If you go to the American Headache Society website, you may be surprised that these doctors still haven’t changed their paradigms to include what most women want for their PMS headaches and migraines – natural ways to relieve them. They’re out of touch with the modern woman and her needs.
They will say that treating a menstrual migraine is based on the most plausible trigger – low serum estradiol levels. They also cite other causes such as prostaglandins that are released from the endometrium, decreased neurotransmitters such as serotonin and GABA, and even low magnesium levels for migraines during periods.
Natural Ways to Relieve Migraine Before Menstrual Cycle
The natural treatments that work for many women include
- Yoga (for some women – other women don’t like the Eastern religious aspect of yoga),
- Vitamins such as B vitamins, especially B6 (100 mg),
- 500 mg calcium,
- 300-500 mg magnesium taken daily and
- PMS Herbal combination that usually contains damiana, dong quai, chamomile, and other herbs. This is how to treat PMS migraines if you wanted to do it naturally, and they’re some of the best ways.
What You Can Expect From A Medical Doctor for Your PMS Migraine
But the doctors who are members of the American Headache Society use medications – and really that’s all you can expect from them! Drugs are their livelihood, and despite all the negative press about their medications, they continue prescribing them and contributing further to the wide dislike of negative side effects or desire to put up with them.
You should know the top medications they will prescribe because it could save you a trip to the doctor. Here’s a list:
- NSAIDS
- Acetaminophen
- Narcotics
- Isomethptane and butalbital-containing medications
- Triptans (almotriptan, sumatriptan, zolmitriptan, rizatriptan, etc.)
- Estrogen transdermal patches or gel
- Naproxen sodium about 1 week before your period and up til 1 week after the period ends
- Oral contraceptives
- Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists
- Beta blockers
- Calcium channel blockers
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Anticonvulsants
I don’t know if you’re like me but when I read this list, I almost start to tremble. Beta blockers and calcium channel blockers are given to people with heart disease, not PMS! Anticonvulsants are given to those with epilepsy! Antidepressants are for those who have serious depression, not a monthly cycle!!
And the other medications are also suspicious – why should I take a narcotic that I could get addicted to or acetaminophen with its bad track record of negative side effects?
What is the best treatment for menstrual migraine? It’s always going to be the one that takes care of the headaches and doesn’t cause any new problems.
No one wants to be on the roller coaster ride where you’re treated for a medical problem with medication, it’s cleared up and you’re happy – and then out of the clear blue you’re down in the dumps because the medication caused bigger problems.
This is no fun and robs you of life. You’re young – why not do health right – 100% naturally and see how much fun and empowering it is to know and take care of your body?
How Could I Start Using Natural Means to Reduce Migraines?
You can start simply with a period vitamin. Monitor your symptoms pre and post menstrual and see what happens when you take one period vitamin daily. Will they decrease? If you’re like a lot of other women who have used the period vitamins, you’ll say yes.
In fact, you will notice that a lot of other symptoms also disappear, too. This is because your body needs vitamins and minerals and if you don’t get them in the right amounts, your body will react by giving you symptoms such as cramps, headache, bloating, back pain, acne and moodiness.
Source: http://www.americanheadachesociety.org/assets/1/7/Vincent_Martin_-_Menstrual_Martin.pdf
