Premenstrual Syndrome? You may really have PTSD

Posted on 08.23.16 No Comments

Recent research shows that trauma and PTSD can cause severe premenstrual syndrome.

If you have really bad PMS (premenstrual syndrome) you may actually have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Women with PTSD are 7x more likely to have a severe form of PMS called Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder that leads to depression, hopelessness, anxiety, tension, extreme mood swings and irritability. This probably happens because trauma and PTSD cause the almond-sized emotional center of your brain – the amygdala – to become hyperactive and that is the same part of your brain that gets overactive in PMS. So if you have super-PMS there is real hope, fully resolving your PTSD may also resolve your super-PMS.

David Russell

Dr. Dave Russell is a clinical psychologist who specializes in intensive individual and couples therapy using 90-minute and 3-hour sessions – where client’s can achieve up to 3 month’s worth of therapy in each session – to fully resolve emotional baggage, hot buttons and trigger points. He has his doctorate in clinical psychology from Rutgers and did his internship at Yale. Before going into full time practice he was a clinical instructor at Yale and the director of outpatient services at Klingberg Family Centers. His practice MCH/Russell Associates, LLC in West Hartford, CT has clients who come for face-to-face sessions from as far away as New York City and Boston, clients who come for week-long intensives from all over the United States and clients who work via phone or Skype from as far away as Australia, Canada and the UK.

David Russell

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