Health: Today, the pills my doctor prescribed for my extremely painful...

By Anonymous - 24/04/2015 15:18 - United States

Today, the pills my doctor prescribed for my extremely painful period cramps apparently have a side effect; excruciatingly painful cramps. I feel like I'm being repeatedly stabbed in the ovaries with a rusty fork. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/12/2022 09:00 - Canada

Today, for the first time in years, my period is early. I woke up at 5 a.m. with the worst cramps I've ever had in my life. Medicine isn't helping. It's literally so bad I feel like I want to throw up. It's fucking Christmas but hey, it wouldn't be 2022 if my garbage pile of a body wasn't ruining something for me. FML

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By chronic - 12/03/2017 02:00

Today, I'm on opioids due to severe pelvic pain. Taking them makes me constipated and increases my pain, which leads to taking more painkillers. I can choose to be in agony and the possibility of pooping, or be in slightly less pain and completely bunged up. FML

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The body keeps the score

By Anonymous - 02/12/2022 17:00 - United Kingdom - Pontefract

Today, I started my period, complete with cramps, diarrhoea, a headache, bloating, and aching legs. Apparently my body didn't get the message that I had a total hysterectomy a month ago, including my ovaries, tubes and cervix. FML

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By Ahh - 14/08/2020 23:02

Today, as usual, my period cramps got go bad that I can't eat or drink without taking a pain killer, and end up puking and passing out if I take a pain killer before I eat. Here's to 30 smooth years yet to come. FML

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Funday is canceled

By Anonymous - 04/12/2022 16:00

Today, I’m currently battling a cold that caused me to call into work yesterday and, as of this morning, I’ve also started my period and have the most painful cramps ever. Good thing I have the day off from work. FML

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Waiting for a Xmas miracle

By Anonymous - 25/12/2022 12:00 - Australia

Today, I'm in agony. I can't eat or drink anything without being in pain, including water. Doctors don't know what's wrong with me, and can only prescribe me painkillers I can only take 3 times a day. FML

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By Inpain - 08/07/2023 10:00

Today, I was having the worst period cramps you could ever imagine. I cancelled the date I had with my "boyfriend." He replied, “Isn’t there some medicine you can take to make it go away?” When I told him I did and still had them, he said, “Fine, lose my number, I’ll find a girl who doesn’t have that shit.” FML

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By sopheeah - 29/05/2012 07:54 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, my boyfriend called me, panicking. Apparently he had a headache, but wasn't concentrating on what tablets he grabbed, and accidentally took tablets for "relief of period pain". He was convinced he was going to grow ovaries overnight. FML

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By Beewwwbs - 09/11/2018 19:00 - Australia - Wembley

Today, I'm on a pill that "may cause breast tenderness". My 32E breasts took that to mean swell up a size, become heavy as lead, be so sore I can't move without a bra on, and stiffen my neck and back muscles so badly I thought I had an ear infection. This will last "a few weeks to months". FML

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Sludge factory

By fmyactuallife - 03/05/2020 08:00

Today, I'm on my second day of a week of antibiotics to treat a bad urine infection. Incidentally, the pills seem to be giving me extremely loud, frequent, gut-wrenchingly painful and smelly diarrhea. Only 5 more days to go. FML

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cutycat136 28

Saturday 25 April 2015 1:26

Maybe go back and ask if he can prescribe anything else because it's not working for you. Tell him what's wrong and that you can't take it and see if he'll switch it with something else. Good luck op.

Pingvinai 37

Saturday 25 April 2015 1:31

A pill that causes more of the symptom it's supposedly treating is obviously not the right one for you. Get another prescription!

Comments

bookgirl33 4

Saturday 25 April 2015 18:14

I used to get cramps like that too it would be so bad that I would spend the whole day throwing up and I wouldn't be able to do anything but my doctor put me on birth control and it helps a lot it regulates your period and makes the cramps almost non existent you should see if that would help you

Omniprism 14

Saturday 25 April 2015 18:20

Muscle relaxers. I'm not sure what they prescribed you but ask for something else and don't take medicine that makes you feel worse.

VinylScratch 17

Saturday 25 April 2015 20:25

I fainted because of my cramps...

extremeEDITION 3

Saturday 25 April 2015 20:55

very vivid description. I am very acquainted with that rusty fork feeling. best description ever. feel better and try a hot pad on ur tummy

ApplePie1994 27

Saturday 25 April 2015 21:15

on behalf on the rest of womankind, I give you sincere condolences. Periods are bad enough in the first place. I'm not a feminist by any means (egalitarian), but once every month I wish that men had to bleed out their penis.

Saraishi 24

Saturday 25 April 2015 21:41

That doctor fails as a doctor

LaceyRenea753 14

Saturday 25 April 2015 23:09

yeah I know the pain I just got off of a medication that was like that.

Kristen320 21

Sunday 26 April 2015 4:01

Same thing use to happen to me, and I would pass out. They put me on birth control (oral) and they've disappeared. My main problem was the lack of blood getting to my brain, though.

catherinecas 30

Sunday 26 April 2015 6:03

I feel ya OP, my doc out me on a medicine to control nerve pain, but one of the added ingredients was something used to make contractions during and after labor stronger (the contractions after labor are to get the uterus to stop bleeding and get back into it's spot). So when my already painful period hit I experienced labor contractions.