Question:
Help me please. I am pregnant, 7 weeks pregnant, I have frequent and severe headaches. I'm afraid to drink pills. How do I manage my headache without pain relievers in my condition? Maybe there are some folk methods?
Answer:
Good afternoon. Headaches in pregnant women and non-pregnant women can be different. Doctors conditionally divide them into primary and secondary. Secondary ones are associated with other pathologies, for example, against the background of acute respiratory viral infections, hypertension, cervical osteochondrosis, etc. Primary cephalalgias are independent neurological diseases.
In connection with the above, there are cephalalgias that can be treated "without drugs", and there are types of headaches that require medical treatment without fail.
You can do without drugs in the following cases:
- Tension headache associated with an uncomfortable posture during work, stress, overexertion and fatigue, prolonged sitting at the computer;
- Cephalalgia due to your current status (hormonal changes in the body and redistribution of intravascular fluid);
- Lowering blood pressure, ARVI;
- Muscle tension in the cervical spine.
In these cases, relaxing massage, manual techniques, acupuncture, good sleep and rest have a good effect, the use of aromatic oils, contrast showers and head douches, herbal teas (mint, lemon balm, chamomile, ginger, hibiscus, lemon, Orange). According to the doctor's prescription, it is possible to use homeopathic remedies.
Drug therapy is necessary for migraines, cluster pain, vascular pathologies, iron deficiency anemia, sinusitis, otitis media and other bacterial infections.
Unfortunately, you do not give a complete description of the pain syndrome, therefore, it is impossible to tell from a distance what type of cephalalgia you have. To clarify the nature of the pain, contact a therapist for an in-person consultation.
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Question:
Help me please. I am pregnant, 7 weeks pregnant, I have frequent and severe headaches. I'm afraid to drink pills. How do I manage my headache without pain relievers in my condition? Maybe there are some folk methods?
Answer:
Good afternoon. Headaches in pregnant women and non-pregnant women can be different. Doctors conditionally divide them into primary and secondary. Secondary ones are associated with other pathologies, for example, against the background of acute respiratory viral infections, hypertension, cervical osteochondrosis, etc. Primary cephalalgias are independent neurological diseases.
In connection with the above, there are cephalalgias that can be treated "without drugs", and there are types of headaches that require medical treatment without fail.
You can do without drugs in the following cases:
- Tension headache associated with an uncomfortable posture during work, stress, overexertion and fatigue, prolonged sitting at the computer;
- Cephalalgia due to your current status (hormonal changes in the body and redistribution of intravascular fluid);
- Lowering blood pressure, ARVI;
- Muscle tension in the cervical spine.
In these cases, relaxing massage, manual techniques, acupuncture, good sleep and rest have a good effect, the use of aromatic oils, contrast showers and head douches, herbal teas (mint, lemon balm, chamomile, ginger, hibiscus, lemon, Orange). According to the doctor's prescription, it is possible to use homeopathic remedies.
Drug therapy is necessary for migraines, cluster pain, vascular pathologies, iron deficiency anemia, sinusitis, otitis media and other bacterial infections.
Unfortunately, you do not give a complete description of the pain syndrome, therefore, it is impossible to tell from a distance what type of cephalalgia you have. To clarify the nature of the pain, contact a therapist for an in-person consultation.