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?

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.

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.

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.