How long do premenstrual symptoms typically last?

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I know this is dumb, but how long do premenstrual symptoms normally last? I just can't remember... it's just been so long since I've had a real period; when I induce my period with progesterone I'm crampy for maybe 2-3 days. I might be pregnant and have been having cramping for the last 6 days... I'd think if I were going to get my period, it'd be here by now (I'm on CD 31, ovulated anywhere from 12-19, I think closer to 19, no +HPT yet but no period either). The cramping today is the worst it's been, on par with what I usually feel the first day of my period. I am spotting very lightly, have been since Sunday... I thought because I'm constipated (sensitive cervix), mostly brownish , but it doesn't seem like my period is starting and I spotted a lot with my first pregnancy.

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[sheepi83.livejournal.com]

I usually pms for a week. It starts with bitch mode, then toss in sore boobs, a watery bloated crampy feeling, and then BAM the floodgates start.

This pms week seems to be lasting two weeks, but I'm crossing my fingers that I am pregnant instead.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

See, I'm not really crabby, other than from the heat, but I am ridiculously bloated.

Good luck to you!!

[sheepi83.livejournal.com]

Thanks! This is my first cycle after three years on Mirena. I've been feeling nauseated for the last couple days and I'm hoping that's preggo and not pms.

[sabishii-kirito.livejournal.com]

Depends on the person. Sometimes mine start as early as ovulation and last for a few days after I start my period. Usually, though, symptoms start about a week beforehand and stop the first or second day of my period.