Why are women more prone to migraine during the menstrual cycle? What happens to the brain during those days of the month

Nearly 35 million Americans suffer from migraines, or, otherwise, severe, periodic, and throbbing headaches that are usually centered on half of it. (The word “migrain” comes from the ancient Greek hemikrania, “halves the skull”.) Migraine can afflict anyone at any age, but most are women. In the United States, almost 35 percent of women have experienced migraine pain at a given time in their lives.

Those who suffer from it know that pain is accompanied by a very high sensitivity to light, noise, and/or aromas, a disturbance of sight, dizziness, and/or vomiting, difficulty in speech and confusion, which can leave them unconscious. Migraine can last from a few hours to a few days and can remove the desire to do anything other than lie in the dark, in a quiet room until it passes through.

Many females begin to suffer from migraines immediately before, across or after the menstrual cycle. This is because 80 percent of their energy and immune function are dedicated to the reproductive system during this period. If your body is struggling with other problems, such as stress, food allergies, toxicity from heavy metals, or dehydranation, when your period comes, your migraines may catch up. This also explains why most migraine patients are female.

If you face such a case, focus on minimizing other factors so that the menstrual cycle does not plague your body.