What should women do if they feel dizzy, weak and sleepy during menstruation?

You have not experienced this before: always feeling sleepy, listless and weak during menstruation, but you have not paid attention to it and have not sought solutions, so you will be tortured by such problems during this period of every month. Now the editor will give you some tips on how women can deal with sleepiness during menstruation.

There are three main causes of menstrual sleepiness:

Menstrual sleepiness caused by spleen deficiency and dampness

Most of them are obese, often accompanied by edema, shortness of breath when moving, poor appetite, fullness and stuffiness in the stomach, and excessive leucorrhea that is sticky and thick. During menstruation, one feels mentally exhausted, the head feels heavy, the limbs feel heaviness, and one feels drowsy and sleepy. The tongue coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is soft and slow.

Menstrual sleepiness caused by insufficient Qi and blood

It is more common in women with weak bodies, with symptoms such as shortness of breath, laziness, fatigue, dizziness, palpitations and uneasiness. The menstrual volume is small, light in color and thin in texture. I feel drowsy during menstruation, especially after meals. The face is sallow, the tongue is pale with white coating, and the pulse is deep, thready and weak.

Menstrual sleepiness caused by kidney essence deficiency

It is more common in women who have frequent abortions. The main clinical manifestations include fatigue, sleepiness, tinnitus, deafness, and dull expression during menstruation. I usually feel lack of energy and my waist and knees are weak. Menstruation is often delayed and the menstrual flow is less. The tongue is pale with white coating, and the pulse is deep, thready and weak.

Solutions for menstrual sleepiness:

1. Strengthen exercise and develop a habit of exercising every day

Choose a way of exercising that suits you and that you like. For example: slow walking and Tai Chi can make the blood flow smoothly and replenish the body's yang energy, which is beneficial for auxiliary treatment of sleepiness. And, you must persist every day, and long-term persistence can achieve satisfactory results!

2. Keep a regular sleep schedule and go to bed at 10 o'clock

Nature has its own laws, and humans also have their own physiological laws for long-term survival. The most important principle to have a healthy body is to obey the laws of nature. It is best to go to bed around 10 o'clock and avoid overwork to prevent damage to spleen yang, as the decline of yang qi will lead to drowsiness.

3. Eat light and easily digestible food

Drink more yam porridge, barley porridge, etc., and avoid spicy, cold, greasy, indigestible food and frozen drinks. How to make yam porridge: Take 50 grams of raw yam and 50 grams of white rice; cut the yam into thin slices, add appropriate amount of white rice and water and cook into porridge. Eat it in the morning and evening. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is best for treating drowsiness caused by insufficient spleen qi.

4. Simple acupoint massage

Acupoint massage is effective for daytime lack of energy and drowsiness.

Fengchi and Fengfu: Use finger kneading method. The technique should be balanced. Excessive stimulation is not needed. A light feeling of qi is better. It has the effect of refreshing the brain and opening the orifices. Fengchi: the depression where the skull and spine meet; Fengfu: 1 inch directly above the center of the back bun.

The editor summarizes as follows: Women who suffer from this kind of trouble should pay attention to strengthening physical exercise, such as jogging, playing ball, dancing, etc., choose a form of exercise they like and stick to it for a long time. In terms of diet, eat less sweet and high-fat foods. It’s better to maintain a regular life.