Migraine Headache
Menopause Migraines
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persistent headache and severe headache make things difficult for women.
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For some women, the
worsening of migraine and occasionally, even the onset of migraine is
seen just prior to the onset of menopause. It is characterized by
hormonal fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone. Symptoms include hot
flashes, night sweats. There are symptomatic emotional disturbances seen
which lead to worsening of headaches. Once a woman is completely
menopausal, she no longer has the wide fluctuations in hormones and may
then experience an improvement in her headaches.
In the commonest
specific treatment for menopause migraines, HRT (hormonal replacement
therapy) is used, which is a replacement of estrogen. Many doctors
believe that there is less risk and more benefits in replacing a certain
amount of both estrogen and progestin.
If alterations in the
estrogenic component of HRT are unsuccessful in improving headaches,
similar alterations may be made in the progestin component, lowering
dosage, switching from a progestin-like medroxyprogesterone (Provera) to
norethindrone or bio-identical progesterone given orally (Prometrium) or
vaginally.
Since, withdrawal of estrogens can aggravate migraine,
a cautious treatment with the HRT is advised by many a headache research.