Some women are tired during their period but others experience extreme fatigue after their period ends. Should there be fatigue associated with your period at all?
The answer is no. You should feel energetic on days that are your period as well as days that aren’t your period. If you aren’t feeling energetic, something is amiss.
The causes of fatigue after (and during) your period are pretty straightforward. It could be your diet. Maybe you’re eating the wrong foods or not enough of the right foods. It could be your overall nutritional status. Perhaps you went through a rough time in your life and your levels of vitamins and minerals fell to low levels, and you never knew you had to lift them up.
It could also be environmental factors. For example, some people discover mold in their home – and this is always a cause for extreme fatigue and being tired after the period as well as before and during.
Diet Changes are Always Good – But Not Enough
You can always change your diet for a PMS fatigue cure. This will always help. We all are continuously fine-tuning our diet as we go through life. Hopefully, the fine-tuning is for the better, and as you learn more, you:
• eliminate GMO foods
• take out preservatives and additives
• consume more vegetables
• don’t eat foods with anti-nutrients such as too many grains, nuts and beans that haven’t been soaked
• incorporate raw milk and fermented foods
• drink more water
• eat only antibiotic-free, non-grain fed animals and free-range poultry
All these will certainly help. But they won’t restore your vitamin and mineral levels that have already been depleted. That’s why when you look for PMS fatigue remedies, you should consider that it’s never just one thing that is your solution. It’s always a few things that become your treatment – maybe vitamins, a supplement, herbals, or even a period vitamin.
PMS Fatigue Solutions That Are Natural Remedies
Here are some examples:
• A natural remedy for fatigue is vitamin B5, or pantothenic acid. What this vitamin does is it gives your body what it needs to deal with stress. Your period may be accompanied by a lot of stress but vitamin B5 cuts through all the stress and leaves you calm as a pussycat. A good dosage to take is 500 mg daily. This amount may be increased up to 2000 mg daily – and all you’ll get is more relaxation and stress-free feelings. You’ll be humming about life before you know it.
• A cup of ginseng tea could also be the stress-buster you need that helps your body restore the energy levels you’re looking for. One cup of tea is equal to only a teaspoon of the herb, or equivalent to 2 capsules taken once a day. Ginseng acts as an adaptogen, helping restore energy levels and bringing the body back to normalcy in blood pressure, heart rate and nervous system functioning.
• A period vitamin can also be one of the solutions you use simultaneously to beat your fatigue after your period. This is a combination of vitamins and minerals needed to support your body throughout your period. You have higher needs for certain vitamins and minerals during the time of your life when you are menstruating. A period vitamin also contains a selection of herbs that are specific for the needs of many menstruating women. It’s only taken once a day.
You have many options to beat your fatigue after your period. Trying only one remedy at a time might seem logical if you’re trying to figure out what works for you but in reality, it only prolongs the misery of the symptoms. Try a few remedies for a week and see what happens. It’s your body and you have the right to experiment on it.
