Patterns and Predictors of Premenstrual Symptoms among Females Working in a Psychiatry Hospital

Table 2

Frequency and distribution of premenstrual symptoms ().

Serial number	Psychological symptoms	(%)	Biological symptoms	(%)	Somatic symptoms	(%)
1	Feeling weepy & crying easily	14 (09.3)	Loose motion	31 (20.0)	Restlessness	27 (18.0)
2	Apprehensiveness/restlessness	23 (15.3)	Reduced sexual desire	36 (24.0)	Increased body weight	37 (24.7)
3	Loss of temper^•	54 (36.0)	Disturbed sleep	32 (21.3)	Headache	39 (26.0)
4	Feeling that people are teasing me	12 (08.0)	Decreased appetite	31 (20.7)	Joint and muscles pain^•	71 (47.3)
5	Irritability^•	66 (44.0)	Craving for certain food item	12 (08.0)	Backache^•	105 (70.0)
6	Sudden mood swing	24 (16.0)	Increased sleep	32 (21.5)	Fatigability^•	57 (38.0)
7	Making mistake at work	17 (11.3)	Increased sexual desire	12 (08.0)	Laziness^•	60 (40.0)
8	Forgetfulness	05 (03.3)	Constipation	16 (10.7)	Stomachache^•	50 (33.3)
9	Poor efficiency^•	40 (26.7)	Increased micturition^•	44 (29.3)	Sickness (nausea)	25 (16.7)
10	Poor decision making	07 (04.7)	Decreased micturition	01 (0.07)	Breast ache^•	42 (28.0)
11	Feeling that people make comment	06 (04.0)			Palpitation	11 (07.3)
12	Crying at small thing and suddenly bursting into tear	15 (10.0)			Sweating a lot	16 (10.0)
13	Feeling ignored	18 (12.0)			Hot and cold flushes	13 (08.7)
14	Oversensitiveness	36 (24.0)			Dizziness	15 (10.0)
15	Thinking about ending life	11 (07.3)			Tremor	06 (04.0)
16	Agitation	12 (08.0)			Tingling and numb sensation	17 (11.3)
17	Clumsiness	01 (0.07)			Feeling bloated up	07 (04.7)
18	Death wishes	01 (0.07)			Swelling in feet	09 (06.0)
19					Breast engorgement	49 (26.0)
20					Lots of white discharge	23 (15.3)
21					Acne	14 (09.3)
22					Burning sensation in private parts	06 (04.0)

 • shows most common symptoms.