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Any tips to help with period cramps? After 18 months of depo and no periods for almost three years, my periods are starting to regulate and boy am I cramping. Heating pad has helped some and midol just ain't doing it's job. Any ideas?

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A spoonful of cinnamon in a cup of warm water...

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Not sure if it's your thing or not, but, I was told orgasms are great for menstral cramping. 
​I don't get crampy so I've never tested it out.

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Exercise! It helps so much.
it's hard to feel up to doing it but once you do it really helps. If you try to get into really good shape, you will find your cramps are less painful, maybe even completely gone!

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All of my periods come with great cramps. I do a lot of things to go through them. 
​1. My food those days is even healthier than i usually have, e.g. No coffee, no chocolate, much green salad and natural fruits juices (it means homemade) and drink water, of course no sugar. 
​2. Always a source of heat for my belly, for example a bag of seeds (you can heat up in the microwave) or something like that.
​3. Of course Ibuprofen, it works for me but i try to take just one or two pills during all the period, because i take care of my liver. 
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Midol never worked for me, so I use generic Naproxen Sodium--which has basically the same ingredients as Midol as far as I know, but for some reason, only naproxen sodium works for me! You can get it at pretty much any store for like $5. Anyway, good luck!!

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How about avoiding cold stuffs 1 week before your period comes? It helped for me.

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I usually don't have really bad cramps, but when I do, I usually take Advil. Otherwise, Hershey kisses really do help wih cramps and so does walking.

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Thank you girls! Midol was not doing it's job last night. Hopefully it'll help today.

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800 mg of ibuprofen every 6 hours. That's what my doctor told me to take when mine were so bad they'd get me to puke. If that's not enough, you need to talk to your doctor. Good luck! :)

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You can try small pieces of 61% cocoa chocolate. Like the really good quality kind, Lindt I think thy have a 61%, I never go over 70% cuz it's too bitter then. There's something in chocolate that makes it better plus it's good for your heart or something. You could try a hot bath with Epsom salts. Or do some light cardio, like ride a bike at the gym, it'll get the blood flowing through your muscles and could help. When mine are really bad though and my backs hurtin and it's all just makin me sick, I take a midol and a robax (costco brand) and I go to bed lol.

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