Posts by Nicole Murphy60

So, some doctors suggest birth control pills to help with period cramps, and honestly, they actually worked for my pain... but then things got weird. My breasts started hurting like crazy, and after about three months on them, I started getting this pins and needles feeling in my toes... so yeah, I had to stop taking them entirely

Hannah Alvarez27 said:Pain???
What do you guys do for period cramps????
Back when I was in college, I used to lose my mind..
It hurts so bad I can barely walk, and even sitting down makes me feel like I need more air... I'll be breathing like I just ran a marathon
I tried a few different pills but I really hate swallowing them, and I tried ginger tea too..
nothing works....
HELP !!!!

Man, my periods are usually brutal, so I can't really get through them without meds. One time my aunt visiting from Germany brought me these specific pills meant just for cramps, but they did absolutely nothing for me... way too weak. Honestly, Anacin is my go-to, though if the pain gets really intense, I end up needing 3 or 4 in a 24-hour window👎 I've tried all the teas, using heating pads, even those hot water bottles... but nothing really cuts it without the actual pills, unfortunately😢

Drew Nguyen said:HELP !!!! My period is like two months late... 🤷 So, I took those pregnancy tests and... yeah, negative. Total bummer. Honestly, my cycle is all over the place anyway, so I kind of just procrastinated for the first month or so... then I finally got around to calling my OBGYN, but turns out he’s away on vacation right now. Tried reaching him last week too, but no luck... and now I've got an appointment scheduled, but it's not for another two weeks. Just waiting around now... 😕
So... why might she be running late? Honestly, there could be a million things... like traffic being a total nightmare on the I-95 or maybe just some random delay at the airport... life happens, right? There's also the whole thing where people just lose track of time or get caught up in something unexpected... you know how it is... anyway, what can you even do to speed things up? Not much really, unless you want to start calling every five minutes, which is probably a bad idea... maybe just stay chill and wait it out... it'll happen when it happens...
Thanks!

If there's some kind of inflammation going on, it might be why you're running late... though honestly, it could totally be linked to your hormones, like your thyroid levels or whatever. I've been dealing with thyroid issues for three years now, and whenever my hormone levels start acting up, my period either shows up way too early or just stays MIA... Stress can definitely throw things off too. About six months ago, I was about ten days late and I completely spiraled thinking I was pregnant. I actually went out and took a test, and once I saw it was just a false alarm, all that stress left my body and my period showed up the very next day... Don't sweat it too much, stuff like this happens all the time and usually isn't anything serious...