Horrible Period Pain

[All Round]

I get my period for seven days. The first and second day are usually so painful i can't walk let alone go to school. A year ago I was kicked in the right side of my abdomen by my horse. I suffered a menstrual cycle that had me in tears, in bed for almost three days. The doctor checked me afterwards and everything was fine, no internal bleeding or anything.

But I still have horrible pain that often times makes me stay home from school o the first day. Advil and other pain killers do not work. At one point my doctor was thinking of putting me on the pill because I also loose a lot of blood and am iron deficient.

So I wanted to know if I should maybe get on the pill? Will it help with the pain at all and are there any side effects I should know about? I'm really cautious about sex and wouldn't use the pill as an excuse to be stupid with sex. I think my mom knows that but my grandma was totally against the idea of be going on the pill.

I can't deal with this pain for the rest of my life. If I could at my current age I WOULD have the surgery t have my tubes tied. I have no desire for ever having children and periods are such a horrible thing for me.

So yeah, mostly looking for suggestions to try and lessen the pain (anything, I have tried ginger root tea and it helps sometimes but not always, banana's don't work either) and whether or not birth control pills should be an option to look at.

Thanks

[Bougainvillea]

The pill releases a hormone to make your body think that you already released an egg. So I think that should probably help. I mean, no period, no pain, right?

[Bougainvillea]

Oh, and I've heard that the pill raises your appetite

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

The pill does release hormones so that the egg isn't released, but you do still have a period. You just don't get pregnant. The side-effects vary from one particular pill to another, and you may not get any side-effects at all. Your doctor can tell you some of the common ones to watch out for. If you do get a side-effect that you don't like, there are a lot of pills out there. It's possible that you may have to try another before you find the right one, is all. And it would be MUCH easier than having your tubes tied, which actually just makes you sterile. xP Other surgical procedures that would actually stop the periods altogether are likely to cause premature menopause which would be a bitch to deal with as well.

I'm currently on a birth control pill called Yaz, to treat my period symptoms. I've had similar cramp problems, where you can't stand up straight and spend most of your day curled up into a ball waiting for that Motrin to at least pretend to kick in already. The hormones would mess with my mood, and I'd spend a week feeling depressed, anxious, irritable, to the extent that it interfered with my daily life and my relationships with other people. Yaz has helped me a lot, with both the physical and the emotional symptoms.

I would definitely recommend talking to your doctor, not just about birth control but about any options available to you. If the pain isn't manageable right now, you need to try to find a way that it can be managed. Talking to your doctor is a good first step.

[Bougainvillea]

LOL. Like the Yaz commercial where the lady tells her friends ALL about it

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

Exactly. :)

xP

[Bougainvillea]

"Hey, have you heard of this awesome new pill called Yaz? Now lets talk about my period while we have lunch!" Lmao

Friend: "You sure are informational. I think I might try Yaz"
Haha :) Sorry. I had to ...lol...

[All Round]

Thank you for the help :) I'm going in for a physical, I might talk to my doc then :)

[ackmedsgirl666]

im on yaz
its a very good pill and i wud highly recommend it
it teases my body making it think i have already released an egg for that month
before i went on the pill my periods we're killers. i would have to take like 4 tylenol b4 the pain eased up. but if you would prefer to use the pill then go for it its helpful. the only side affect is that it may affect ur flow in length ways it may be decresed in days or it may go longer depending on your body. so go for it and do whatever you feel is comfortable to you

[lookitsnicksantino]

I think you need to just wait it out and learn to deal with it.

I have the EXACT same problem you do. My pains are so bad that nothing ever helps, and I can't walk or do anything.
So, I thinking waiting it out is the best option...

[byee]

*Disclaimer: I'm a guy, what do I know about this, it's all second hand, your mileage my vary*.

First, the Pill doesn't prevent ovulation, it prevents implantation. And it does that by releasing a hormone, which in addition to preventing implantation, also smoothes out the distress caused by the fluctuation of hormones during the monthly cycle.

Secondly, getting your tubes tied prevents ovulation, I don't think it prevents menstruation. To prevent menstruation, you'd have to get your uterus removed, which is a very extreme remedy, which would also leave you infertile.

There's a chance that as your cycle evens out later in adolescence the pain your experiencing might lessen. In the mean time, it really does sound like your suffering warrants some medical intervention. If your doctor recommends the Pill, it might be worth a try, not so much (obviously) as a birth control issue, but as a purely medical one. And, as such, is really something between you and your mom and the doctor, your grandmother really doesn't need to consult on this.