Case report, 2020
Can psychosis happen connected to your menstrual cycle?
Yes. A condition called menstrual psychosis can cause psychotic symptoms during the premenstrual period. These symptoms usually go away within days after your period starts.
What they did
Case report of a 42-year-old woman who came to a psychiatry clinic. She had symptoms including suspicion of people, thinking they were evil, trouble focusing, and sleep problems. All of her symptoms happened during her premenstrual period.
What they found
Her symptoms followed her menstrual cycle, with psychotic symptoms appearing before her period and ending when her bleeding started.
What it means for you
Menstrual psychosis is uncommon and usually happens in younger women around age 16. This case shows it can also happen in older women. The symptoms are connected to the menstrual cycle and typically stop quickly.
42
age of woman
About the study
- Original title
- A little known topic ‘Menstrual Psychosis’: A case report and a short review literature
- Authors
- Sabri Çolak, Güner SUYABATMAZ, Çiçek Hocaoğlu
- Journal
- Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi
- Year
- 2020
- Study design
- Case report
- What was tested
- Not specified
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.38136/jgon.768239
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