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title: Does Fluoxetine taken only during the luteal phase help PMDD in teenagers?
description: Yes. One 17-year-old girl had complete resolution of her PMDD symptoms when she took Fluoxetine 20 mg daily during the luteal phase. This is a single case.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-in-an-adolescent-female-2007/
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Case report, 2007

# Does Fluoxetine taken only during the luteal phase help PMDD in teenagers?

Yes. One 17-year-old girl had complete resolution of her PMDD symptoms when she took Fluoxetine 20 mg daily during the luteal phase. This is a single case.

 Early or limited evidence

1 girl aged 17 with PMDD

## What they did

A 17-year-old girl with PMDD tracked her periods and symptoms daily. She was then treated with Fluoxetine 20 mg/day only during the luteal phase of her menstrual cycle.

## What they found

Her PMDD symptoms completely resolved with this treatment.

## What it means for you

Fluoxetine taken only during the luteal phase may help PMDD in teenagers. The main limit is that this is just one girl, so we do not know if it works for all teenagers with PMDD.

1

girl studied

17

age in years

20 mg/day

Fluoxetine dose

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual dysphoric disorder in an adolescent female Authors Nur MM, Romano ME, Siqueira LM Journal Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology Year 2007 Study design Case report What was tested Fluoxetine 20 mg/day during the luteal phase Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2006.09.014](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2006.09.014)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[SSRIs and antidepressants](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-ssri/)[Major depressive disorder](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-major-depression/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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