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writes:Help! My periods are awful! They are so painful. I am currently on Tranexamic tablets for when I am on my period. It was okay when I first started them, but now they do not seem to be helping anymore. I went onto the pill and tried a few but I was just constantly on my period so I stopped them. I ideally need something that will help the pain and make them lighter (in the UK) Please help!! Thank you
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 June 2014): Yeah none of us are doctors but we share experiences.
I used to have painful periods when I was younger. I used to almost faint and the pain would be excruciating, every month.
Now I don't have any problems at all.
The difference between then and now I eat a lot healthier and look after myself physically so much better. I exercise a lot (I'm a fitness instructor), and eat clean foods (not all the time though, but I do eat much healthier now than what I did before).
So you could try, if you don't already, to eat healthy ad do more exercise and see how you go with that. Always worth a try :-)
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (25 June 2014):
 Continue with the pill for about three months to get the full effect of it. In the beginning your body is adjusting to the new hormones and you may experience negative side effects. So just a few pills wont give you the desired effect. Yes, you'll have prevention from getting pregnant, but the effect of calming your period might take longer than just a few days/weeks. I recommend continuing on the pill, or try the depo shot. With the depo shot you might not have a period at all, but small random bleedings.
Talk to your doctor about this, find new things that will help. Remember that your body is not static, it changes as you grow and age. Hormone levels change. You may experience periods that are worse than before, and then calmer periods later on. Nothing is fixed, and as you grow older you are likely to have calmer periods. I remember when I was a teenager my periods were so painful I've never experienced worse pain in my life. It was like someone stabbed a pole through my belly. The only thing that helped ease the pain for me, when it was at the worst point, was to lay on the floor with my feet held up high and controlled breathing. Deep breaths. Like you see in movies when women give birth and the nurse encourages her to breathe... Just like that. It helped me through the pain without screaming. Pain killers did not work for me.
But the birth control pill helped ease things. And then as I grew older, they became less painful, because the hormone levels in your body ease down.
Best of luck!
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reader, Anonymous 123  +, writes (25 June 2014):
 I was on tranexamic tablets as well but I've stopped having them now because they really messed me up after a while. I suggest you go consult a doctor and don't self-medicate.
I regret doing that.
I had tranexamic tablets a couple of months back because I was travelling and didn't want to be uncomfortable, the flow reduced immediately but it continued bleeding little by little for almost 10 days! Can you imagine? Sorry for being graphic but I just want to tell you to be absolutely safe and sure about whatever you do. Take it from someone who's suffered from having the same medicine and has absolutely the same problem as yours. Its better to endure the few days of pain that mess your system up with medicines.
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reader, So_Very_Confused  +, writes (25 June 2014):
 you really do need to see your gyn about this. if one pill does not work you try another... I was put on BCP at 14 for just this reason.
I had very painful periods when I was younger and probably had PDMS or whatever severe PMS is now called.
I had pain meds and birth control bills and still spent 3 days in bed as an older teen... I was so sick
it did improve with time and babies... and then got worse again in early middle age (peri-menopause)
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 June 2014): Hello. I would definitely book yourself into the doctors. I had problems with periods for many years to the point that I would be fainting once a month. In the end it turned out to be endometrosis and i had an operation to remove it. They also found me a pill that worked. Now I am not saying that you have this, painful periods can be caused by a variety of things and can sometimes just be a normal way of life. However you will not know until you get some help from your doctor.In the past I used hot water bottles, camomile tea and lavender massage oil which i rubbed into my thighs. I always have a hot bath to soothe the pain also. I stay away from caffeine, alcohol and anything too heavy around the time i know I am due. I hope that you find some relief from this soon.
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reader, Honeypie +, writes (25 June 2014):
 Go see your doctor.
Some birth control pills can help with lighter periods and less painful cramps. But if you have Endometriosis, birth control pills won't help with that. Again it can also be pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or ovarian cysts.
YOU need to go see a doctor/Gynecologist and figure out WHY it's so painful and what can be done.
Auntie eyeswideopen is correct, none of us are doctors you NEED to see a doctor for this.
If the current pills do not work for you, then you SURELY need to either try something else.
CONSULT your doctor.
You can ALSO ask your doctor for supplements/natural remedies.
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (25 June 2014):
 We aren't doctors, and that is exactly who you need to talk to about this. I'm sure there will be something he/she can do for you.
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 June 2014): Do go back to your doctor. He might be able to increase your dose on Tranexamic Acid or prescribe one of the equivalent medications such as Buscopan.
You already tried the pill so your other options would be the implant, injection or homone coil to "dry "your periods up.
Periods are painful however and the pain does tend to lessen with age.
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