Can someone tell me what works for severe menstrual cramps? My cramps laugh at 1600 mg of motrin. Alleve used to work but it's going down in flames too. I don't want BCP's so what else is there? I need help!!!
2006-08-24 13:46:19 · 13 answers · asked by ihaftaknow 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
midol works for me but you know that the other medications may have not worked cuz when you take it too ofteen body gets used to it and it wont help
2006-08-24 14:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by realgirl1415 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask your OBGYN doc or family practitioner about prozac for pms and cramping. A few of my lady friends and my daughter use it and it seems to work wonders. They start taking the medicine a week before they expect to start, and the week of, and they say that it makes a world of difference. being a male, I wouldn't be able to voice an opinion ffrom experience. I hope this helps a bit. The heating pad and exercise are probably the best natural things to do to help relieve the symptoms. Good luck
2006-08-24 14:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by patfry 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i get really bad mentrual cramps so every morning when i have it i take midol and lay down with the heating pad for a half hour before i get ready, works like a charm for me, and you feel great during the rest of the day. trust me it works
2006-08-24 15:06:56 · answer #3 · answered by Jeter Girl Enough Said 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had tried raspberry leaf tea.. some sweet person gathered the wild raspberry leaves for me when they found out how much I was hurting. You can buy the tea - celestial seasonings - at most grocery stores..
Until them, maybe the heating pad will help..
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http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/
http://www.susunweed.com
http://www.ashtreepublishing.com/ - she has a book on childbearing years.. use that one. I recommend it to every woman, as well as the others.
2006-08-24 14:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by sassy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to use a heating pad on my back the heat would penetrate to my stomach, take a hot bath or shower. there are heat patches out now for menstral cramps but do not use a heating pad with one of these. believe it or not sex will ease up the cramps for awhile
2006-08-24 13:49:35 · answer #5 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Calcium-magnesium-zinc tablets taken 3 times a day sometimes help.
2006-08-24 13:56:07 · answer #6 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try exercise. i know it sounds crazy but it may very well help. I know sometimes when i have really bad craps if i go run, when i finish i feel alot better and the craps of subsided to a fraction of what they once were. good luck.
2006-08-24 13:56:28 · answer #7 · answered by wag35 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get them sevre to help relieve them, i take about 4 asprins, i put a circular pillow behind my lower back and a heating pad on the front where my uterus is. Good luck i know they are painful.
2006-08-24 14:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by countryg1rl81 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Midol is a woman's best friend.
Just don't take too many at a time lol.
2006-08-24 13:55:08 · answer #9 · answered by feisty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heating Pad is the best and fast relief.
2006-08-24 13:50:05 · answer #10 · answered by Flaca II 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋