Is Prozac any good for PMT?/Has anyone taking it for PMT

[Shaniece]

My PMT is getting worse. I woke up this morning and my breasts are so sore it hurt to put my bra on, and that's just the physical symptoms. I feel so irritable and a bit down in the dumps but not hugely so (I don't think it's depression).

I only seem to be getting 2 good weeks a month where I feel fine, the 2 prior to period are just awful.

My GP recommended Prozac as a last resort for PMT but I'm not too happy about taking AD's. Tried the usual evening primrose, vitamins b's, magnesium, but nothing seems to work. Also tried reflexology & it did nothing for me.

'taken' it I meant to write in the title not 'taking' .

Will watch this with interest as am down to about one good week out of the four...

Oh dear - just the one good week - it's grim isn't it? Are you taking anthing charlie?

my dr prescibed me prozac for pmt but it said in the info it can ntake up to 2 weeks to work which means if you take it at the start of pmt by the time it worked pmt and prob af would be over.!!!!

so i didnt take it, she suggested herbal supplement "AGNUS CASTUS" and i can honestly say it changed my life! you need to take it awhile for it to start noticing. but honestly my pmt was so bad i considered leaving family home, i was crying and miserable constantly. do try it, you can get it from all health food shops

I get really bad PMT (terrible mood swings). I am taking an AD, Citalopram, for PND/anxiety. The PMT does seem to have improved.

Evening Primrose Oil is supposed to be good for physical symptoms such as water retention and sore boobs but I don't get these.

Agnus Castus works on your pituitary (sp?)gland to improve its functioning, balance your hormones. I took it for a while and things did improve. You need to take it for 3 months in a row to get the full effect as these things take time. There are other herbs: Motherwort is one, and I think Red Clover is another, that might help. You can get them in a compound tablet.

i am sure there is one beginning with 'B' thats meant to be good too but cant think of the blessed name.....

I take Agnus Castus, which has helped a little, plus Magnesium-OK which is a 'womans' supplement of all the PMT vitamins & stuff. Dosn't really help much...

Thanks for your replies. I did try Agnus Castus but kept forgetting to take it , so didn't notice any difference. I am useless at remembering to take tablets- I know some people that can take up to ten tablets a day - I struggle to remember to take one. Magnesium-OK didn't work for me either...

You might not remember to take an AD either then?

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what strength evening primrose poil did you try and how long for?

the other recommendation is exercise

and a low gi diet to balance blood sugar levels which can impact a lot on pms

i would be wary of taking ads if i could avoid them

sky - I can manage one tablet a day but any more I just can't do it.

Summerfruit - So your GP prescribed fluxotine for pmt? (is that prozac?). Were the side effects awful?? What strength? How long do they take to work?

Zippi - Yes i do exercise and it does help. They were high strength evening primrose, have taken them every day for the last few months.. Don't know much about a low gi diet - will have to look into it.

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oh this is veyr useful thank you - have only had 3 periods since birth etc. and they have been dreadful- this last one was just awful.

shall look into the agnus castus, wonder if you can take whilst breasfeeding though (probably not, like everything else)

Summerfruit - What strength did he prescribe? I was wondering if I could take it for just the two weeks before period? Threre again, I will probably forget.

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