@JoDee Stout, No, I never had suffered depression. I always think severally if the cause is at the extreme. Also, I have so many best friends I can talk to and enjoy all the moment. It is not a good deal to combat depression.

We are all almost the same experiences. I have period cramps too. If I have menstrual pain this month, the next month I will be free of pain. When another month will come, there goes the pain again. I drink not so cold beer. Some say that the bitter tastes of the beer will avoid you to get a cramp. I also put hot water a bottle and put it on my…[Read more]

@Ruby3881 I guess everyone has their own preference. I used the heating pad and it helped me but like you said didn’t help you as well. So really it just depends on the person. When I was cramping really bad it made me sick also so it was a real problem getting up and down to reheat the water bottle. As I would also be dizzy.

@peachpurple I think those rumours must be common in some parts of the world. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it here, but I’ve heard quite a number of folks from Asia say that cold drinks make the cramps worse.

@melissa1024 I used to use the heating pad, but I dislike having to be tied down to the electrical outlet. Also, I find the heat from an…[Read more]

I used to get bad cramps when I was younger but I had a really light flow. After my children were born that changed. I had a heavier flow and it got worse after my last child. I would almost feel like I was hemmoraging and sometimes it would be worse when I would move around. I was also in pain during my periods and even when it was not my time. I…[Read more]

@peachpurple your welcome. A heating pad runs off of electricity and you control the temperature. It is basically a pad with a power cord. More convient than a hot water bottle because it doesn’t get cool unless you take it from your tummy or turn it off. You can buy heating pads at most any pharmacy or department store.

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@melissa1024/
thanks for your tips.

I have not try on heating pads.

Maybe I should check out on phamacies, they might sell hot pads.

Which means, I just fill up hot water into the pad, place it on my aching tummy?

I hope that the clots will break free.

Thanks for your concern, I hope to visit the gynae to check on pap smear.

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I second the heating pad suggestion.  I also had to be put on prescription birthcontrol pills I had such heavy periods and such pain.  I would faint, vomit, and be generally sick for two weeks out of every month.

I had terrible dysmenorrhea when I was younger. I would have bluish-black nailbeds,  cold sweats and just faint.  I depended on taking either Mefensmic Acid or Naproxen Sodium.  But when I gre older,  I try to refrain from taking any medicine unless the pain has become unbearable.

I remember my grandma telling me to lay in bed straight and put…[Read more]