What do I need to do to relieve menstrual cramps?

Question

I left all my medication in my apt at a diff. city, and now I am at home bc the first semester has ended at college. I am having horrific cramps. I normally can tell, when I am gonna have a painfree cycle or one that is gonna take its toll on me. This one is killing me. I need something that I can do until I can get some meds. I am also extremely anemic and my flow is very heavy and extremely dark. I did not mean to give gross details, but I need some help!

Answer 1

I'm anemic too. Do not use birth control unless you are sexually active. I was put on birth control when I was 12 to help my period. They didn't work. It took 3 ER visits a year and 1 hospitalization a year for 10 years straight until they discovered what would help. ALEVE. Naproxen is the answer. Tylenol and Asprin can make cramps worse. I have dysmenorrhea. I don't know if you've been diagnosed with anything but you should find out. I have been pain free for 3 years now. I have a little discomfort the first day. Follow the directions on the Aleve bottle. I usually just need 2 pills the first day and 1 pill the second if needed. After the first day everything is fine. I also eat healthy and take vitamins. Exercise can relieve your pain. Don't let your period get you down. Naproxen is safe, but I found out the hard way I'm allergic to Motrin.

Answer 2

take a HOT bath. the cramps are from the uterine muscles contracting, so the warmth from the bath will relieve them for a while. In the mantime, try sending someone to the store. I know you said you're anemic, so I'm not sure if if certain medications should be avoided, but I personally like motrin. It's way better then anything (including midol) that I've tryed....

Answer 3

Go get some over the counter painkillers from the store. Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen can help with menstrual cramps.

Also look into getting a heating pad or hot water bottle of some sort. The heat can help as well.

And as odd as it seems, exercise can help. Going to the gym and biking or doing other cardio exercises helps some people.

Good luck to you.

Answer 4

Take some style of soreness drugs, that usually helps, and attempt this new warmth patch, that's interior the pads and tampons isle at wal-mart and that's by ability of playtax, and that's surprising, you place it on your underclothes interior the front, and it absorbs through your epidermis, and the soreness gets extra suitable. you would be able to additionally flow to the physician, they'd supply you the delivery administration pill, in an exceedingly low dose, to help in making your classes extra prevalent, that helps the soreness too. and that they'd verify and notice in case you have say like a cyst on your ovaries, which will reason extra soreness.

Answer 5

A hot bath or heating pad is your best bet, but pain pills do not work on me so I drink any kind of tea with Red rasberry leaf in it. It works wonders. After years of drinking it I do not have painful periods anymore. I mean it still hurts but I do not want to die. Good luck!

Answer 6

Take whatever kind of pain killer you can get your hands on, and try to eat something small before you take it.
Try doing sit-up's you can lift your legs or put them off to the side to focus on the muscle that is causing the pain.
In addition to that, Get something hot to lay on your stomache, either a heating pad, or they have those small warmers that don't require any electricty. they get pretty hot too!

Answer 7

Go to your college nurse's station and see what they have on hand. If you don't want to go that route, go to your local drugstore and buy some Midol pain reliever.

Answer 8

i say drink alot of water because it works for me