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Ways to End Awful Menstrual Cramps? Posted: 11-26-05 23:08pm


I'm sure this topic has been posted on here more times than we can all count, but i'm still looking for a bit of input from anyone who's not yet annoyed by seeing this topic appear yet again :) my periods are hell, but thankfully only on the first day. On the first day only, i'll get every possible annoying symptom under the sun, and also some I never knew could come about from my cycle. Besides godawful cramps that can be strong enough to make me cry, I get chills, cold sweats, dizziness, feel faint, nausea and/or vomiting, my legs will get weak and rarely will give out from under me, I have spasms, and I lose all the color in my face - today was the dreaded "first day" on my calendar, and my mom kept asking me if I was okay because I was as white as a sheet. I have no idea why my cramps were so bad in the first place, but they drive me nuts. I have fainted before from the dizziness, nausea, and pain...Oh does that suck. I went on birth control last august to regulate my periods somewhat (they were very irregular), and also to alleviate the pain that I always would get with my cycle. It worked pretyt well and I only got very very light cramping and that's it. Only a couple of months ago did my periods begin to go back to normal - note, I was only on birth control for 3 months, but it still had an effect on my cycles for over a year. I don't have the money to get on birth control again, especially since I got it for free last summer and I was a minor. Any of you ladies have any suggestions as to how to lessen these cramps? Over-the-counter drugs, herbal remedies, magic spells...I'll try anything. If you have a way that you handle very bad cramps, please share. I would appreciate any and all help, ladies.

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Red Raspberry Posted: 11-27-05 09:47am


Hi, my husband and I own a vitamin store and I can give you a few pointers. I too feel really crappy on my first day- I drink red raspbery leaf tea to help with cramps. Red raspberry is supposed to help tone the uterus and smooth out the contracations. You can take it in a tea, a tincture, or pills and you can find it in any health food store/vitamin store. Also, a digestive enzyme called bromelain may be helpful- it is an enzyme that comes from pinneapple and it helps with any kind of inflammation. I also have read that a natural progesterone cream you can rub on your abdomen during cramps can also help with cramps. Hope this helps!

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Posted: 07-21-06 02:03am


Wow. Your story sounds like mine. At 13, I had my first period. Light, and only 5 days, with no cramps. I had a period free summer. But when I turned 14, that all changed. I had a "regular" period every month. It was very heavy and it would last for 7 days, 4 heavy days and 3 "lighter" days. By 15, the cramps started to get worse and I started to have two "regular" periods a month (they were exactlly 2 weeks apart, same blood flow, same duration, and same cramps). I went to the doc's and had an ultrasound done because I was "too small for a pap". They couldn't find anything wrong, so they suggested birth control pills to regulate them. I decided to tough it out, but by the time I turned 17, the cramps were unbearable, and I went on birth control for a year. This gave me 4 day periods, heavy-ish on the first day, and mild cramping. I stopped taking the bc almost exactly a year later, but the effects lasted untill the beginning of this year. I realized this because for the three months before I went "normal", there was no pain, they lasted 3 days, and they were light. The month I reverted back to my pre-bc days, my hubby thought I was having a miscarrage; I was in so much pain and there was so much blood, I litterally stayed on the toilet the whole day. When I calmed down, I went to the er, where the doc told me that I was just regulating and that my body was probably finally getting rid of the build up from the previous 3 months before. I have since returned to cramps that are so bad, that I have to stay home from work. (i start on the first wed. Of the month and the third wed.) they are now only 5 days long, but the first day is the worst. It is heavy and painful the first day. But for the remaining 4 days, the pain lessens to were I can function without having to down a bottle of pain reliever.... And the bleeding lessens considerably, where on the last 2 days, it is just a light discharge with no discomfort. I have tried everything from heating pads to dangerous amounts of pain killers (only ib though). I resorted to trying to sleep the whole day to escape the pain, when my grandma called me up saying that she used to suffer this type of period too and suggested something called magnesia phosphoric (magnisium phosphate) pellets that are made specifically for menstrual cramps. For about $7.00 at any health store, you can get a "vial" of about 200-300 pellets (they are very small). You just let them dissolve under your tongue and almost instantly the pain dissipates. They are safe enough to take throughout the day in doses of 3-6 pellets every 4-6 hours. For me (6 foot, 175 lbs) I take 5 in the morning. That gives me enough reliefe to last through work (8 hrs.) i know its a long post, but I hope this helps you.

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Posted: 08-17-06 22:14pm


Hii i would recommend chocolate it makes you relax and ends the pain and also try drinking hot herbal drinks like tea, mint and commomile good luck hope u feel better i did

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CRAMPS FROM HELL Posted: 03-31-08 20:50pm


Get to a doctor to make sure you do not have a cyst or something....I had the worst cramps of my life and now i am going for xrays and i am pretty scared............please do not let this go good luck!!

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Posted: 04-01-08 17:22pm


I tried a product for PMS and cramping during my period. It is WONDERFUL! Within minutes the terrible cramps, backache and nausea where gone! It is called Femalite by Native Remedies. I have only used motrin in the past. I was ordering a product from this company for my kids and saw the women's products and thought I'd give it a try. Unbelievable. For years my period would have me in bed, heating pad on, and bucket at the bedside. I can only tell you to try it. It worked for me and I was just amazed. Wish I had known about it a long time ago.

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Posted: 04-09-08 07:32am


OMG i know how you feel. i'm on my first day today and everything you just said about yours i have too. i've wondered about it for years. my grandmother use to have to pick me up from school cause i couldn't stop crying i was in so much pain. this is like a sickness for every woman in my family. my grandma told me to do one thing. you have to lay on your back with your legs straight, just lay there no matter how painfull it is it will make them go away while you wait for the 4 -5 aspirin to kick in. i learned to do this a few years ago cause i would go to her house and be trowing up and OMG if i used heat for it that would just make it worse and i'd be throwing up all day. just remember that it's a muscle that makes the cramps hurt. if you are crunched in a ball it's going to hurt so much more then if you just lay out. p.s. i know this is from a long time ago but sorry felt like sharing. hope you're doing better now.