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title: What treatments work best for premenstrual disorders? | Niyora
description: For mild symptoms, exercise, diet changes, and cognitive behavioral therapy may help, though the evidence is not yet strong. For severe symptoms, antidepressa
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# What treatments work best for premenstrual disorders?

For mild symptoms, exercise, diet changes, and cognitive behavioral therapy may help, though the evidence is not yet strong. For severe symptoms, antidepressant medications including citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine clearly work.

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Overview of diagnostic and treatment guidance for premenstrual disorders

## What they did

This reviews evidence on diagnosing and treating premenstrual disorders using international guidelines and research findings.

## What they found

Non-drug treatments for mild cases include exercise, dietary changes, and cognitive behavioral therapy, but evidence for these is limited. For severe cases, the antidepressants citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine are effective.

## What it means for you

You have treatment options available. For mild symptoms, lifestyle changes may help but need more research. For severe symptoms, certain medications are proven to work. Talk to your doctor about which option suits your situation and symptom severity.

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serotonin reuptake inhibitors shown effective

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serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor effective

## About the study

Original title Management of Premenstrual Disorders Authors Anisha Nakulan Journal DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Year 2017 Study design Study What was tested Multiple approaches including exercise, dietary modifications, cognitive behavioral therapy, and antidepressant medications Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.30834/kjp.30.1.2017.64](https://doi.org/10.30834/kjp.30.1.2017.64)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[SSRIs and antidepressants](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-ssri/)[Cognitive behavioral therapy](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-cbt/)

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