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title: Which PMS symptoms tend to occur together? | Niyora
description: Different PMS symptoms commonly occur together. Women who have mood symptoms like anxiety and irritability also tend to have appetite changes, depression, and
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Survey study, 2014

# Which PMS symptoms tend to occur together?

Different PMS symptoms commonly occur together. Women who have mood symptoms like anxiety and irritability also tend to have appetite changes, depression, and sleep problems, and these associations were found to be statistically significant.

 Early or limited evidence

148 healthy women in India

## What they did

A cross-sectional survey in India where 148 healthy women filled out a questionnaire about PMS symptoms during the second half of their menstrual cycle. Researchers then looked for correlations between different types of symptoms.

## What they found

Mood symptoms (anxiety, irritability, mood swings, nervousness) significantly correlated with appetite changes, fatigue, dizziness, depression, memory problems, sleep problems, bloating, and breast tenderness. Appetite symptoms correlated with mood, depression, water retention, and sleep problems. Depression symptoms correlated with mood and appetite changes. Water retention symptoms correlated with appetite and depression symptoms.

## What it means for you

Many PMS symptoms appear together and may share a common cause, but this study only shows correlations, not what causes them. The study was done only in India and did not explore why these symptoms cluster together or how to treat them.

148

women studied

## About the study

Original title Correlation of Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Indian Set-Up Authors Preeti Garg Journal American Journal of Health Research Year 2014 Study design Survey study Participants 148 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20140203.15](https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20140203.15)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Bloating, breast tenderness and physical symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-physical-symptoms/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)

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