Premenstrual Disorders

A woman who is experiencing a premenstrual disorder is more apt to lose her temper with her children and other loved ones.

Maryann became more and more anxious. Her binge eating was hard to control, although she normally prided herself on eating five to six small healthy meals daily. Finally, worn out and so tired she could barely function, Maryann consulted her physician. After the charting and usual medical exams, her physician diagnosed her with PMDD and prescribed Zoloft at 25 milligrams a day, only during her luteal phase. Within one cycle, Maryann noticed a difference. She was better able to handle her teenage children’s schedules; she slept much bet- ter; and she felt more like herself than she had in years. Lois felt like a different person once a month. She fought with her husband over who took the garbage out last and whether he put

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