Hey Pandas, What Do You Recommend For Someone On Their Period

First I am sorry that you feel this way. I hope that you are feeling better.

For the pain if it’s very strong I recommend you to check if Naproxen is OTC in your country. It’s a bit stronger than Ibuprofen but still moderate enough to be OTC in most countries. A hot bath or shower might help a lot. Also a hot water bottle (if the weight is t too much) or a hot compress. They sell in pharmacies ones that stick to your skin and get warm so it helps.

Second. How often does this happen? If it’s only once or twice it’s ok. But painful or heavy periods are not normal (despite what most uneducated sexist doctors say) and are usually symptoms of a disease like Polycystic ovary sindrome (POS), endometriosis or adenomyosis. They are not deadly or dangerous but they need to be treated. Go to your gyn and if she doesn’t take you seriously (it might happen) try to go to an specialist. The Reddit sub r/Endo has a very good list of recommended specialists in those kind of diseases.

I used to eat less when I had cramps, but that made it worse, so make sure to still eat and drink water. Also, this sounds weird, but sometimes walking around helps me. Even if I am walking really slow across my room, it helps.

Drinking water, getting warm, exercising, curling up in the fetal position and crying, changing your pad/tampon often, falling on your knees and screaming, "WHY ME???" at the sky, eating certain foods like eggs (I like 'em scrambled but whatever you prefer)... good luck.