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)
AdryanDrona 5
someone is *puts glasses on* ovary-acting
sprints54 19
Better than being sick and ******** yourself every time you cough or sneeze just sayin
countryrose92 23
Do you have PCOS? The only thing that helped mine was Advil and a hot bath to help relax the muscles. I couldn't even walk for the day when I had them they were so painful. Also, laying in bed with the feet kicked up on the wall with a hot pad also made them slightly better. They ALWAYS started at 9am and were gone by 2pm, like clockwork.
blackfire29 7
My cramps used to bring me to the verge of tears. I've noticed that in the last few years, I've started eating healthier and the cramps are nowhere near as bad as they used to be. Have you tried changing your diet to see if it improves your cramps?
Manic1 13
I would get a second opinion.
Lit_Fanatic 2
Get muscle relaxers! Your uterus is nothing but muscle. It will help with the cramps! My OB/GYN recommended them when I started getting bad cramps even after getting on the pill.
heryseshta 9
I used to try and kill myself from the pain every time I had my period, then I got diagnosed with endometriosis and was prescribed continuous birth control to make my periods stop. That kind of pain that you are describing is not normal and is a huge indicator of a reproductive disorder. Please go get checked, some of them can be serious. I ended up needing a hysterectomy due to my endometriosis when I was 23.
trumpy 9
wtf? how stupid why would a doctor prescribe a medication that causes the same problem its supposed to be fixing...you should have demanded a different medication
suprisebitch 20
You should go on the pill like I had done which my doctor suggested/prescribed. They reduced the amount of blood and my pain is bearable, unlike before when I couldn't get up or do my work.
sonnyrosa 32
OP! Oh my goodness, I know your pain, my love! I developed fibroids in my uterus, has your doctor ruled that out? I had the Mirena IUD for three years, and it helped relieve my severe cramping. It also made my periods much lighter. (Just use caution, you CAN still get pregnant with an IUD).