Headaches are one the most common afflictions for men and women. Nearly everyone has experienced headache pain at some point in their lives. Most people will only experience headache pain occasionally and they won’t cause any major disruption to their lives. For others, headaches can be very disruptive and can cause severe disability. Migraines are the most common painful affliction.
Menstrual Migraines
Because of the female hormones, migraines are three times more common in women than in men. Menstrual migraines are migraines that occur during a woman’s menstrual cycle. The hormone levels of estrogen and progesterone can fluctuate throughout a woman’s monthly cycle. Menstrual migraines are similar to other migraine headaches. They feel like a throbbing, pounding pain on one end of the head.
Symptoms
The pain can last from a few hours to a few days and is usually moderate or severe. These headaches are often accompanied with nausea and vomiting. However, other symptoms may occur before, during, or afterwards the headache.
Other symptoms include increased sensitivity to light, sounds, or smells, numbness, tingling, fatigue, depression, among others. Hormonal headaches or menstrual migraines can occur at any time during the female period and even during menopause.
Hormonal Factor
It all depends on the hormones’ rise or fall. Some women can go years without experiencing a migraine. However, they may experience them again during menopause. Some women may experience migraine attacks due to their cycles only occasionally, but not all the time. There is usually a secondary trigger that sets off migraine attacks when this happens. A woman might experience a migraine one month if she is under a lot stress.
The next month she may not experience it. A migraine headache diary is a popular way to find additional triggers and combinations of triggers. Most people don’t keep a headache journal correctly, so it is difficult to find the triggers that cause their pain.
Conclusion
There are many ways to treat menstrual migraines. However, the best and most effective are the natural ones. Women can restore or improve their natural hormone levels through proper nutrition, exercise, nutritional supplements, and good nutrition.