Everything about PMDD
PMDD is a severe cyclic mood disorder that appears in the luteal phase. These pages cover symptoms, recognition, treatment, and how PMDD shows up in daily life.
Core topics
Do I have PMDD? Not a test and no result. The page explains why, and the next step is two cycles in the app. What is PMDD? What PMDD is, what causes it, and how DSM-5 classifies it. PMDD symptoms All 21 DRSP symptoms, and when they tend to appear. PMS or PMDD? How to tell PMS apart from PMDD. Recognition and DRSP How clinicians recognise PMDD using the DRSP. Cyclic overview Making patterns visible from your DRSP data. Treatment Lifestyle, SSRIs, hormones and CBT, side by side.
More about PMDD
PMDD and work Functioning, time off, and what you can try at work. PMDD and relationships Partners and family when PMDD is loud. PMDD and ADHD Where PMDD and ADHD overlap across the cycle. Suicidal thoughts Why they can be cyclic, and what you can do. Perimenopause and PMDD The transition, irregular cycles, and tracking without a cycle. What is PME? Premenstrual exacerbation: existing conditions that flare.
Science
Overview What this section covers, and how the sources were chosen. Why a blood test does not show PMDD Hormone levels are usually normal. Research points to sensitivity to progesterone and allopregnanolone. How common PMDD is 3.2% with a confirmed diagnosis. The figure 3–8% mixes that with a provisional estimate. Why two cycles Guidelines ask for the pattern to be recorded prospectively, for at least two cycles. What guidelines say about treatment SSRIs, some hormonal contraceptives and cognitive behavioural therapy. No doses. PME and PMDD in research In PMDD, symptoms ease after menstruation. If they stay high, ACOG points to an underlying condition.
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