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  • #21
    Easy. I don't have to deal with it every month. I take the pill that allows you only 4 periods a year. Wonderful. Just wonderful.

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    • #22
      Ditto above and going to go see about having it all removed on Monday. I'm done having kids, no reason to keep it there just to annoy me on a regular basis...
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      • #23
        I am sorry to read of your problems, and have no advice for the weekend. I do recommend, however, that you get a thorough checkup as you may have endometriosis or a cyst or something that if dealt with would be beneficial.
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        • #24
          This is exactly why I'm loving the beginning stages of menopause!!

          Haven't had to deal with that crap for almost a year!!!!!! yeah!

          Hot flashes, on the other hand..well, suck!
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          • #25
            Has anyone ever bled onto a saddle? I had a nightmare about that once. Scary.
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            • #26
              My old trainer back in my teens told me to take oyster shell calcium the week before and 9 times out of ten no cramps. So I did and it worked! She did mention that it will make you very fertile, so be careful! . Aleve works well for me or Excedrin. Pamprin works great if you're really bloated and are embarrased to squeeze into breeches!
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              • #27
                Though it sounds like it might not work for the OP, I agree about starting the ibuprofen/aleve regimen a few days BEFORE. Seems to work much better than waiting til you are already doubled over in pain.

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                • #28
                  Originally posted by twofatponies View Post
                  Though it sounds like it might not work for the OP, I agree about starting the ibuprofen/aleve regimen a few days BEFORE. Seems to work much better than waiting til you are already doubled over in pain.
                  Ibuprofen definitely works better taken before the onset of cramps.
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                  • #29
                    Word of warning on the OTC painkillers: try them out beforehand to see how your body deals with them. Everyone is different and some of us cannot tolerate different medications.
                    Acetaminophin does nothing for me. Aspirin upsets my stomach. Naproxen Sodium makes me quite ill! Within an hour I am nauseated and suffering flu-like symptoms that last for several hours. (Not the effect you are going for, I think!) For me ibuprofen is my salvation.
                    However when I was having severe menstrual-type cramping (basically had bad cramps for most of four months until I had the offending parts yanked out!) I required prescription help. Ended up taking Vicodin and 800 mg ibuprofen

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                    • #30
                      For the person that posted about vegetarianism and red meat, please do make sure that you are getting enough iron from somewhere. I believe there are certain vegetables that you can get it from, but I feel no guilt, and actually crave a juicy medium rare steak around that time. It helps counteract the bloodloss and possible anemia.

                      I highly recommend the BC pills! I *used* to have horrible cramps before taking them. Now I really don't notice any discomfort.

                      Good luck finding the right solution for you!

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                      • #31
                        Running, swimming, squash, tennis, ie: strenuous exercise always worked for me. Knocking the cover off a tennis ball makes you feel really good !TOO OLD FOR ALL THAT NOW !
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                        • #32
                          I used to have cramps on the magnitude of having a miscarriage every month. (4 Aleve every 3 hours just to function). Went to Clyde's Herb Shop in Laporte Indiana. 1 1/2 years later, I have minimal cramps that are controled with just 2 Aleve a day on the first couple days of my period. He put me on a herbal supplement. It used to be on a Female Balancing formula and now I'm on Female Comfort. (I'm perimenipausal and things are changing). It's a leap of faith, but western medicine was totally unable to help me for over 30 years. Might be worth a try. You can use google to find his number. You dont have to go see him, he can do it all over the phone.

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                          • #33
                            Originally posted by spurstraps View Post
                            As for starting a regimen before the pain actually starts, the thing is that I was a 5-7 days late (Don't have a regular interval to start with and I don't have the "usual" reason to worry about being late) which I've noticed compounds the problem. I'm starting to sound like a good candidate for BC it seems.
                            I was exactly the same, never ever predictable, often too long and very often had incapacitating cramps.

                            BC solved everything. So much nicer to be on a schedule with very manageable cramps!
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                            • #34
                              Originally posted by ex-racer owner View Post
                              For the person that posted about vegetarianism and red meat, please do make sure that you are getting enough iron from somewhere. I believe there are certain vegetables that you can get it from, but I feel no guilt, and actually crave a juicy medium rare steak around that time. It helps counteract the bloodloss and possible anemia.

                              I highly recommend the BC pills! I *used* to have horrible cramps before taking them. Now I really don't notice any discomfort.

                              Good luck finding the right solution for you!
                              While you can get iron from things like cruciferous vegetables and spinach or iron pills if you can tolerate them, the human digestive tract most effectively metabolizes it from animal protein sources--liver is best, red meat is next down. (Sadly, pig or calf liver is better than chicken, which I like much better. I do have other conditions which make iron uptake a higher-than-normal concern, but once a month I do I want some very bloody meat. Or just blood.)

                              If you go for chemical birth control, make sure you tell your doctor about things that seem irrelevant--I get visual-aura migraines and that means no hormonal birth control. No pill, no ring, no patch, no Mirena. Stroke risk.

                              I load up on ibuprofen. I used to have prescription 800mg pills when I was a teenager and had KILLER cramps. Also, steak. Hot baths.
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                              • #35
                                Double check with your doc- but I'm pretty sure you cannot take ibuprofen and narproxen together. Just an FYI since an above poster mentioned it. You can def. take ibuprofen and acetominophin together and I'm not sure about acetominophin and narproxen. Obviously, I am not a doc though, since I can't even spell drug names right.

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                                • #36
                                  Aleve--was given it by prescription before it became OTC. Worked like a champ. For some reason, in my mid-40's, severe cramps started again.

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                                  • #37
                                    One of the plusses after having a hysterectomy - although I was always more concerned about leakage on heavy days, so just didn't ride.

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                                    • #38
                                      I have heard that 'special cuddles' with a 'happy ending' works very well. Probably the cuddles are not even needed?

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                                      • #39
                                        Originally posted by sdlbredfan View Post
                                        I am sorry to read of your problems, and have no advice for the weekend. I do recommend, however, that you get a thorough checkup as you may have endometriosis or a cyst or something that if dealt with would be beneficial.
                                        I agree. Your doctor can do a ct or ultrasound to find out. There's many options beside surgery to help allieviate pain and symptoms.

                                        I have endometriosis and sometimes I have very painful periods and heavy bleeding as well as irregular periods. I had to have surgery to remove a polyop from my uterine wall and while she was in there she cleaned up the adhesions from the endometriosis and she found ovarian cysts on both ovaries. She also did a D&C and afterwards she said everything looks good and I should be fine.

                                        With so much advancements in modern medicine there's no need to suffer anymore.

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                                        • #40
                                          More moveable (and thus better for riding) than a heating pad: Ben Gay Ultra spread on the abdomen and back if you get back cramps too. It is awesome stuff. I also put it on my head when I have a headache, and it really does help reduce my severe migraines.

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