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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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
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
Today, I went to the doctor because I have been getting my period every week and a half and they are ridiculously heavy. He then spent the entire time discussing painkillers (I'm allergic to most) and when I asked to be put on birth control, he said I'd need another appointment for that. FML
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Top comments
cutycat136 28
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
A pill that causes more of the symptom it's supposedly treating is obviously not the right one for you. Get another prescription!
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Comments (74)
Septemberz_Storm 8
I definitely feel your pain. Dealing with the same thing. I've changed scripts a few times. I may have found the one for me. Hopefully you will too!
cheesyfeet2001 31
How does op know what that feels like in the first place? That is the question.
soullyfe 33
Probably because OP is female, but who knows... maybe men get cramps in their uterus too...
glabberfasted 16
I'm pretty sure all females know what that feels like.
littlekellilee 45
He means getting stabbed with a rusty fork.
aylind 18
That's just horrible. I can't even imagine how bad that would be, considering my cramps make me feel like I'm quite literally dying. Go tell your doctor right away, and stop taking that medication. Hopefully he can find some sort of alternate medication for you. Feel better op
Herrochild 10
I'm so sorry! That must really suck.
writerchic85 26
Try taking birth control pills and just skipping the sugar pills and going right to the next set. It stops your period altogether. I asked my doc if this was okay and she said it was. I had bad cramps and bled very heavily to the point where I was anemic.
Kailayla 29
yup my doc asked me to take 3 strips instead of 1. So 9 weeks pill, 1 week period.
writerchic85 26
Yeah I will never understand why people choose to get their periods when there are options not to lol. I guess to avoid pregnancy scares but I take an occasional $6 test rather than spend more on tampons and cramp pills. My mom still freaks out that I skip periods. Thinks they need to happen to clean me out or something, like I'm just full of blood lol.
LilyTdawg 7
^ yeah I'd agree. I've heard a lot of people who've had success with birth control.
Jenn_Ohio 13
I have PCOS, and am on birth control, as well. It's gotten so bad to the point that I have to miss school for the week of my period, and that I physically cannot stand for more than 10 minutes at a time. Vicodin that they gave doesn't even help. :( I feel your pain, OP.
munchly 17
I get that too... I've passed out from pain -.-
CuteKoalaGirl 18
Currently sitting here suffering from the same OP, but no prescription meds for it. Chocolate, heat pack, I want Chinese food and a foot rub.
Exsequor 14
Maybe it's not a side effect, maybe the pills just don't work.