E38: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and Peri-menopausal Psychiatric Symptom Treatments: Estrogen, Progestin, Testosterone, Duavee, Veozah, Tamoxifen

Today I'm going to be talking about something that I've wanted to talk about for a while. Even though I'm a male, I am very interested in reproductive psychiatry. I like to learn about new things and new medications. I want to find out-of-the-box treatments that have scientific backing to treat my patients because guess what, SSRIs don't fix everything! Also, I absolutely hate referring patients to other specialists to receive treatments that I am perfectly capable of handling myself. So, today we will be learning about depressive symptoms centered around the menstrual cycle. We will be learning about birth control pills, estrogen, progestin, testosterone, tamoxifen, bazedoxifen/estrogen (Duavee), and fezolinetant (Veozah) to help with those suffering from PMDD and peri-menopausal symptoms. And the good news is that these treatments are really effective! More so than much of what we have already discussed, and there's nothing I enjoy more than treating someone and them getting a lot better quickly, so tune in to find out more!