Prozac or Zoloft INTERMITTENTLY for PMS
June 1998
You'll see some women taking Prozac or Zoloft INTERMITTENTLYfor PMS.
These SSRIs are being used for a specific type of PMS calledpremenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Women with PMDD have moremood changes...anxiety...or irritability.
SSRIs are often effective for PMDD. But women usually takethese drugs all month long...even though they only have symptomsduring part of their cycle.
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