Easing the burden of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

J Fam Pract. 2013 Jan;62(1):E1-7.

Abstract

It's much less common than premenstrual syndrome, but it can have a severe impact on your patient's quality of life. Here's how to recognize it and alleviate the symptoms.

MeSH terms

  • Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / therapeutic use
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Diet
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Down-Regulation
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / agonists
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiopathology
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Phytotherapy
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiopathology
  • Pregnanolone / blood
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / psychology
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / therapy*
  • Quality of Life
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Serotonin / metabolism
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / blood

Substances

  • Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Serotonin
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
  • Pregnanolone