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Is Dizziness And Increased Appetite Sign Of Pregnancy?

I'm supposed to start my period on the 19th and my normal pms symptoms are irritability, depression and cramps, only im not cramping, I feel more of a tightness in my lower stomache than cramping. My symptoms are as follows; tightness, fatigue, depression, irritability, more feeling in breasts, queasiness, dizziness, increased appetite and mid - low back pain. I guess what I want to know is what this could mean, this sudden increase in symptoms?
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
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Hi there,
I have gone through your query and my opinion is:
1) The symptoms of PMS vary a lot even in the same individual. There is no thumb rule about PMS.
2) PMS can cause a wide variety of symptoms depending on your hormonal levels like breast tenderness, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, irritability, anxiety, depression, mood swings, cramps, body aches, food cravings, hunger etc.
3) It is too soon to comment on pregnancy as the symptoms of pregnancy and PMS co-incide to some extent.
4) So, you can get a urine pregnancy test done after you miss your periods, at about 5 weeks.
5) If you want to know sooner, you can get a blood test called serum beta HCG, which can give results by 3 to 4 weeks.
6) However, my suggestion is that you do not worry till you atleast skip your periods.

Hope this was helpful.
Regards,
Dr Shikha Shah
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Is Dizziness And Increased Appetite Sign Of Pregnancy?

Hi there, I have gone through your query and my opinion is: 1) The symptoms of PMS vary a lot even in the same individual. There is no thumb rule about PMS. 2) PMS can cause a wide variety of symptoms depending on your hormonal levels like breast tenderness, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, irritability, anxiety, depression, mood swings, cramps, body aches, food cravings, hunger etc. 3) It is too soon to comment on pregnancy as the symptoms of pregnancy and PMS co-incide to some extent. 4) So, you can get a urine pregnancy test done after you miss your periods, at about 5 weeks. 5) If you want to know sooner, you can get a blood test called serum beta HCG, which can give results by 3 to 4 weeks. 6) However, my suggestion is that you do not worry till you atleast skip your periods. Hope this was helpful. Regards, Dr Shikha Shah