstruation). Some people also call it premenstrual tension (PMT). Common symptoms include sore breasts and abdominal pain, as well as headaches. Many women feel depressed, irritable, tired and unfocused in the days leading up to their period.

If it is PMS, these symptoms usually go away when the period starts, although sometimes they will continue for a few days during menstruation as well. Most women are affected by PMS symptoms to one degree or another every now and again. But about 5 out of 100 women (5 %) regularly have symptoms which are so bad that their daily lives are noticeably affected.

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