Clinical manifestations of menopausal headaches

For people in menopause, the first feeling may be that their emotions fluctuate greatly. If we encounter people in menopause in daily life, we must pay more attention to symptoms such as head discomfort that the patients experience. Because the internal environment of the body is disordered to varying degrees, the symptoms of headaches will vary depending on the individual's situation. If the symptoms are obvious, you should seek medical attention promptly.

Menopausal headache is an important clinical manifestation of autonomic nervous system disorder.

Menopause is an inevitable stage in the aging process of life, transitioning from reproductive age to non-reproductive age. Menopause includes premenopause, menopause and postmenopause. There are three main changes in menopausal syndrome: 1. Endocrine factors, decreased ovarian (or testicular) activity, and hormone deficiency. ②Social and cultural factors. ③Mental factors. In contrast, menopausal syndrome is more prominent in women than in men.

Some women experience two changes during menopause due to estrogen deficiency: ① The normal menstruation cycle becomes irregular, the amount of menstrual bleeding may increase or decrease, the fertility decreases, and the menstruation stops. The reproductive organs atrophy after menopause. ② Due to the lack of estrogen, a series of symptoms such as imbalance of the autonomic nervous system, mental disorders and metabolic disorders are caused, such as headache, fatigue, depression, irritability, cyclical mood changes, abdominal distension, breast pain, loss of libido, palpitations, facial flushing, sweating, sleep disorders and other clinical manifestations are called autonomic menopausal syndrome.

The causes of menopausal headaches are complex. It may be due to decreased ovarian function and estrogen deficiency, which causes changes in prostaglandins and catecholamines in the central nervous system and causes vasomotor dysfunction. The reason for this is not only the changes in estrogen levels that affect hormone imbalance in the body, but also the effects on the secretion of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone and monoamine neurotransmitters.

The causes of menopausal headaches are very complex, and we should supplement hormones appropriately to meet the body's nutritional needs. If functional disorders occur, there will also be symptoms of headaches. The internal environment is a very complex structure, so we must develop good living habits and eating habits to ensure our daily physical health.