Premenstrual Disorders

Index

anger 21, 48, 52, 55, 76, 81–82, 87, 117 antidepressants 34, 36–38, 41–43, 45, 50–52, 57, 59, 61–62, 67, 75, 77, 82, 87, 92, 95–97, 99, 111, 122 anxiety 7, 14, 16, 24, 29, 52, 62, 64, 92, 97, 119 appetite 12, 14, 17, 21, 29, 31, 104 binge eating 21, 80, 115 birth control pills 87, 117 bloating 14, 18, 21, 29, 52, 119 brain 18, 27, 34, 36–38, 41–44, 50– 52, 55, 61, 102, 104, 108–109, 111–112, 123 breast tenderness 14, 21, 29, 31 depression (depressed mood, de- pressive disorder) 14, 16, 21, 25, 34, 38, 41–43, 46, 51–52, 58, 64, 83, 104, 119, 121–122 diarrhea 14, 95 diet 22, 34–36, 84, 92, 102–103, 105, 109, 112, 116–117 diuretics 34, 119 dopamine 111–112, 115 energy 17, 21, 27, 81, 110, 114–115 estrogen 17, 20, 27, 37, 122 exercise 22, 34, 36, 84, 101–103, 108, 114–115, 117 fatigue (tired, tiredness) 14–16, 29, 31, 80, 92, 106, 115, 122 fertilization 17

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 9, 37, 43, 61, 63–64 food cravings 21, 29, 51–52, 105, 109 headaches 14–15, 18, 21, 29, 31, 61, 121 Health Canada 43 heart palpitations 14, 29, 41 hormones 17–20, 22–24, 27, 33, 37, 51, 104, 117 hypoglycemia 24, 116 insomnia (sleeplessness) 16, 21, 29, 64, 119 irritability 16, 21, 29, 67, 83, 97, 119, 122 luteal phase 17, 21, 24, 67, 77, 80– 81, 106

menopause 16, 79, 87

ovarian surgery 27 ovulation 13, 18, 27

perimenopause 87 pregnancy 18, 79, 87, 96–97 premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) 19, 21–23, 33, 36–37, 55, 61, 63–64, 66, 70, 73, 76– 77, 80–81, 116 premenstrual magnification 24 premenstrual syndrome (PMS) 10, 13–15, 18–22, 24–27, 30, 33– 34, 36–37, 44, 46, 52, 55–56,

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