Kaki23

med queation

Posted on 10/12/08, 11:32 pm

I've heard that some women only take their prescribed medication for PMDD during the PMDD cycle. Does anyone know if this is safe? I would think it wouldn't be a good idea to only take something for a week or so every month cuz the toll it would take on your mind and body. I mean aren't you supposed to be consistent with meds to get results?

• Reply #1 10/12/08  11:35pm
  
  Kaki23
  Question I meant lol
• Reply #2 10/21/08  10:11am
  
  StarbuckDif...
  That's exactly what I do, and it is totally safe. At first I thought same as you. Also, my husband is a therapist and I know that when people take anti-depressants for other things, you have to take them for a whole month before they kick-in really well. And then you don't dare stop taking them. So when my OB/GYN said I could just take Lexapro for 1/2 the month, I was like, "Yeah, sure, riiiiiiight."
  
  But it WORKS!!! at least for me it does. And it works beautifully, and thank goodness -- as expensive as drugs are, it's nice to be able to save some.
• Reply #3 03/28/09  10:25am
  
  Mia30
  Me I tried Prozac and was very sick vomiting etc... I have Crohns so it dosent help, so now the doc want to take off my Mirena and put me on Yaz but I dont know if it will help...

For people who have or think they have PMDD.