Menopausal women are prone to insomnia and night sweats. What should they do? Give you reliable advice on conditioning

For women, when they enter menopause, there will be a series of changes in their bodies. Different people feel different, but generally speaking, some will appear on many people, such as insomnia and night sweats. Many women also know that this is normal, so they feel that in this case, there is no need to worry. But is this really the case? Can it only be so painful? Is there any way to help alleviate this phenomenon? Although menopause is a normal phenomenon, this period is also an "eventful autumn", which also needs attention.

Why are women prone to insomnia and night sweats when they enter menopause?

Many people may say that it is caused by hormonal changes. The lack of estrogen does affect normal sleep to a certain extent, causing various sleep disorders. In addition to insomnia, sleep time is shortened, and it is common to wake up in the middle of the night and still feel tired after waking up. Some women will become more anxious and affect their mood because they often can't sleep well.

In fact, in addition to this factor, it may also be related to the disorder of human autonomic nerves. For women at this stage, it is easier to be too nervous and have great psychological pressure, which easily affects the regulation of autonomic nerves. If the balance of the nervous system is broken, it will cause all kinds of discomfort, such as sleep and blood pressure.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, when women reach this age, kidney qi gradually fails, and qi and blood are easily deficient, which will also affect sleep and cause insomnia, night sweats, early awakening and other discomfort. If there is still the problem of hyperactivity of liver fire, it will have a greater impact on sleep and it is not easy to sleep well.

In addition to sleep problems, menopausal women are prone to the following problems:

Bone problem: Without the protection of estrogen, at this age, their bone content will be lost faster and the risk of osteoporosis will increase. Many women will feel sore all over during this period, especially in the joints, which is actually related to this reason.

Metabolism-related problems: Estrogen also affects blood sugar and blood lipid, and its level drops rapidly, which is easy to cause metabolic abnormalities, and then it is easy to increase the risk of metabolism-related diseases such as "three highs".

Urinary system problems: it is easy to cause frequent urination and urgency.

What can women do to get through this period smoothly? The following suggestions may be referred to.

For the problem of frequent insomnia and night sweats, give the following suggestions:

Suggestion (1): Eat some foods rich in vitamin B appropriately.

For example, vitamin B 1 has effects on the health of many systems. If it is insufficient, it will affect the nervous system and easily affect sleep. It is rich in wheat flour, brown rice and other grains with bran, and the viscera and lean meat of animals such as pig liver are also high, so women can eat it properly.

Suggestion (2): Take a nap at noon.

I always have insomnia and night sweats at night, and I can't sleep well. You can take a nap during the day and take a 30-minute lunch break half an hour after lunch, which helps to relieve sleep deprivation and nourish the heart. I suggest you lie down and rest, don't always sleep on your stomach.

Suggestion (3): Scientific moxibustion.

This is a method of Chinese medicine. Scientific and reasonable moxibustion is conducive to regulating the balance of yin and yang in the body and improving the quality of sleep. Women can properly moxibustion some parts under the guidance of professional doctors, such as Shenshu point and Ganshu point.

Generally speaking, these methods are helpful for improvement, but if there is no relief after conditioning, drug intervention can be considered, not that it can only be so painful. For example, hormone therapy, correct supplementation is conducive to reducing and alleviating various discomforts caused by menopause. If you need to take medicine, you should choose the right medicine under the guidance of a doctor and take it correctly.

For different problems, the advice of conditioning may not be exactly the same, but the reason why women have a series of discomfort is related to the decrease of estrogen. Therefore, if you want to spend this special period smoothly, women may wish to pay attention to the following two points:

Regulate your emotions-not only should you put your mind right and learn to manage your emotions, but you should also advise your family to understand and care more. The attitude of family members has a great influence on their emotions, especially their partners and mother-in-law.

Check some indicators regularly: it is recommended that menopausal women have a physical examination every six months to one year, especially in bone density, gynecology, breast and other aspects, which is helpful to prevent diseases. If there is a problem, you can also find it early and intervene early.

To sum up, insomnia and night sweats are common manifestations of menopausal women. Your health may be affected if you don't take care of them for a long time. The above suggestions can be consulted by female friends, hoping to help you improve your sleep. In addition, several other problems that are easy to encounter are mentioned above, and women are also advised to pay attention to prevention.

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