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I have had a period for 23 days. in december, i changed my antidepressant. is there a correlation between the two?
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Yes: Studies have shown that the use of antidepressants can cause changes in mentruation. Women who take birth control pills and antidepressants do not seem to have this problem.
Answered 11/28/2017
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