Commonly used drugs for treating dysmenorrhea

Commonly used medications for dysmenorrhea:

1. Generally speaking, you should exercise regularly to improve your physical fitness. You should receive psychological and health education on menstruation. When you have dysmenorrhea, you should rest in bed and apply hot compress to your lower abdomen.

2. Prostaglandin synthase inhibitors Prostaglandin synthase inhibitors can inhibit the range and frequency of endometrial prostaglandins, do not affect the function of the pituitary-ovarian axis, and have an efficiency of 70%. It is best to start taking the medicine when the pain starts, 1-2 days before the menstrual cramps or even before the menstrual cramps. You can take the medicine continuously until the pain disappears. If you take the medicine during the pain period, it is sometimes difficult to control the pain.

3. Aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other prostaglandin synthase inhibitors NSAIDs. Research results support their use. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs can relieve mild pain.

4. Different patients can use a variety of NSAIDs. According to the efficacy and side effects, ibuprofen, mefenamic acid, and naproxen can be used as first-line drugs in a 2003 systematic review by Cograne. Different patients use it with different NSAIDs. The dosage is also different. It is best to use the lowest effective dose to reduce side effects. Side effects include nausea, indigestion, drowsiness, water retention, and diarrhea. When used in large doses, NSAIDs reduce renal blood flow by reducing prostaglandin concentrations, leading to renal failure. Long-term high-dose NSAIDs promote esophageal reflux and ulcer formation, eventually leading to upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Most women have fewer side effects, especially when eating.