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Headaches
What could be the reason for someone having body pain and headaches whenever they’re on their period? She also has hypothyroid. How can she combat it? Thanks -
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Hi – can you please provide more information about this person and describe the headache. There can be many reasons for headaches so the more details you can provide, the more targeted we can be to help you out.
How old is she?
Are they cyclical headaches with periods only? If so, when does she get them and how frequently?
Are they irregular/random headaches? And how often?
Does anything known trigger them (like the sun, eating certain foods, etc)?
Where does she experience the headache? Where is it located?
Is there a specific time of day that she experiences headaches (ex. morning, after exercise, etc)?Please let us know.
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She is slim and in her early 40’s.
Her headaches are pretty severe,
But not like migraines
It is all over , and sometimes on one side.
It happens nornally a day before period starts , and then on the last day. She also gets sinus headaches.
No particular time of the day.
But for the last month or so she hasn’t gotten them because she was fasting in ramadan,
She drinks a lot of water.
Also sleepy during this time. -
I’m not sure if you saw my Instagram post yesterday, (find it here) but I explained how perimenopause can lead to cyclical headaches due to estrogen fluctuations and hormone imbalances.
The trigeminal nerve is very sensitive to hormone fluctuations so this can lead to headaches and migraine symptoms.
I have personally been experiencing cyclical headaches recently, and nothing I’ve done (including bio-identical progesterone) has actually helped with these headaches, especially once they get started. The bio-identical progesterone has helped with sleep, night sweats, sore breasts, and heavy periods (all symptoms of estrogen dominance), but it did nothing for these cyclical headaches.
The only thing that has worked is the homeopathic remedy called Glonoinum 200c dosage. It helped dissipate the headache within a few minutes. It supposedly also helps with hot flashes.
I strongly recommend she seeks a functional gynecologist to run hormones (and work on any imbalances and estrogen dominance). We have an article in the resources all about estrogen dominance that you can read here. We also have an interview with female hormone expert Dr. Carrie Jones that you can watch here.
I also recommend working with a homeopath for these acute situations. In perimenopause, our hormones are like a moving target unfortunately.
Hope this helps.
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