I have bad period cramps?

Question

I take blood thinners because of(3 blood clots in leg)can`t take birth control but these cramps really take control of my life for the first day or 2.Some months my period comes on twice,and my daughter has bad cramps that keep her out if school,she stay`s in bed,and sometimes get sick.She can`t take the pill or anything because of my history(blood clots).Do anyone have any ideas on what we can do,keep in mind I have tried all the basic things..........over counter meds, hot patches,staying in bed,hot bath,prescription meds.remember I`m on blood thinner`s and theirs not alot of things I can take because of that.OPEN 2 EVER IDEA.plz help.THANKS.

Answer 1

You need to be examined by a gynecologist. You could possibly have fibroids which tend to cause most women's cramping and excessive bleeding.

Answer 2

i know how you feel, been there for ages, and soooooooo glad I am past the whole period thing! (something to look forward to, for you. Aging has its advantages!!).
You say you tried a lot of things, so i won't get into the obvious cures. What helped me hugely was (low dose!) muscle relaxers like Valium. Ask your doc if you can have them with your present medication. A friend of mine tried yoga (total relaxation exercises), and it did help her. It did not work for me, unless I stayed in bed and did nothing but those exercises, which was ok till i fell asleep, but 15 minutes later I used to wake up again from the pain. The Valium did the trick for me. I hope it will for you and your daughter too!
Good luck and greetings from Holland!

Answer 3

I comprehend it is a comfortable subject, yet I even have truly undesirable cramps, so I have been given on the pill (beginning administration) while i replaced into 15 or sixteen (in basic terms for the cramps, no longer via fact i replaced into having intercourse) & it helped out a TON!! Plus there are all kinds of alternative reward, like a lighter era. communicate on your mom and father/scientific expert approximately it, yet I especially advise it for any ladies who've severe cramps! My pill of decision is Yaz, yet it is in basic terms me in my view. solid luck!

Answer 4

By Dr. John Lee, MD
Www.johnleemd.com


Do these stories sound familiar?

"I'm going through a Super Tampax and a heavy pad every hour! I can't even go to
the grocery store without wondering if I'll have to leave with my jacket tied around my
waist!"

"I had to pull the car over because I was sweating and shaking so much, and my
cramps were so painful."

"I'm passing huge blood clots, am I okay?"

All of these women are okay in the sense that these symptoms don't necessarily
mean serious illness. But they are signs of hormonal imbalance and a measure of the
body's inability to smoothly down-regulate hormonal messages.

As they approach menopause, women tend to expect their menstrual cycles to
become shorter, maybe even to be sporadic, with lighter bleeding. That may be the
way it happened in the days before xenohormones (combining form meaning strange
or foreign) and refined, processed foods, and that is certainly the preferable way to
experience turning down the hormonal thermostat. But these days heavy bleeding is
common, even in women who are still a decade from actual menopause. Sometimes
heavy bleeding can be caused by uterine fibroid, but it's equally likely that it's part of
fluctuating premenopausual hormones and anovulatory cycles that allow unopposed
estrogen to overstimulated the endometrium.

A menstrual period with very heavy bleeding is sometimes called flooding; these
periods are often accompanied by short bouts of unusually painful cramping that
mean large clots of blood are being passed. Both the heavy bleeding and the large
clots can be scary for a woman who doesn't know it's "normal." Although flooding,
cramping, and clotting may be a fairly common part of the premenopause experience
these days, if we look at women's experiences over the past century, it probably can't
be considered normal in a broader context, any more than it can be considered
normal that girls are reaching puberty at the age of ten. It's a symptom of
overexposure to estrogen, and it's possibly a symptom of exposure to xenohormones
in the womb.

This flooding, cramping, and clotting is happening to so many thousands of women
(most notably the premenopausal baby boomers), that there are ads about it on TV
for "super" this and "heavy" that "feminine protection". These uncomfortable
symptoms are at least partially due to an estrogen-dominant uterus. Heavy bleeding
can occur when the uterus is exposed to relatively high levels of estrogen that
stimulate excessive growth of the uterine lining. It's also possible that it is a result of
mixed signals coming from the brain, from the adrenal glands in the form of stress
hormones, and from a variety of xenohormones in the environment. A nutrient-poor
diet can also contribute to heavier bleeding.

Carolyn DeMarco, M.D., says that the women she sees who have heavy bleeding have
too much to do and are often overwhelmed with their lives. She also recommends
checking iron levels with a blood test if heavy bleeding persists for more than a few
months, and supplementing with a high-quality iron supplement if necessary.

If you have had pelvic pain or symptoms such as heavy bleeding prior to
premenopause, please don't let your doctor rush or scare you into having a
hysterectomy based only on these symptoms. Granted, they are a nuisance, but they
will pass and they certainly aren't worth giving up an important organ without deeper
consideration. If you're willing to do the work of making lifestyle changes and delving
into the emotional side of your hormone imbalance, surgery can almost be avoided.

Healing Flooding, Cramping, and Clotting

What to Do:

Maintain hormone balance as much as possible through diet, exercise, supplements,
and when needed natural hormones (progesterone cream)

For cramping, use an herbal formula for menstrual cramps that contains some or all
of the following herbs: cramp bark (Viburnum opulus), motherwort (Leonurus
cardiaca), bleeding heart (Corydalis), wild yam (Dioscorea), skullcap, chamomile,
blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium). If your cramping occurs at a predictable time in
your cycle, start using these herbs 2 to 4 days prior to the cramping.

Take bioflavonoids to strengthen capillaries, 1,000 mg daily.
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It's also very important to read Dr. John Lee's books, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause and is most recent book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer. These three books are must reads for any woman who refuses to pump synthetic hormones into her precious body.
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Blessings~
Michelle Jones