PMDD Made Simple

This guide walks through what PMDD is, how it differs from severe PMS, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and premenstrual exacerbation of other conditions, and why standard hormone testing usually shows nothing unusual. It explains the current best hypothesis about why the same normal hormone levels produce very different responses in different brains, why selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors act faster in PMDD than in depression, and how hormonal treatments fit into a stepped care approach.