Voodoo Science & Snake Oil The PMS Mental Disorder

So it’s official, any women that complains of PMS will be drugged.

The DSM-V has made PSM a disorder that keeps women off work and or out of school. Well girls, it looks like you won’t be able to take a sick day due to PMS because if you do you’ll be told it’s a MENTAL DISORDER and sent off to get your drugs from the friendly local psychiatrist.

PMS…sorry…PDD will also be frowned upon because you will be unable to participate in the usual social activities or gasp!…fulfill your responsibilities within your relationship.

These Demi Gods of the DSM are so good at their job they can make a diagnosis prior to confirmation by using physical symptoms like breast tenderness or swelling, joint or muscle pain, a sensation of “bloating,” and weight gain.

I have a question Sir…will husbands and boyfriends be roped into confirming the information by taking daily notes for the psychiatrist to see if there’s at least two symptomatic cycles?

Remind me again – didn’t Psychiatrists have to go to medical school? Don’t they know that the rhythms of the female body are normal? If they had to shed unused eggs and blood every month they might just think differently. Yes the effects before a cycle begins can be sometimes difficult, but it’s a natural process and not a MENTAL DISORDER!

Ladies please read and post your comments on this lunacy.

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder  -  read it for yourself

A. In most menstrual cycles during the past year, five (or more) of the following symptoms occurred during the final week before the onset of menses, started to improve within a few days after the onset of menses, and were minimal or absent in the week postmenses, with at least one of the symptoms being either (1), (2), (3), or (4):

(1) marked affective liability (e.g., mood swings; feeling suddenly sad or teaful (the word should be tearful mate, OMG and these people write the DSM!!) or increased sensitivity to rejection)

(2) marked irritability or anger or increased interpersonal conflicts

(3) markedly depressed mood, feelings of hopelessness, or self-deprecating thoughts

(4) marked anxiety, tension, feelings of being “keyed up” or “on edge”

(5) decreased interest in usual activities (e.g., work, school, friends, hobbies)

(6) subjective sense of difficulty in concentration

(7) lethargy, easy fatigability (a made up word?), or marked lack of energy

(8) marked change in appetite, overeating, or specific food cravings

(9) hypersomnia or insomnia

(10) a subjective sense of being overwhelmed or out of control

(11) other physical symptoms such as breast tenderness or swelling, joint or muscle pain, a sensation of “bloating,” weight gain

B. The symptoms are associated with clinically significant distress or interferences with work, school, usual social activities or relationships with others (e.g. avoidance of social activities, decreased productivity and efficiency at work, school or home).

C. The disturbance is not merely an exacerbation of the symptoms of another disorder, such as Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, or a Personality Disorder (although it may be superimposed on any of these disorders).

D. Criteria A, B, and C should be confirmed by prospective daily ratings during at least two symptomatic cycles. (The diagnosis may be made provisionally prior to this confirmation.)

E. The symptoms are not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication or other treatment) or a general medical condition (e.g., hyperthyroidism).

F. In oral contraceptives users, a diagnosis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder should not be made unless the premenstrual symptoms are reported to be present, and as severe, when the woman is not taking the oral contraceptive.