Cohort study, 2023
What medications and supplements treat PMDD?
SSRIs are the first-line medication. Combined oral contraceptives and Chasteberry are second-line options. Certainty varies by treatment type.
What they did
An expert review summarizing current knowledge about PMDD's causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and pharmacological treatment.
What they found
SSRIs are established first-line treatment. Accurate diagnosis requires prospective daily symptom tracking for at least two menstrual cycles. Combined monophasic oral contraceptives are second-line. Chasteberry extract shows efficacy in mild-to-moderate cases. Compounds blocking allopregnanolone synthesis show preliminary promise.
What it means for you
These are expert recommendations based on existing evidence about how to treat PMDD. Individual response varies. The main limitation is that this is expert opinion summarizing other research, not new primary data.
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Minimum menstrual cycles of daily symptom tracking needed for accurate PMDD diagnosis
About the study
- Original title
- The pharmacotherapeutic management of premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Authors
- Ciccone N, Kovacheff MB, Frey BN
- Journal
- Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Cohort study
- What was tested
- Not applicable; this is an expert review, not a treatment trial
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1080/14656566.2022.2114345
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