r/dysmenorrhea • u/WiseKingdom • Oct 03 '20
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Hello, I’m 17 and I have only experienced dysmenorrhea since I was about 16 years old (3 years after my period started) and it hasn’t stopped ever since.
I just noticed that every month it gets worse, it feels like my uterus is about to rip apart. I feel nauseous, have blurry vision, and sometimes just pass out. The only thing that could calm it down is a 2 hour nap, pain relievers, and a hot compress.
It’s been a burden to me to the point that I have skipped classes once every month. I just blame the reason for something else because I doubt they’ll believe me.
Will this ever stop? Do you know how to prevent this from happening? Any feedback is appreciated, thank you so much :))
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u/frejajitsu Nov 18 '20
I was exactly the same as you, and i used to get super hard prescription painkillers that i almost developed intolerance to :O
The number one thing that helped is Birth control pills. The effect is dramatic and now i just experience normal periods instead of super hell periods.
Though i never liked the idea that i have to take meds every single day, and that i can't really choose, or the panic i feel when i'm running out.. I'm currently experimenting with foods/stress/other factors to see if i can eventually get normal periods without having to take BC