Secondary amenorrhea: Don’t dismiss it as ‘normal’
Current Psychiatry. 2004 October;03(10):57-70
October 1, 2004|Current Psychiatry
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Laboratory tests rule out pregnancy, medical causes
One year later, Ms. J still struggles with weight control, but menstruation is back to normal.
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- Lean M, De Smedt G. Schizophrenia and osteoporosis. Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2004;19:31-5.
- Berga SL, Marcus MD, Loucks TL, et al. Recovery of ovarian activity in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea who were treated with cognitive behavior therapy. Fertil Steril 2003;80:976-81.
- Carr BR, Bradshaw KD. Disturbances of menstruation and other common gynecologic complaints in women. In: Braunwald E, Hauser SL, Fauci AS, et al (eds). Harrison’s principles of internal medicine(15th ed). New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001:Chapter 52.
Drug brand names
- Aripiprazole • Abilify
- Carbamazepine • Tegretol
- Chlorpromazine • Thorazine
- Clozapine • Clozaril
- Escitalopram • Lexapro
- Fluoxetine • Prozac
- Haloperidol • Haldol
- Lamotrigine • Lamictal
- Lithium • Eskalith, others
- Metformin • Glucovance, others
- Olanzapine • Zyprexa
- Oxcarbazepine • Trileptal
- Paroxetine • Paxil
- Quetiapine • Seroquel
- Risperidone • Risperdal
- Sertraline • Zoloft
- Valproic acid • Depakene
- Ziprasidone • Geodon
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