Study, 2017
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.
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
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