title: Efficacy of carbamazepine in premenstrual syndromes. A report on four cases.
abstract: Five patients presented with severe mood disturbance and behaviour change during the premenstruum. Suspiciousness was an important feature in four of them. They were treated with carbamazepine 200-400 mg orally at bedtime for 7 days before the onset of menses. The follow-up period varied from 1 1/2 years to 2 menstrual cycles. Four patients showed remarkable improvement; one patient dropped out because of allergic rash.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Grant Medical College, Byculla, Bombay.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Gangdev
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Karnik
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine