pms and period worse with age ?

I'm the same - I'm 27 and have noticed this past year that my cramps are a lot worse,as well as a few other PMS symptoms. I sometimes feel a bit nauseas, but i think it's partly to do with the pain of the cramps.

I used to get terrible cramps in the first few years of my period, but hardly any issues from about the age of 16 to 26. I was on the pill from 18 until 23 but no longer.

I have been doing alot online research lately. What I have found is that most women do experience harsher pms symptoms with age. some do not. everything from the moodiness to the cramps and hormonal changes/imbalance. if these symptoms do not improve for you and/or become more bothersome, then i would recommend talking to your doctor to run tests to see what the cause of your symptoms are. Good Luck to you.

I have had a similar experience. I am 26 and a half and for the last 6 months or so I have been noticing severe symptoms and I used to have few if at all. Now every month, I get depressed, cry a lot, feel nauseous and have bad cramps for 2 or 3 days right before my period. i've also been wondering if this is normal since it seems so sudden. As far as the nausea goes, I have heard others say it is a symptom of pms, but I don't think its as common as some others.

PMS is a side effect of your hormone levels. With age these change, just like they do when puberty starts, when puberty is finished and after child birth.

Birth control pills are normally a good way to lessen them or even totally make it go away. If you smoke, birth control pills are however not recommended after 35yo.

PMS and hormonal fluctuations can be improved with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture. Try finding a licensed Acupuncturist in your community, someone who knows herbs as well. Unfortunately Birth control pills are listed as a carcinogenic by the WHO (World Health Organization since 2005 but this info is not widely published)

PacHerbs makes a PMS Relief tea that works really well for hormonal fluctuations and PMS /menstrual cramp symptoms.

I am a 43 yr old and i have longer cycles, lasting 7 days.
I am also experiencing stronger headaches, cramps, and mood swings. Never did I have symptoms in my teens and all through my twenties. Now I am making up for my lack of symptoms. Why?

At age 43 you are probably experiencing what is generally referred to as peri-menopause symptoms. Your hormone cycles begin to change and less progesterone in relation to estrogen can cause the symptoms your experiencing. I usually treat women with Chinese herbs for these symptoms and they begin to feel better in about a month.

Hi guys, I'm the same i have really notice my PMS get worse with age, im 28 now. When i first got my periods i would barely have any pms,just some cramps.
BUt now wow!! I get like everything, its soo bad.
Some months can vary too, like this month i had hardly any symptoms before my period, but now since they have finished def not feeling right, low moods headaches etc.
I hope it balances out in afew more days.
I'll also add my period seemed to last long this time around, when they are usually only about 5days, this time went for about 8days before i completely stopped.
Has anyone experienced symptoms of PMS after their period?

I treat women with varying degree's of PMS and dysmennorhea/painful periods, all are suffering from estrogen dominance for most of their cycles. This is not a balanced state for the body and results in excessive moodiness, irritability and PAIN! Everyone I see has improvement. Some have completely pain free periods others have 100% LESS pain than before treatments. My treatment of choice includes balancing your hormone levels with the correct diet, herbs and natural progesterone creams for a few days each month. I use Chinese herbal formulas which have been used for generations of women successfully. A study in Australia on over 500 women proved these herbs work. I've experienced the pain relief and see it with my patients everyday.
There is hope and you don't have to suffer each month.

It is not unusual for PMS symptoms to get worse as a woman grows older. A woman's eggs have been in her body since birth and therefore the eggs are whatever age she is. Because each egg requires hormonal stimulation each month to mature for ovulation, as a woman gets older the eggs that responded easily to hormonal stimulation have already been released. The ones that require more hormones are those which are released later in life. The body is very persistent, it continues to send out more hormones until an egg releases and responds with its own hormones, telling the body the job is done. Overall, she ends up with more hormones and thus more premenstrual symptoms (which are due to the increased hormone levels).


I am 26 as well and have noticed just within the last year and wholly cow! my symptoms have gotten stronger... it seems like even Midol doesn't take the edge off and I cry.. a lot! I was martha speak with my kids and started crying when she was picked up by the pound! at this rate, i am going to be one of those older ladies who cries at birthdays and stuff. Oh well, its a natural cycle of life I guess. I thought I was the only one and was going to see a Dr about it, but seeing that so many other women are going through the same things as I am.. makes me feel very reassured.

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As far as what to do... a PMS specialist is able to provide many women with a thorough knowledge of all the details of a woman's symptoms and the philosophy of treatment. It requires a lot of trial and error in order to find the right treatment for PMS. The treatments can range from natural/lifestyle changes to alternative medical treatments, and one must choose if they want to treat individual symptoms with conventional medicine, or deal with the whole problem with hormonal therapy.

Omg yes! Im 28, no kids and haven't been on birth control for many years. my pms has become a deadly thing, mostly Im emotional and irritable and fatigued. i never had much pain w my period thank god, but feeling like Im going crazy is new. some people say that after you have children things change for the better. could my body be telling me its time to have a baby?

I'm 35 and noticed that I am crazy emotional the 2-3 days leading up to my period. It's to the point that my husband keeps saying, "It's not you! It's just not you!" I get paranoid, get depressed very quickly (and recover just as fast, unlike when I was younger), cry a lot, and even get suicidal thoughts. I shudder to say this because I was once suicidal in my twenties and I've recovered beautifully with meditation, prayer, and quitting drinking and smoking.

But anyway, getting back to the PMS...gosh, I wish there was really some magic herb or tea to take for this because I love tea. I have about 4 cups a day of oolong and green tea combined.

I've noticed that too!! I am 32 and within the past 2 or 3 years I started to get cramps that debilitate me, and within the past 6ish months I get really bad moodiness, crying spells and anger issues about a week before. Also, my breasts hurt about a week and a half before and get fibrous lumps that actually had me worried.

Thanks for making me feel a little less crazy!

When I was a teenager, I had cramps so bad I would nearly faint. After I had my son at 19, they went away until I was about 27 years old. I am now 29, going on 30. I am not on birth control but my periods seem to just keep getting worse. I get so depressed and I cry at the drop of a hat, I get hostile and angry over nothing. My breasts hurt so bad!!! Usually the day of or before I get a killer migraine too. Also another thing is that about eighth months ago I begin having acne again. Great! Almost 30 and having acne! I have enough stress. My hormones must be completely out of whack or could it be because I am at the peak of my childbearing years???