1- Markedly depressed mood, feelings of hopelessness or self-deprecating thoughts
2 - Marked anxiety, tension, feelings of being "keyed up" or "on edge"
3- Marked affective lability (e.g. feeling suddenly sad or tearful or increased sensitivity to rejection)
4- Persistent and marked anger or irritability or increased interpersonal conflicts
5- Decreased interest in usual activities (e.g. work. school. friends. hobbies)
6- Subjective sense of difficulty in concentrating
7- Lethargy, easy fatigability or marked lack of energy
8- Marked change in appetite, overeating or specific food cravings
9- Hypersomnia or insomnia
10- A subjective sense of being overwhelmed or out of control
11- Other physical symptoms such as breast tenderness or swelling headaches joint or muscle pain a sensation of "bloating" or weight gain
Table 1: Criteria for Premenstrual Syndrome.
Goto home»