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  • Weight gain is, alas, a common side effect of the drugs used to treat depression, fibromyalgia, severe PMS known as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and hot flashes.

    The Catch-22 of Antidepressants 2011

  • I had a big read about Yaz when I got home and found out that there's such a thing as Premenstrual dysphoric disorder which - to be fair my doctor didn't seem too interested in going into my mood swings so much, so no I'm not formally diagnosed or anything - but it seems that the symptoms are me everyday.

    Archive 2009-02-01 zombietron 2009

  • Premenstrual girls are arguing with their mothers, moping in front of the television, or daydreaming on polyester bedspreads behind violently slammed doors.

    Excerpt: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos 2009

  • Premenstrual syndrome affects 1 in 6 U.S. women of childbearing age.

    Cutting Allergy Shots Ann Lukits 2011

  • I had a big read about Yaz when I got home and found out that there's such a thing as Premenstrual dysphoric disorder which - to be fair my doctor didn't seem too interested in going into my mood swings so much, so no I'm not formally diagnosed or anything - but it seems that the symptoms are me everyday.

    Sunday, Bloody Sunday zombietron 2009

  • "Premenstrual syndrome", a term coined in 1953, picked up where the outdated diagnosis of hysteria left off.

    Susan Kim: An Angry Woman 2010

  • "Premenstrual syndrome", a term coined in 1953, picked up where the outdated diagnosis of hysteria left off.

    An Angry Woman 2010

  • “Enraged Susie” did sound ridiculous, even to me—Premenstrual Barbie meets Bride of Chucky.

    As Husbands Go Susan Isaacs 2010

  • Premenstrual tension becomes "premenstrual dysphoric disorder" or PMDD.

    Disease Mongering: Good For Big Pharma, Bad For You 2010

  • Premenstrual tension becomes "premenstrual dysphoric disorder" or PMDD.

    Dr. Andrew Weil: Disease Mongering: Good For Big Pharma, Bad For You 2010

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