What causes sleepiness during menstruation?

Due to the special structure of the human body, women after their second development will have a few special days every month. During the menstrual period, due to different personal physical conditions, everyone's performance is different. Some people will have cold sweats and menstrual pain, while others are sleepy during the menstrual period and can never get enough sleep. This is especially true for women after work, as this affects their work. So what causes women to be sleepy during menstruation?

According to traditional Chinese medicine, sleepiness during menstruation is mostly caused by spleen deficiency and dampness, insufficient Qi and blood, or loss of kidney essence.

Most women who suffer from drowsiness during menstruation caused by spleen deficiency and dampness 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. It can be treated with Taiwushenshu Powder from Yifang Jijie. 12 grams each of Atractylodes lancea and dried tangerine peel, 10 grams each of Patchouli, Magnolia officinalis, and Acorus calamus, 3 slices of ginger, and 10 red dates. Decoction, one dose per day, start taking the medicine 5 days before menstruation and stop taking it after menstruation.

Sleepiness during menstruation caused by insufficient Qi and blood is more common in women with weak constitutions, and is manifested by 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. The traditional Chinese medicine prescription Shiquan Dabu Decoction can be used with modifications for treatment. 10 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, licorice, Angelica sinensis, white peony root, and Rehmannia glutinosa, 30 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 3 grams each of cinnamon bark and Chuanxiong. Take it in decoction, one dose per day. Take the medicine when drowsiness starts before menstruation and continue until the menstruation is over. Generally, 5 to 8 doses are appropriate each time.

Sleepiness during menstruation caused by kidney essence deficiency is more common in women who have frequent artificial 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. Whenever the disease is caused by kidney essence deficiency, most of the diseases have a long course and are difficult to be cured overnight. We often use Heche Dazao Pills and ask patients to take it for a long time, and the effect is satisfactory. Prescription: 30 grams of placenta, 24 grams of rehmannia, 10 grams each of stir-fried eucommia, asparagus, ophiopogon, and Achyranthes bidentata, 10 grams of tortoise shell, and 6 grams of phellodendron. Grind them into fine powder, add refined honey to make pills. Each pill weighs 10 grams. Take one pill in the morning and evening.

The above is the explanation of the reasons and coping methods for female friends’ sleepiness during menstruation. We hope that the methods we introduced can help female friends. Menstrual sleepiness affects the work and life of many women, so female friends can also eat some red bean and barley porridge frequently in their daily lives. This can improve their symptoms of qi deficiency and blood deficiency, and participate in more exercise in daily life, which can also be very helpful in relieving sleepiness.