From PMS through pregnancy to menopause, hormones are a fact of life for all women " and the men they share their lives with. Dr. Phil and his wife, Robin, discuss how couples can ease the symptoms of PMS and perimenopause, the phase before menopause, and embrace the "change of life."


 

'A Towering Inferno'
Joe says when his wife, Debbie, goes through PMS, "she's like a towering inferno!" Debbie fears that if she doesn't get her PMS under control, she will permanently damage her marriage and her relationship with her children.

 

View the advice Dr. Phil gives Debbie and Joe.
 

 

Perimenopause
Theo says his wife, Lynn's, perimenopausal mood swings are so severe she's like Linda Blair in The Exorcist. Theo pleads, "Dr. Phil, I need help! I want to fix it and make it better for her, but I don't know what to do!"
 
 
View the advice Dr. Phil gives Theo and Lynn.
 


 

Before the Change
To discuss treating symptoms of PMS and perimenopause, Dr. Phil seeks the advice of his wife, Robin, and Ann Louise Gittleman, a nutritionist and author of Before the Change. 

 


 

Ann Louise Gittleman discusses her "Peri Zappers" treatment.

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Before the Change
By Ann Louise Gittleman