tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:05:42 +0000Researchers, physicians and psychologists fall on various sides of the debate over premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jannie)Blogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-2388948920756848948Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:08:00 +00002008-08-07T13:11:39.824-07:00NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In women who suffer from a severe form of PMS known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), taking the antidepressant Paxil only when symptoms are at a peak significantly curbs irritability and improves social functioning, according to a study of Canadian women.PMDD is a condition characterized by symptoms of severe depression, irritability and tension, which often http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2008/08/intermittent-paxil-may-ease-severe-pms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-1068019980368691123Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:19:00 +00002008-01-26T23:41:45.751-08:00By Beth Hawkins In a year of tumbling stock prices, accounting scandals, and shaky consumer spending, the British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has had remarkably good news to report so far. More than eight million prescriptions have been written for Advair, its asthma medication, in the year and a half it has been on the market; Trizivir has become the most frequently prescribed drughttp://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2008/01/paxil-is-forever-can-you-quit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-6609318856809923609Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:59:00 +00002007-12-16T00:02:06.455-08:00Here's a link to an informative blog which provides you with the latest research updates on premenstrual syndrome (PMS). http://pmsresearch.blogspot.com/http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-link-for-pmdd-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-5825854763267618868Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:05:00 +00002007-12-15T07:27:38.032-08:00The latest medical solution aimed at correcting women’s emotionsby Denise Meringolo There is a lot of talk these days about the danger of male emotions, or rather, the danger of suppressing male emotions. Our culture’s persistent message that “boys don’t cry” is blamed for everything from road rage to school violence. But if we are going to argue that this characteristic of masculinity is http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/12/are-you-pmdd-ing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-723605552956247831Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:45:00 +00002007-11-29T23:46:09.380-08:00For women suffering from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) — a debilitating form of PMS that affects between 3 and 6 percent of women — and from negative side effects of their anti-depressant medication, Yale Psychiatry professor Kimberly Yonkers is searching for a way to ease their monthly pain. In a current study run by the Yale PMS, Perinatal and Postpartum Research Program, principal http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/11/study-seeks-new-pmdd-treatment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-5264697632000763492Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:32:00 +00002007-11-10T00:40:42.297-08:00SummaryRelagen is a dietary supplement suggested to be used as a mood elevator. This product is manufactured by an undisclosed company, which for obvious reasons is rather concerning. We do believe that consumers have a need to know who is behind the production of their oral products, and do wonder why a company would feel the need to hide behind anonymity. We do suspect this may reflect on the http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/11/relagen-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-6089731248575452091Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:13:00 +00002007-11-04T01:39:55.530-07:00depression treatment medicationsWhile it may be easy to recite the various brand names and generalize their benefits enough to know they put us (or are supposed to put us) in a better mood, for lack of a better term, the drugs themselves can all be categorized individually, each working in a slightly different way.The following is a list and very brief description, by category, of depression and anxiety medications currently http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/11/look-at-different-depression-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-7547464672525522470Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:48:00 +00002007-10-21T04:59:28.106-07:00pmddgeneticResearchers have found a genetic variant that appears to be linked to PMDD or premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a condition that affects between 5-8% of women. Women with PMDD suffer symptoms similar to PMS but more intense so that they interfere with quality of life. Symptoms include emotional and physical problems, such as irritability, marked depressed mood, anger, headaches, weight gain and http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/10/genetic-cause-found-for-pmdd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-8550648055038715580Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:16:00 +00002007-10-09T23:22:10.284-07:00sleepWomen with severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) perceive their sleep quality to be poorer in association with their symptoms in the late luteal (premenstrual) phase, despite there being no specific alterations in sleep structure associated with premenstrual symptoms, according to a study published in the October 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.The study, authored by Fiona C. Baker, PhD, of the Human http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/10/women-with-severe-pms-perceive-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-5848074338623733330Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:16:00 +00002007-09-28T04:32:40.573-07:00painKatherine Sutherland, an OB-GYN in Mountain View, California, knows something about terrible periods -- and not just from her patients. She used to go through tampons every hour, excusing herself to go to the bathroom between appointments. Heavy bleeding made doing what she really loved --hiking -- especially difficult. Truth is, she wanted her period to go away altogether. In 2003 Sutherland, http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/09/fixes-for-heavy-bleeding-cramps-pms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-8025588004314876719Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:12:00 +00002007-09-19T07:18:50.668-07:00Perhaps some 90% of women have symptoms that indicate that their menstrual period is due to arrive. About 60% of those women will indicate that their premenstrual symptoms are troublesome. Nearly all cultures have a set of physical or mood symptoms which are attributed to being "premenstrual". Interestingly, this set of common symptoms varies from culture to culture. Studies done with the US http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/09/4-self-help-strategies-for-pms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-3230524583758366250Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:40:00 +00002007-09-05T06:00:43.666-07:00Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause run a heightened risk of developing dementia or other mental problems later in life — unless they take estrogen until age 50, a new study suggests. Experts said the research needs to be confirmed by further study, but the findings suggest another issue for premenopausal women and their doctors to discuss as they consider ovary removal. And if http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/09/ovary-removal-before-menopause.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-878184677631635712Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:16:00 +00002007-09-03T12:04:17.278-07:00FluoxetineprozacsarafemFluoxetine could gotten the first drug okayed specifically for premenstrual dysphoric disorder, the severe signifier of premenstrual syndrome that is gauged to touch on 3%-5% of regularly menstruating adult females.The Nutrient and Drug Disposal's Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee unanimously concorded that the data exhibited by Eli Lilly & Co., the drug's manufacturer, rendered enoughhttp://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/08/fda-panel-concurs-fluoxetine-effective.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-6153596231955850514Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:41:00 +00002007-08-22T05:42:07.165-07:00chocolateIt's not as if chocolate needs a boost among women who crave it while pre-menstrual. But now, savvy manufacturers are seizing on the association and marketing products that play up the connection between PMS relief and a fix of chocolatey goodness.Canadian vitamin and health product manufacturer Jamieson Laboratories is the latest, with its PMS Support Chocolate Bars. In addition to chocolate, http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/08/prepackaged-bars-do-battle-with-pms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-2869975969783079715Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:44:00 +00002007-08-16T00:52:27.319-07:00yazI just saw this commercial yesterday. It discusses PMDD and some birth control called YAZ. Maybe PMDD will become more familiar to others because of this commercial and that would be a good thing. Whenever I tell my friends about my PMDD, they say they have never heard of it. Yaz PMDDhttp://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/08/pmdd-gets-recognized-in-tv-commercial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-8059243509756473143Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:19:00 +00002007-08-06T12:19:49.934-07:00MONDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have discovered a gene variant linked to an increased risk of severe premenstrual depression.Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, is a psychiatric condition that affects about 8 percent of women in their childbearing years. Women with PMDD experience bouts of major depression and/or anxiety and severe irritability during the second half of theirhttp://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/08/gene-may-help-spur-premenstrual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-5704351458817490272Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:34:00 +00002007-08-02T06:35:32.088-07:00videohttp://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-eliminate-suffering-from-pms-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-152815176318304407Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:31:00 +00002007-09-03T12:00:11.352-07:00For women suffering from premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual dysphoric disorder, an accurate diagnosis is the first step toward relief. Here's what you need to know to help put them on the right path. Millions of women-as many as 80%-develop some degree of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). PMS describes the clusters of seemingly unrelated physical and emotional symptoms that occur in a predictable http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/07/understanding-and-treating-pmspmdd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-3152113453340551201Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:33:00 +00002007-06-09T02:36:31.014-07:00What is PMS/PMDD?Many women know without even looking at the calendar that their menstrual period is about to begin. Common signals are breast tenderness, a feeling of bloatedness or weight gain, feeling tired or "down" or more irritable. These changes are entirely normal. But a small proportion of women experience emotional and behavioral symptomshttp://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/06/understanding-pmspmdd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-8067308191628015510Thu, 24 May 2007 07:54:00 +00002007-09-03T11:16:46.827-07:00by Marcy Holmes, NP, Certified Menopause ClinicianSome women experience such terrible PMS (premenstrual syndrome) that it completely devastates their lives. Many need advanced treatment measures to get relief from their symptoms and feel normal again. At our clinic, we offer women with severe PMS and PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) a number of more advanced treatments on a highly http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/05/advanced-pms-and-pmdd-treatment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-6023124150864713299Fri, 11 May 2007 19:35:00 +00002007-09-05T05:53:27.018-07:00lexaprocelexaElizabeth Freundel saw seven psychiatrists before doctors found the real cause of her mental torment - her hormonesBy Sian ThatcherThe therapist shook her head. "I have no idea what's wrong with you," she says. For Elizabeth Freundel, these words came as no surprise. During the past six years, she had seen seven psychiatrists - each one conjuring up wildly different diagnoses. According to one http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/05/pmdd-extreme-pms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-445853944273425953Fri, 11 May 2007 19:31:00 +00002007-09-03T07:12:13.556-07:00"PMS, PMDD, or whatever label you put on it, is, has been, and probably always will be one big excuse for being grumpy and nasty," posts Marianne E. A faceless Internet user posting her thoughts on a web forum, Marianne shares an opinion with many other Americans. Many people, mostly men, feel that female sexual disorders exist purely as a defense for a bad mood. A handful of women and a few http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/05/pmdd-fact-or-fiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-4833906492763960587Fri, 04 May 2007 20:31:00 +00002007-09-03T06:57:21.662-07:00IS SEVERE PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, a mental illness? Some pharmaceutical companies and psychiatrists are treating it as one. In new television ads, drug maker Eli Lilly is promoting the drug Sarafem to treat the problem, now dubbed Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). But the pink and purple pills aren't a new drug -- they are simply repackaged Prozac, the popular antidepressant.Makers http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/05/drug-firms-treat-pms-as-mental-disorder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-3496459656985771103Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:57:00 +00002007-09-03T06:48:21.065-07:00First, take a look at the list of PMS, perimenopause and menopause symptoms at the left. Did you ever imagine hormonal imbalance could wreak such havoc on your body?It’s all the more disturbing if you reported any of these common symptoms to a medical professional and were dismissed with a raised eyebrow or a wave of the hand.Go ahead. Count how many of these symptoms are bothering you right now.http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/04/menopause-symptoms-and-hormonal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588771617286024289.post-7159568860512598554Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:50:00 +00002007-09-03T06:25:10.011-07:00Surveys indicate that from 3 percent to 8 percent of North American women in their reproductive years suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended that the FDA approve an indication for fluoxetine (Prozac) in the treatment of PMDD.On November 3 Prozac-manufacturer Eli Lilly and Company http://understanding-pmdd.blogspot.com/2007/04/fda-panel-recommends-fluoxetine-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jannie)0