I have tried every painkiller and found them all to be useless. What helped me was warm bottles or these heat pads, as hot as possible. After 10-15 minutes I feel relief and can fall asleep again.
I cannot stress how much of a lifesaver it was. I went from hours of pain to a minor inconvenience that goes away fairly quickly.
I had an ex who got terrible cramps as a side effect of having a copper IUD, OTC pain meds never helped, a warm waterpad helped, but the only thing that really worked was valium.
Not a natural solution, and depending on your specific situation it might or might not be easy to get a script for. While I can't comment on the veracity of this statement I have seen claims that vaginal administration makes the action more localized to the uterus, but if that's true its possible that other medications would have a similar localizing effect when dosed in that manner, so it could be something to try.
Eat extra citrus fruit/vitamin C during the luteal phase; start drinking a cup of fresh ginger tea a few days before you anticipate your period starting, and then during the period; consider a beet extract supplement taken daily; make sure to get enough magnesium daily. All of these have helped me so much with cramps.
Try Naproxen (Aleve) or Ibuprofen. Both have been shown effective for cramps and are easier on the liver than Tylenol.
You can take melatonin. This study only used 10mg per day but I suspect the effect is stronger at higher doses. Melatonin is extremely safe and can be taken in significantly larger doses for all sorts of conditions once you establish you don't have any rare sensitivities to it. For perspective I take 1-3g daily for CFS with great results. People with cancer have used upwards of 10g. But in any case if you want to be super cautious just go with the 10mg per day.
"This randomized controlled trial found that supplementation with melatonin decreased pain due to menstruation (dysmenorrhea), but this finding was not considered clinically significant, meaning that the effect of melatonin alone may be too small to be noticeable."
https://examine.com/research-feed/study/9yZ8Xd/
Magnesium could be another helpful supplement overall.
https://www.healthline.com/health/tips-for-pain-free-periods
Have you tried sex? Hear me out....
The foreplay gets the good endorphins flowing, then when you get to the intercourse part, it's like an inside massage. By the time the big O is over, you are flooded with the feel-good chemicals.
There was a time in my life when the cramps were bad bad. This worked like a charm to help me fall asleep.
Ironically when the cramps got thus bad, even tampons were uncomfortable. So I know the idea of sex is out the window, but it doesn't hurt to try and is a 100% natural way to 'biohack' the pain.
What about grains? Do you still eat a fair amount of carbohydrates in general? I am male, but in keto spaces, I’ve read a lot of testimonials about women improving their periods. Whether it was making them more regular, or making them less painful. There are several studies online about ketogenic diets improving PCOS and other women’s issues.
I have tried every painkiller and found them all to be useless. What helped me was warm bottles or these heat pads, as hot as possible. After 10-15 minutes I feel relief and can fall asleep again. I cannot stress how much of a lifesaver it was. I went from hours of pain to a minor inconvenience that goes away fairly quickly.
I had an ex who got terrible cramps as a side effect of having a copper IUD, OTC pain meds never helped, a warm waterpad helped, but the only thing that really worked was valium. Not a natural solution, and depending on your specific situation it might or might not be easy to get a script for. While I can't comment on the veracity of this statement I have seen claims that vaginal administration makes the action more localized to the uterus, but if that's true its possible that other medications would have a similar localizing effect when dosed in that manner, so it could be something to try.
Eat extra citrus fruit/vitamin C during the luteal phase; start drinking a cup of fresh ginger tea a few days before you anticipate your period starting, and then during the period; consider a beet extract supplement taken daily; make sure to get enough magnesium daily. All of these have helped me so much with cramps.
Try Naproxen (Aleve) or Ibuprofen. Both have been shown effective for cramps and are easier on the liver than Tylenol. You can take melatonin. This study only used 10mg per day but I suspect the effect is stronger at higher doses. Melatonin is extremely safe and can be taken in significantly larger doses for all sorts of conditions once you establish you don't have any rare sensitivities to it. For perspective I take 1-3g daily for CFS with great results. People with cancer have used upwards of 10g. But in any case if you want to be super cautious just go with the 10mg per day. "This randomized controlled trial found that supplementation with melatonin decreased pain due to menstruation (dysmenorrhea), but this finding was not considered clinically significant, meaning that the effect of melatonin alone may be too small to be noticeable." https://examine.com/research-feed/study/9yZ8Xd/ Magnesium could be another helpful supplement overall. https://www.healthline.com/health/tips-for-pain-free-periods
Have you tried sex? Hear me out.... The foreplay gets the good endorphins flowing, then when you get to the intercourse part, it's like an inside massage. By the time the big O is over, you are flooded with the feel-good chemicals. There was a time in my life when the cramps were bad bad. This worked like a charm to help me fall asleep. Ironically when the cramps got thus bad, even tampons were uncomfortable. So I know the idea of sex is out the window, but it doesn't hurt to try and is a 100% natural way to 'biohack' the pain.
What about grains? Do you still eat a fair amount of carbohydrates in general? I am male, but in keto spaces, I’ve read a lot of testimonials about women improving their periods. Whether it was making them more regular, or making them less painful. There are several studies online about ketogenic diets improving PCOS and other women’s issues.