I need some advice about what meds help for cramps. Lb office says nothing but tylenol....which does not do crap. They told me to ask obgyn so I did they tell me ibprophen.....which surgeon says nono.....meanwhile I am frustrated and in agony...I can't go through this every month :'( anyone have a miracle cure?

I just want my blessed aleeve.....that was the o.ly help pre lapband

I take ibuprofen. I don't do it often. I rely on tylenol for most things, but for cramps you need something else. I asked my doc and he said it was OK as long as I ate something with it.

I do wish these doctors could coordinate on the directions. It gets confusing for us mere mortals.

Cindy

I think that's what I am going to do then. I thought it was a dirty trick passing me off on the obgyn

I've had bad cramps the day I get Tom also (minor cramps the 5 or so days prior). I had finally went to a gyn to get birth control to help it. I took it for a week and found it made me gain weight, feel more tired and hindered my calorie burn during my workouts (shown by my polar HR monitor) I stopped taking it as I did not like those effects. I'll go through one day of feeling like crap instead of the whole time having that. My mom recommended b complex and b6, so I'm trying that. Will see how it goes this month

Hey, i have the same issue, and i get terrible migraines with aurA. Tylenol never worked and sure doesnt work now:( thankfully i had a NAPROXEN supository left from my surgery, it worked soooo fast.

I will ask my ob gyn if i can use that for my migrains and cramps during periods because the pain is not really tolerable and what worries me is also the nausea i get from the pain.

So ask them, naproxen soppository, on the internet it does say it is used for that!

Try a heating pad, or those disposable heat packs in the personal care area of the drug store if you're not at home.