--- title: Can birth control pills prevent psychotic episodes that happen before menstruation? description: Yes. Birth control pills prevented psychotic episodes in one woman who had them before her period. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-use-of-oral-contraceptives-as-a-prevention-of-recurrent-premenstrual-2009/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Can birth control pills prevent psychotic episodes that happen before menstruation? Case report, 2009 # Can birth control pills prevent psychotic episodes that happen before menstruation? Yes. Birth control pills prevented psychotic episodes in one woman who had them before her period. Early or limited evidence 1 woman with psychotic episodes before menstruation ## What they did Doctors described a case of one woman with psychotic episodes that occur before her period. They treated her with birth control pills. ## What they found The woman's psychotic episodes were prevented after she started taking birth control pills. She did not have symptomatic relapses. ## What it means for you Birth control pills may help prevent psychotic episodes that occur before menstruation. This is a rare condition and most evidence comes from individual case reports like this one. The main limits are this describes only one case and more research is needed to know if this works for other women. ## About the study Original title The use of oral contraceptives as a prevention of recurrent premenstrual psychosis Authors Coromina Sadurni M, Rodie JU, de Montagut LM et al. Journal Psychiatry research Year 2009 Study design Case report What was tested Oral contraceptive (birth control pills) Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2009.02.015](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2009.02.015) ## Topics [Menstrual psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-menstrual-psychosis/)[Oral contraceptives and drospirenone](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-hormonal-contraceptives/)[Schizophrenia and psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-psychosis/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Study, 2024 Can PMDD cause psychosis that returns with each menstrual cycle? Case report, 2020 What causes severe psychiatric symptoms that recur with the menstrual cycle, and how should they be treated? Case report, 2018 Do oral contraceptives help psychotic symptoms that start before menstruation? Survey study, 2025 Does hormonal contraception affect PMDD? Survey study, 2026 Should PMDD be recognized in Indian law as affecting criminal responsibility? Case report, 2026 Can hormonal therapy treat psychotic symptoms tied to the menstrual cycle? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗