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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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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bookgirl33 4
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 15
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
I fainted because of my cramps...
extremeEDITION 3
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
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 25
That doctor fails as a doctor
LaceyRenea753 14
yeah I know the pain I just got off of a medication that was like that.
Kristen320 21
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
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.
Xela77 10
why would anyone deserve this? you guys voting YDI are demented