Migraines In Women

Migraines occur more often in women than in men. Indeed, adult women, the participation rate is about fifteen to seventeen percent, whereas in men is only about five percent.

Studies have concluded that the withdrawal of estrogen is a key factor for migraine associated with menstruation.

Twenty-five to thirty percent of all women in their 30s experienced headaches at least occasionally.

menstrual migraine usually lasts longer than non-menstrual migraines and often are much more difficult to treat effectively.

Sixty to seventy percent of women who suffer from migraines have menstrual-related migraine.

Ten to fourteen percent of women with migraine have only during menstruation. These types of headaches are known as menstrual migraine u2018true% u2019%.

Premenstrual migraine may in fact be part of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), the menstrual related mood disorder. The symptoms of PMS include fatigue, irritability or depression, bloating and, yes, headache.

Two-thirds of premenopausal women suffering from migraines find their condition improve with physiologic menopause. On the other hand, showed that surgical menopause worsens migraine conditions in two thirds of cases.

Migraine attacks usually disappear during pregnancy. At the same time, however, some women report an initial onset of migraine during the first trimester of pregnancy, with the disappearance of their headaches after the third month of pregnancy.

Treatment options for menstrual migraine

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The choice for the treatment of menstrual migraine with medication, the drugs most used are the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The NSAID of choice in the treatment of menstrual migraine are:

ketoprofen (Orudis)
ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin)
fenoprofen calcium (Nalfon)
naproxen (Naprosyn)
nabumetone (Relafen)

For best results when using NSAIDs for the treatment of migraine, the use must be started two or three days before menstrual flow actually begins and the therapy should be continued throughout the period. Gastrointestinal side effects are generally not serious enough to be considered, because the therapy takes place in such a short time, no pun intended.

For patients suffering from severe menstrual migraines or who wish to continue taking oral contraceptives, doctors also recommend taking an NSAID. This therapy should begin l9th day of your cycle and continue until the second day of the next cycle.

Some women have found the anti-nausea drugs and painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen or paracetamol to relieve pain sufficiently. trust in analgesics or other serotonin agonists as Imitrex, Zomig, Amerge or MAXALTO. When drug use is extremely important to be aware of the dangers to avoid a repetitive pattern of drugs or the abuse of drugs can cause rebound headaches.

You might also consider using an estrogen skin patch. This treatment is used in the days preceding the period and may or may delay or even prevent the onset of menstrual migraine.

Some studies have found that daily doses of magnesium may help some women in menstrual migraine. In addition, vitamin and herbal treatments have been effective. The herb feverfew or vitamin B2 when taken on a daily basis can reduce

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Although two thirds of women are an improvement in their migraine condition report with the onset of natural menopause, two thirds of women reported a deterioration with surgery, therefore neither a hysterectomy nor an ovarian removal are recommended.

As always, you should consult your doctor for a correct diagnosis before stopping or launch new type of treatment, including drugs over-the-counter.

Each person has a unique profile of health which includes aspects specific to their physiology and family history, which may prevent them from taking certain medications.

Some final advice

There's enough different migraine triggers to fill a book and keep track of them can be a full time job. We recommend keeping a diary triggers that includes a record of foods you eat, weather conditions, medications you have taken, stressful events, menstrual activity, etc.

Benefiting also is developing a plan of all time. Reduce stress as much as possible to plan the work and leisure commitments throughout the menstrual cycle in order to reduce related triggers as possible.

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