Case report, 1998
What treatments help when PMS becomes very severe?
Several treatments can help severe PMS, including antidepressants, anxiety medications, and hormones that stop ovulation. The right choice depends on each woman's specific symptoms.
What they did
Case discussion of a woman whose PMS grew progressively worse over 3 years after having her third child.
What they found
Severe PMS can be treated with several options. These include antidepressants, anxiety medications, and hormones that suppress ovulation. Symptoms that respond to treatment include mood swings, irritability and anxiety.
What it means for you
Multiple treatment options exist for severe PMS that interferes with daily life. The main limit is that this is a single case discussion, not evidence from a large study testing which treatment works best.
3
number of children
36
age of woman in case
3
years PMS worsened over after third child born
About the study
- Original title
- Interactive case challenge. Dysphoric disorders in women: a case of premenstrual syndrome
- Authors
- Pearlstein T, Jain N, Zlotnick C et al.
- Journal
- Medscape women's health
- Year
- 1998
- Study design
- Case report
- What was tested
- Various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments discussed.
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9802916/
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