I have a really bad sinus headache. Tylenol isn’t working. I was wondering if any pregnant women out there took Sudafed and have been fine. I also would like to know if any pregnant women out there took TheraFlu and been OK too…
Thank you

Menopause is said to have set in when a women stops ovulating and her period ceases. Menopause allergies are common with some women. Most women reach menopause between the age of 45 and 55 years and the average age for reaching menopause is around 50 years.

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Well, Becca, if I had actually SEEN a doctor yet, I would be able to CALL a doctor. I’m 3 weeks pregnant. So chill out and I’ll ask the Yahoo community if I would like to. Thanks!

Is is okay to take tylenol extended release during pregnancy for headache relief?

Migraine is a type of vascular headache caused by the blood vessels dilating and constricting in the head. When the blood vessels dilate, they cause severe pain and during pregnancy, the blood volume increases and hence the migraine headache attacks. The general symptoms of migraine during pregnancy are the same as for other migraines like, nausea, blurred vision or visual disturbances, severe throbbing pain on side of the head and so on.

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Although we still do not entirely understand headaches one thing that we do know is that two of the commonest types of headache – tension and migraine headaches – are far more commonly seen in women, which suggests that hormones play an important part in the onset of headaches. So, since hormone levels fluctuate wildly during pregnancy, it is no surprise to find that women frequently suffer from headaches at this time.

Headaches are particular common during the early stages of pregnancy and tend to reduce during the second and third trimester as hormone levels begin to settle down. The good news however is that women do not simply have to put up with headaches while they are carrying and there is a  lot which can be done to both prevent and treat them.

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Pregnancy is the most sensitive period for a woman. You carry the responsibility of another life within you. And this in itself is the primary cause of anxiety during pregnancy that is difficult to avoid.

You undergo many inevitable biological and psychological changes, but the eternal anxiety is the undercurrent of all such changes. Headache is one such ‘inevitable’ suffering for her. She suffers from severe headaches during pregnancy, as a matter of routine. In general terms and for the sake of understanding, you can as well say that headache is the side effect of pregnancy.

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One of the common phases people, especially of women, is headache during pregnancy. Considered as a common complaint during pregnancy, specifically during the first and third trimesters, doctors say it is rarely a signal of a serious problem. During pregnancy, experts say that the possible cause of headache during this time is quite uncertain.

In the first trimester, headaches occur because of hormone changes you experience while in the third trimester, headaches are felt because of your having to carry additional weight and changes in your usual posture.

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