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otc for period pains
I am so mad!! Here I am trying sooo hard to get sober and I get my perios yesterday which was 2 weeks early anyway and today im in the most intense pain ive had other than childbirth!! AM i just bein a baby because i dont have painkillers in my system?? I dont want to get tooo gross but its bad!! What is the best OTC to take for this? Isnt it funny how shi* like this always happens at the worst freaking times UGHGH
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thank you guys so much for your encouraging words i made it thrugh the nite so yay :) im not cramping as bad today thank god
hey girl i am so sorry you are in so much pain, as i too had that problem within in a week of my detox. And yes it does literally feel like your dieing.. I always said it felt like my uteris was falling out lol.. what really helped for me was midol and lots of heat either on lower back or lower abdomin.. Just a little info on what i did while in this horrendous pain. I really feel for ya.. hang in there sweety talk to you soon
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Same thing happened to me,,,my cycle when I detoxed lasted 12days and I too had intense pain all around down there. What worked best for me was motrin 800mg every 4-6hours and heat. Id lay in bed with pillows under my knees and the heating pad on my belly. It even would hurt when I tried to urinate. I think this is all caused from the stress of detox and after the first month it was all back to normal. Hope you feel better soon ;) ~Bkitty
Hey, I know EXACTLY how u feel right now! My first period after detoxing was like death! I was so used to having so many opiates in me, I forgot was cramps felt like! Aleve works good for me and I'm on the birth control pill Ortho tricylen-Lo, which, I dunno if u want birth control or not, but it helps me a bit with the cramps. Also...invest in a heating pad! You will NOT regret it! Drink water too...soda can make cramps more intense.
Yes the heating pad is a great idea and it will help. And as long as you limit the tylenol you're okay so take it with the ibuprofen if you need to. But honestly I don't think you'll need more than 2 Advils or Motrins to help with this pain. Typically ibuprofen works better for mentstrual pain/cramps than anything else OTC.
And I've never heard that about Aleve helping with RLS but I suppose anything's possible. Bananas worked best for me for the RLS - I'd have one shortly before bedtime, take a hot, and I mean SUPER hot, shower, put on comfy jammies and get into bed. A cup of sleepytime or chamomile tea (or even regular tea) wil also help. It will comfort you.
You can do this.
And I've never heard that about Aleve helping with RLS but I suppose anything's possible. Bananas worked best for me for the RLS - I'd have one shortly before bedtime, take a hot, and I mean SUPER hot, shower, put on comfy jammies and get into bed. A cup of sleepytime or chamomile tea (or even regular tea) wil also help. It will comfort you.
You can do this.
the pain is in my lower back and literally my vagina ( sorry) will heat pad help that really?
i just took one alieve cuz i bought a ton of it b/c ppl were saying that would help with the rls....should i take a tylenol too? i feel like im just taking candy when i take anything otc but im really trying to think positive....i dont want a pain pill really i dont this hurt so bad i dont think anything short of sedation would relieve this.....thank u for ur quick response though :) so take a tylenol?
Take Advil or Motrin. You know deep in your heart that you don't need a narcotic for the pain associated with your period it's just your addiction talking to you. Ignore it and try Advil as it works great for this type of pain.
Hang in there it gets better. :) (and no you're not being a baby, nobody likes to be in pain just remember it's temporary)
Hang in there it gets better. :) (and no you're not being a baby, nobody likes to be in pain just remember it's temporary)
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you CAN alternate between tylenol and ibuprofen for a bad fever. staggar the doses according to how long they last. for example, if the medicines last 4 hours each, take tylenol at 4pm, ibuprofen at 6pm, then tylenol again at 8. you MUST watch the dosages on the label and how often to take them, I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!. ALSO, you cannot take more than 3000mg of tylenol (also called acetaminophen) in one 24hr period. it's toxic to your liver. (remember one tylenol is 500mg, that adds up quickly)
some medications say every 4 to 6 hours, if you're staggaring doses, take them every 6 hours. always make sure there's at least two hours between tylenol and ibuprofen.