Why do I feel sleepy during menstruation?

Generally speaking, normal women have very regular menstruation, but some women have irregular menstruation, delayed or advanced menstruation due to various physical reasons, and there will be various symptoms during menstruation. Some women experience soreness in the waist and knees, some women experience unexplained pain during menstruation, and some women feel very sleepy during menstruation. What we want to understand is why women want to sleep during menstruation?

During menstruation, the hormone levels in the body will change, and there will be some changes in blood circulation and physiology. It is normal to experience symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, back pain and weak legs. Feeling sleepy during menstruation is not a typical symptom of any disease. It is more related to your sleep quality, mental state, etc. So don’t worry blindly. Pay attention to rest and keep warm during your menstrual period to avoid fatigue and cold.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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