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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The curse

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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Antidate

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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Awww Sweaty, don't worry

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

Septemberz_Storm 8

Saturday 25 April 2015 1:45

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

Saturday 25 April 2015 1:47

How does op know what that feels like in the first place? That is the question.

soullyfe 33

Saturday 25 April 2015 7:22

Probably because OP is female, but who knows... maybe men get cramps in their uterus too...

glabberfasted 16

Saturday 25 April 2015 13:29

I'm pretty sure all females know what that feels like.

littlekellilee 45

Saturday 25 April 2015 18:42

He means getting stabbed with a rusty fork.

aylind 18

Saturday 25 April 2015 1:47

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

Saturday 25 April 2015 1:54

I'm so sorry! That must really suck.

writerchic85 25

Saturday 25 April 2015 1:59

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

Saturday 25 April 2015 8:17

yup my doc asked me to take 3 strips instead of 1. So 9 weeks pill, 1 week period.

writerchic85 25

Saturday 25 April 2015 16:12

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

Saturday 25 April 2015 2:01

^ yeah I'd agree. I've heard a lot of people who've had success with birth control.

Jenn_Ohio 13

Saturday 25 April 2015 2:25

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.