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If you have fibromyalgia and feel like your fibromyalgia symptoms get worse during your periods. You are not alone. Many women with fibromyalgia experience worsening of their symptoms (pain, fatigue, and brain fog) before and during their menstruation. A question may arise in everyone’s mind: Why does this happen? Is there any relation between fibromyalgia and menstruation, or is it something else? How can I manage it? You are at the right place. Let’s explore how fibromyalgia gets worse during periods.
ANF Therapy®️ is the newest treatment approach for managing fibromyalgia and menstrual pain. It uses small ANF devices that are charged with certain frequencies and applied to different body areas. These devices aim to reduce fibromyalgia pain during periods, regulate hormones, and activate the body’s own healing process by strengthening neurological frequencies.
In this blog, we will discuss why fibromyalgia symptoms flare up during menstruation and how to manage it.
What is the connection between fibromyalgia and hormones?
Fibromyalgia symptoms are worse during periods due to fluctuations in your sex hormones, specifically estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen plays an important role in damping your pain signals. Its level drops right before your period, resulting in painful periods, and if you have fibromyalgia, the pain becomes even worse. However, when the estrogen level is high in women, they feel slight relief from pain, such as during ovulation. Additionally, progesterone levels fluctuate during the cycle, which can affect mood and sleep and cause inflammation, which also aggravates the fibromyalgia symptoms.
How do periods worsen fibromyalgia symptoms?
Beyond hormonal changes, several factors can contribute to the worsening of fibromyalgia symptoms during menstruation. These include the following:
1. Increased pain sensitivity
Fibromyalgia is characterised by hypersensitivity towards pain stimuli. Therefore, hormonal fluctuation before and during menstruation can amplify fibromyalgia symptoms. Many women experience more widespread pain, muscle aches, and joint stiffness during this time.
2. Fatigue and poor sleep
Sleep disturbance and insomnia are common in fibromyalgia. Hormonal fluctuations in menstruation may affect your sleep, increase fatigue, and worsen period pain and fibromyalgia symptoms.
3. Mood changes and anxiety
Mood swings and anxiety are very common before, during and after menstruation. These are the most common triggers of fibromyalgia. Stress and anxiety can also contribute to pain flare-ups, creating a vicious cycle that is troublesome for most patients.
4. Increased Inflammation
The body naturally experiences increased inflammation before menstruation, which can worsen fibromyalgia symptoms. Inflammation can heighten pain, muscle and joint stiffness, and even digestive issues, all of which are common in fibromyalgia.
5. Hormonal fluctuation
Hormonal fluctuation in periods is common in maintaining the cycle, especially estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen is the hormone that decreases your pain sensitivity. This hormone starts damping before your period starts, leading to painful periods.
6. Increase the prostaglandins level
Prostaglandins help your uterus contract and shed off the debris. Prostaglandins level increases before and during the periods, resulting in increased contractions and pain.
7. Digestive issues and IBS
Fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often go hand in hand. Many women with fibromyalgia experience worsening digestive symptoms, such as bloating, cramping, and diarrhoea, during their period. This is due to hormonal changes affecting the gut, further worsening the fibromyalgia symptoms.
How does ANF Therapy®️ help to manage fibromyalgia symptoms during your period?
If your fibromyalgia flares up around your periods, there are several things you can do to minimise the impact. But ANF Therapy®️ may be the best option for you. ANF Therapy®️ provides a holistic, non-invasive solution that supports your body’s natural healing process.
How Does ANF Therapy®️ Help During Periods?
ANF Therapy®️ uses small, frequency-charged ANF Devices applied to affected body parts. These devices aim to optimise neural communication and the body’s biochemical functions, helping you regain balance without medication, supplements, or invasive treatments.
What can ANF Therapy®️ do for you?
Your ANF Therapist will apply multiple anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and nitic oxide and blood flow devices. ANF Devices are designed to:
- Reduce inflammation and pain. It not only targets fibromyalgia flare-up symptoms but also addresses menstrual discomfort.
- Promote hormonal balance and decrease muscle tension by supporting your hormones.
- Neutralise free radicals and promote cell health and tissue regeneration
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- Increase muscle strength
- Strengthen your weakened neurological frequencies and optimise communication between your brain and body.
If you’re searching for a drug-free approach to manage fibromyalgia during your period, ANF Therapy®️ might be the best option for you.
Expected outcomes:
According to Dr. Mikel H-G Hoff, most patients experience quick relief in fibromyalgia symptoms soon after applying ANF Devices in the first session. However, the outcomes vary from person to person, depending upon the disease severity.
Start your journey with ANF Therapy®️:
ANF Therapy®️ is the newest treatment for fibromyalgia and period pain. If you are experiencing a worsening of your fibromyalgia symptoms during periods, consult an ANF Practitioner or find an ANF Therapist at www.anftherapy.com/find-clinic to start your treatment with ANF Therapy®️ today! It provides a drug-free approach to addressing not only symptoms but also the root cause of the disease. It is the only holistic treatment option that aims to provide efficient and long-lasting results.
If you’re a healthcare practitioner and want to enhance your clinical skills with frequency medicine, learn more about the ANF Therapy®️ and ANF Clinical education program by visiting www.anfacademy.com.
Other ways to manage fibromyalgia symptoms during periods?
There are multiple ways to manage your fibromyalgia symptoms during periods, but they are not as effective as ANF Therapy®️ and do not provide fast results.
1-Track your symptoms:
Keep tracking your symptom flare-ups and plan your activities accordingly to avoid flare-ups.
2-Hydration
Keep yourself hydrated because water helps to flush out excessive hormones in your body and reduce inflammation.
3-Hormonal balance
Hormonal fluctuation is a natural process during periods. You can’t stop it. However, you can support your body and keep your hormones in the normal range by eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and practising yoga.
4-Maintain sleep hygiene
Sleep is essential for managing fibromyalgia, but it can become harder to get quality sleep during your period, along with fibromyalgia. Try creating a relaxing bedtime schedule, reducing screen time before bed, and using relaxation techniques such as meditation or deep breathing. ANF Care Sleep and Recharge discs may be quite helpful for you.
5-Manage stress and anxiety
Stress can worsen fibromyalgia and PMS symptoms. Gentle yoga, short walks, mindfulness, and meditation can help reduce stress. You can also try ANF Care tranquility discs to manage stress.
6-Adjust your activity level
If you experience a worsening of your symptoms right before your period, consider adjusting your activities during this time. Allow your body to rest and do gentle movements that do not worsen your symptoms.
7-Heat packs
Heat has anti-inflammatory properties and promotes blood circulation to the affected areas of your body. Applying heat packs to the affected areas can help alleviate your pain and stiffness.
Conclusion:
Fibromyalgia symptoms often worsen during menstruation due to hormonal fluctuations, increased pain sensitivity, inflammation, and fatigue. While lifestyle changes can help, they may not provide fast relief.
ANF Therapy®️ is the newest treatment for fibromyalgia and period pain. It uses frequency-charged ANF Devices that are designed to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, support hormonal balance, and strengthen neurological frequencies. Many patients report quick relief after the first session, making it a highly effective option.
If you’re looking for a holistic and lasting solution, ANF Therapy®️ might be the right answer. Start your journey with ANF Therapy®️ today.
About ANF Therapy®️
ANF Therapy®️ uses circular ANF Devices, which are applied directly on the skin after palpation and assessment by a trained ANF Therapist following the ANF Therapy®️ Method, Patented Model no. U202030252, ES1259974.
The ANF Therapy®️ purpose is the alleviation of injury and pain within minutes.
Our aim is that the patient experiences a reduction of pain and swelling, an increase in range of motion, and an improvement in quality of life related to health. Non-transdermal, non-invasive device, NO needles or chemicals are used.
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