What causes dizziness during menstruation?

The phenomenon of dizziness during menstruation troubles many women, and they don’t understand the cause. In fact, sometimes it is due to anemia caused by excessive bleeding, or low blood pressure and low blood sugar. Of course, it may also be caused by liver depression or liver blood deficiency in women.

1. Causes of dizziness during menstruation

If a woman has excessive bleeding during menstruation and experiences dizziness, it is likely related to anemia. In addition, it may also be autonomic nervous system disorder caused by mental stress, one manifestation of which is orthostatic hypotension; hypoglycemia is also a common condition that causes dizziness in women during menstruation.

2. Premenstrual symptoms: breast tenderness, emotional instability, headache, insomnia, abdominal distension or diarrhea, oral ulcers, among which breast tenderness is the most common. In severe cases, both breasts cannot be touched; or bad mood, irritability, anxiety, and pessimism. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the appearance of these symptoms is mainly related to liver depression and qi stagnation, and liver blood deficiency, and some Chinese patent medicines that have the effect of relieving liver qi and replenishing liver blood should be used.

3. What to do if you feel dizzy during menstruation

1. Keep warm and avoid cold stimulation: such as swimming, cold water baths, going into paddy fields, etc. If you are exposed to sudden and excessive cold stimulation during menstruation, it may cause too little menstrual blood or dysmenorrhea.

2. Avoid overwork, do not eat raw, cold, spicy, alcoholic and other irritating foods, drink more boiled water, keep bowel movements smooth, reduce pelvic congestion, pay attention to proper rest and maintain adequate sleep.