PMS & PMDD
Evidence-based articles about pms & pmdd from Flow & Glow.
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- PMDD and ADHD: What to Track When Symptoms Get Worse Before Your Period
Learn what to track when ADHD, mood, sleep, focus, and PMDD-like symptoms get worse before your period, with a cautious cycle pattern plan.
- PMDD vs Premenstrual Exacerbation: Why the Symptom-Free Week Matters
PMDD and premenstrual exacerbation can look similar. Learn why the symptom-free week, baseline symptoms, and daily tracking matter before a clinician visit.
- How to Track PMDD Symptoms for Two Cycles Before Your Appointment
Learn how to track PMDD symptoms for two cycles with daily severity ratings, luteal mood notes, and appointment-ready summaries.
- Best App To Track Sleep Before Your Period
Learn how a period sleep tracker app can help you log sleep before your period, PMS symptoms, energy, mood, cramps, and cycle timing safely.
- Best App To Track PMS Cravings and Blood Sugar Clues
Learn how to track PMS cravings, hunger, energy dips, sleep, mood, and blood sugar clues before your period with safe, body-neutral notes.
- Best App To Track Bloating Before Your Period
Learn what to log in a period bloating tracker app, from cycle day and cravings to digestion, cramps, mood, sleep, and flow changes.
- Best Period Tracker App for PMS and PMDD: How To Choose
Choose a PMS and PMDD period tracker app for mood logs, symptom timing, severity, daily impact, privacy, and appointment prep.
- Best PMS Tracker App for Luteal Mood Swings and Cravings
Compare PMS tracker app features for luteal mood swings, cravings, sleep, cramps, energy, privacy, exports, and pattern awareness.
- PMDD Tracker App: How To Track Mood Patterns Before Your Period
Learn what to log in a PMDD tracker app before your period, how to spot luteal phase mood patterns, and when symptoms need professional support.
- PMS Tracker App for Moods, Cravings, Sleep, and Symptoms
Looking for a PMS tracker app? Learn how to track moods, cravings, sleep, symptoms, and luteal phase patterns with calm cycle support.
- Anger Before Your Period: PMS Pattern or Something Else?
Learn why anger before your period can happen, how to track PMS anger patterns, and when mood changes deserve extra support.
- Waking Up at 3 AM Before Your Period: Why Sleep Can Shift
Waking up before period? Learn why sleep can shift in the luteal phase, what to track, and gentle ways to support rest before your period.
- Exercise Before Your Period: How to Adjust When PMS Starts
Learn how to adjust exercise before your period with flexible PMS workout ideas, intensity swaps, tracking prompts, and cautious cycle wellness guidance.
- Why PMS Cravings Hit at Night: Sugar, Salt, and Sleep
Why PMS cravings spike after sunset, what sugar and salt cravings may mean, and how sleep, mood, and your luteal phase shape the pattern.
- PMDD Symptoms Timeline: When Mood Changes Usually Start
A cautious, day-by-day look at when PMDD symptoms usually start in the luteal phase, how the timing differs from stress, and why tracking helps.
- PMS vs PMDD: Key Differences Before Your Period
Learn the key differences between PMS and PMDD, including mood symptoms, timing, severity, tracking, and when to get medical help.
- PMDD Quiz: What Online Screeners Can and Cannot Tell You
A clear guide to PMDD quizzes, PMDD tests, PMS tests, screening limits, mood tracking, and when to seek urgent help.
- Horny, Angry, and Crying Before Your Period? PMS Mood and Libido Explained
Wondering why you feel horny, angry, and weepy in the week before your period? A calm look at PMS mood and libido, with red flags and tracking tips.
- How Sleep Can Change Before Your Period and What to Track
Sleep before your period can change with PMS, temperature, cramps, mood, and hormones. Learn what to track and what may help.
- Why PMS Cravings Feel So Specific and What Your Body Might Need
PMS cravings are common in the luteal phase. Learn why hunger and cravings shift before your period and what can help without shame.
- Why You Do Not Want to Be Touched Before Your Period
Hugs, cuddling, or sex feel too much before your period? Here is what research suggests about PMS irritability, touch sensitivity, and tracking your pattern.
- Period Flu: Why Your Body Feels Sick Before Your Period
Period flu is not influenza, but PMS-like body symptoms can feel very real. Learn why chills, aches, nausea, fatigue, and cramps can hit before your period.
- Why Am I So Tired Before My Period? Causes and What Helps
Feeling tired before your period can fit a PMS pattern, but sleep, heavy bleeding, iron levels, and other issues matter. Learn what helps and when to get checked.
- Anxiety Before Period: PMS, PMDD, or Stress?
Anxiety before your period can be PMS, PMDD, or stress. Learn how timing, tracking, and severity help you tell them apart.
- PMS or Burnout? How to Tell What Your Body Is Trying to Say
PMS and burnout can both cause fatigue, mood shifts, poor sleep, and irritability. Learn how timing, cycle tracking, and stress patterns help tell them apart.