What is the cause of menstrual migraine?

Some women experience right-sided migraine during menstruation. So what is the cause of right-sided migraine during menstruation? What should we do about it? Let's have a simple understanding of this issue. I hope the following points will be helpful to everyone!

What causes migraine during menstruation?

Right-sided migraine during menstruation is a common phenomenon. Due to the influence of hormone secretion, right-sided migraine symptoms will occur during menstruation. If the situation is serious, you can take some Yuanhu painkillers. And be sure to keep warm. In addition, you can apply hot compresses and massage on your lower abdomen. You should pay more attention to some issues in your daily life and be sure to avoid touching cold water and eating cold food. The work of keeping warm should be done well. You can consider using short-term contraceptives, which can generally alleviate the symptoms. You can also consider using Chinese medicine for conditioning.

Right-sided migraine during menstruation is a common central nervous system disease, which often occurs in children and adolescence, with the peak incidence in young people. Female patients outnumber male patients. Its typical migraine first has visual symptoms (such as curves, lights or flashes that extend to one side of the vision for 10-30 minutes), followed by severe unilateral colliding pain. Along with the migraine, nausea, vomiting, and light sensitivity may also occur.

Women experience migraine symptoms during menarche, which can be treated through massage, acupuncture or moxibustion. In addition, migraine during menstruation may be due to a decrease in estradiol levels in the body, and can be treated with aspirin orally.

Migraines that occur during menstruation may be related to excessive anxiety, stress, vascular neurosis, poor sleep quality, blood pressure, etc. You can apply hot compress and massage on your head to help relieve the symptoms. You should ensure about 8 hours of sleep a day and eat more foods that are easily digestible. If the pain is severe, you can go to the hospital for examination to find out the cause and then treat it. You can also use some painkillers.