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Premenstrual Exacerbation (PME): PMDD or Something Else?
Does your depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder get worse in the week or two before your period? You may be describing premenstrual exacerbation (PME), and it isn’t the same as PMDD. In this episode, Dr Georgina Standen, GP and founder of Sirona Health, explains the difference, why it’s so often missed, and what can help.
PME is increasingly described as the third menstrual-cycle-related mental health condition, alongside PMS and PMDD. In PMDD, symptoms come and go with the cycle and you get a symptom-free window after your period starts. In PME, an existing condition is always there, but…
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