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What the crap is this PMDD thing?

samoth

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Is this a new marketing ploy by the pharmaceutical companies?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMDD

"Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome, afflicting 8% of all women. It is a mood disorder associated with the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The cardinal symptom--surfacing between ovulation and menstruation, and disappearing within a few days after the onset of the bleeding--is irritability (PMID 11571794). Anxiety, anger, and depression may also occur. It is similar to premenstrual syndrome (PMS), but differs from it in severity and in that it requires treatment, because it interferes with the sufferer's ability to function in her environment. It has been proposed as a disorder requiring further study by the American Psychiatric Association in the DSM-IV-TR. PMDD is accepted as illness by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but has not as yet been listed as a separate disorder in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases. Though some suggest that PMDD has been "marketed" by pharmaceutical companies in order to increase the demand for treatments, significant evidence of a neurological foundation appears in Swedish studies....

The cause of PMDD has not been definitively established, but several theories exist. One theory suggests it is due to the lack of serotonin (a neurotransmitter) and mediated by the fluctuations of the levels of sex hormones (progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone) in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle (PMID 16515859).

Supporting the hypothesized important role of serotonin, a number of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been proven in clinical trials to effectively treat the mood component of PMDD when taken during the dysphoric phase. Notably, fluoxetine (also known as Prozac), has been repackaged as a PMDD therapy under the trade named Sarafem. Among the SSRIs tested, Sertraline has been shown in the largest number of studies to effectively reduce mood symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMDD



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Seems like the same thing as PMS to me. It is just further on the continuum of severity.

They probably needed a new label for it because no one thinks PMS is a big enough deal to worry about.

I don't get pms, believe it or not. :lmao:
 
samoth said:
Is this a new marketing ploy by the pharmaceutical companies?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMDD

"Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome, afflicting 8% of all women. It is a mood disorder associated with the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The cardinal symptom--surfacing between ovulation and menstruation, and disappearing within a few days after the onset of the bleeding--is irritability (PMID 11571794). Anxiety, anger, and depression may also occur. It is similar to premenstrual syndrome (PMS), but differs from it in severity and in that it requires treatment, because it interferes with the sufferer's ability to function in her environment. It has been proposed as a disorder requiring further study by the American Psychiatric Association in the DSM-IV-TR. PMDD is accepted as illness by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but has not as yet been listed as a separate disorder in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases. Though some suggest that PMDD has been "marketed" by pharmaceutical companies in order to increase the demand for treatments, significant evidence of a neurological foundation appears in Swedish studies....

The cause of PMDD has not been definitively established, but several theories exist. One theory suggests it is due to the lack of serotonin (a neurotransmitter) and mediated by the fluctuations of the levels of sex hormones (progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone) in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle (PMID 16515859).

Supporting the hypothesized important role of serotonin, a number of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been proven in clinical trials to effectively treat the mood component of PMDD when taken during the dysphoric phase. Notably, fluoxetine (also known as Prozac), has been repackaged as a PMDD therapy under the trade named Sarafem. Among the SSRIs tested, Sertraline has been shown in the largest number of studies to effectively reduce mood symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMDD



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there you go right there.

it's simply the effects of hormonal changes that occur. the hormonal changes are real and we all know with hormones, it does effect us in many ways. but wtf? a disorder? i dont think so. women just need to stop using this as an excuse to be a holy bitch.
 
Smurfy said:
there you go right there.

it's simply the effects of hormonal changes that occur. the hormonal changes are real and we all know with hormones, it does effect us in many ways. but wtf? a disorder? i dont think so. women just need to stop using this as an excuse to be a holy bitch.
I'm an UNHOLY bitch, thank you very much! :evil:

j/k.
 
heatherrae said:
Seems like the same thing as PMS to me. It is just further on the continuum of severity.

They probably needed a new label for it because no one thinks PMS is a big enough deal to worry about.

I don't get pms, believe it or not. :lmao:

Marry me :chomp:
 
Marketing ploy. They actually did a bit about it on Sunday Morning this morning. People in ad agencies paid by pharmaceutical companies coming up with interesting acronyms so people will ask their doctor for new drugs :rolleyes:
 
I am guaranteed a knock down drag out fight with my woman once a month... an guess what? It's always a few days before her period.. PMS,PMDD... I don't care what they call it... give them something for it...


:)
 
Just one more reason to not be a woman. Having a pussy is like owning your own amusement park. Sure you get to ride all the rides for free, but you also have to do constant maintenance to keep all the equipment running right.
 
RottenWillow said:
Just one more reason to not be a woman. Having a pussy is like owning your own amusement park. Sure you get to ride all the rides for free, but you also have to do constant maintenance to keep all the equipment running right.
That is beautifully eloquent right there.

Sig-worthy :qt:
 
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