Do Women With Premenstrual Symptoms Self-Medicate With Caffeine?

Rossignol, Annette MacKay; Bonnlander, Heinke; Song, Lin; Phillis, John W.

doi:10.1097/00001648-199111000-00003

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“…While one prospective study 41 investigating the relationship of caffeine intake with PMS found that women do self-medicate themselves with caffeine during the premenstrual period, another case-control study showed no variation in the amount of caffeine consumed in the pre-or post menstrual period. 7 While an association between caffeine intake and PMS is plausible, more studies are required to establish whether caffeine consumption is a cause or a response to PMS.…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Premenstrual Syndrome Among College–Aged Women in Saudi Arabia

Rasheed

Al-Sowielem

2003

Ann Saudi Med

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Background: Research on risk factors for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is lacking for the Gulf countries of the Middle East, a region with unique cultural features that might influence expectations and self-perception of the disease. We examined the association of PMS frequency with possible risk factors for the disease. Methods: Using a self-report questionnaire, we surveyed all eligible young women (n=464) enrolled in the medical, nursing and medical technology/respiratory therapy educational programs at a university in Dammam. Women were asked about the frequency of symptoms during the previous six months. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to determine which of several biopsychosocial and dietary factors influenced the premenstrual symptom score. Results: At least one premenstrual symptom was experienced by 448 women (96.6%), and 176 (37.5%) had a high symptom severity score. Premenstrual symptom frequency was significantly associated with a maternal history of premenstrual syndrome, self-perception of mental stress, physical activity, consumption of sweet-tasting foods, and coffee, but these factors only explained 14% of the variability in the multiple regression model. Conclusions:We recommend that women vulnerable to mental stress take advantage of relaxation techniques and psychotropic therapies. Moreover, women with PMS might eliminate sweet-tasting food and caffeine-containing beverages, particularly coffee, from their diet. Ann Saudi Med 23 (6): [381][382][383][384][385][386][387]

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Prevalence and Predictors of Premenstrual Syndrome Among College–Aged Women in Saudi Arabia

Rasheed

Al-Sowielem

2003

Ann Saudi Med

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“…During breastfeeding, self medication was dictated by the mother and her infant's disorder. In addition, women with pre-menstrual symptoms use caffeine as a form of self medication to relieve the symptoms 97 . However, some studies revealed no association between gender and self medication 16,91,92 .…”

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Self Medication, Drug Dependency and Self-Managed Health Care - A Review

Afolabi¹

2012

Public Health - Social and Behavioral Health

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“…Unlike progesterone, estradiol increases the firing of relatively few neurons (approximately 9% compared to 42% attributable to progesterone; Phillis et al, 1985), resulting in only a weak ability to inhibit adenosine transport (Phillis, 1991). In effect, estradiol is much like caffeine, in that it feebly antagonizes the inhibitory actions of adenosine (Fenster et al, 1999).…”

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“…In effect, estradiol is much like caffeine, in that it feebly antagonizes the inhibitory actions of adenosine (Fenster et al, 1999). Phillis (1991) suggests that although estradiol concentration in the extracellular fluid of the brain is unlikely to reach levels at which the activity of the adenosine transporter is compromised, it may be sufficient to antagonize the actions of endogeneously released adenosine, exerting caffeine-like stimulating action on the central nervous system (CNS). Such action could account for the positive emotions attributed to the follicular phase of the cycle.…”

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“…In sum, a moderate dose of caffeine enhances mood and psychomotor performance by inhibiting adenosine receptors (James, 1997;Smith, Gupta, & Gupta, 2007) and the presence of estradiol should facilitate the stimulating effect of caffeine (Phillis et al, 1991;Vo et al, in preparation); therefore, the interaction of the two substances may enhance psychomotor performance and alleviate withdrawal symptoms.…”

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Caffeine Abstinence During The Menstrual Cycle:An Evaluation Of Mood, Somatic, Cognitive, And Psychomotor Effects Of Withdrawal

2011

IJPHARM

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The current is a study that extends our understanding of caffeine consumption patterns and withdrawal symptoms across the menstrual cycle. Forty-eight moderate habitual caffeine consumers, ages18 to 25 years, were recruited from the University of Maryland. Exclusion criteria included current or past psychiatric conditions (within six months) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS). In addition to daily diaries (including the caffeine intake survey, premenstrual syndrome questionnaires, LH surge test, and the caffeine withdrawal checklist), the effect of caffeine abstinence on psychomotor tasks were assessed during the follicular (around day 5 of the menstrual cycle) and luteal phases (approximately 4 days after LH surge) of the menstrual cycle. Data analyses focused on withdrawal symptom ratings and psychomotor performance one day during the follicular phase and one day during the luteal phase of the cycle after 24 hours of caffeine abstinence. A series of repeated measures ANOVA were used to compare within-subject differences on caffeine withdrawal and psychomotor performance during the follicular and luteal phases. The present data do not provide support for phase-differentiated effects of self-reported withdrawal symptoms or of psychomotor and cognitive performance differentials across the menstrual cycle.However, withdrawal, as a result of caffeine abstinence, did impact self-reported withdrawal ratings during select days of non-abstinence and days of abstinence during the both the follicular and the luteal phase. The present study is the first multimethod study to examine the effects of caffeine abstinence on habitual consumers across the menstrual cycle. The current findings provide evidence for caffeine withdrawal symptoms.

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Do Women With Premenstrual Symptoms Self-Medicate With Caffeine?

Cited by 20 publications

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Prevalence and Predictors of Premenstrual Syndrome Among College–Aged Women in Saudi Arabia

Prevalence and Predictors of Premenstrual Syndrome Among College–Aged Women in Saudi Arabia

Self Medication, Drug Dependency and Self-Managed Health Care - A Review

Caffeine Abstinence During The Menstrual Cycle:An Evaluation Of Mood, Somatic, Cognitive, And Psychomotor Effects Of Withdrawal

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