Hi,
Not sure what’s going on but was looking for some remedies or guidance. I want to enjoy my life and not feel miserable every month or plan my life around this as I can’t keep calling off work on Day 1.
Symptoms
-leg pain that’s achy all the way down to toes. I struggle going for a walk to even get food from ten fridge or get out of bed
-extreme cold before period but flesh is hot all for legs and arms. Going barefoot on tiles makes it worse so I can’t go remove socks
-abdominal cramps but they’re not that bad
-headache on the first day and into second. Sometimes day before it starts as well
-day 1&2 are the worst. And sometimes 2 day before
What I’ve done/tried so far:
-tried Tylenol (acetaminophen), Advil (ibuprofen) and Naproxen. I currently rotate between Tylenol and Advil. I limit the anti inflammatories so it doesn’t destroy my stomach lining as at one point that’s what was happening. Lessens pain but doesn’t go away fully
-tried Avianne and LoLo birth control. LoLo didnt help at all. Avianne helped but contributed to mental side effects like depression and anxiety
-saw a chief of OB/GYN. He suggested birth control and to get through any mental health effects as they will go away after 3-4 months and then I’ll be pain free for periods. They can’t test for endometriosis as I’m too young so I should wait to see if I’m having fertility issues and then they can consider exploratory surgery at that time.
-tried magnesium glycinate 100 mg but it hurt my stomach a lot
-castor oil and heat pack
-accupensure (Chinese and the other one) - didn’t help
-massage
Current remedy
-Advil and Tylenol rotation every few hours. It does help but not fully, I feel more sleepy, pain is less but not gone
-heat pack
-wearing fleece pants even in summer months. Wearing thicker socks as well
-keeping up with vitamins pre period