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Oh man. I get the worst severe attacks during the first 3 days of my period. Honestly it's makes me severely depressed . The pain makes me want to die. Birth control won't even help. It just made it worse and now my period is several days late every month. I take 400mg. Ibuprofen during my period and the day b4 . My period is never on time but I usually can figure out when it's going to happen because I will get intense cramping in the morning the day before. I find the Ibuprofen does help for a part of the pain. Not much but at least a small part is better than nothing.Yam extact can help.I just started using this stuff since the second week of July . I heard about it on an alternative medicine program earlier this year. It's at health stores and can regulate hormones. It can take months before it works. All you do is rub 1/4 -1/2 t. once or twice a day on soft spots of the bod like stomach, thighs, etc.
I also drink lots of raspberry tea. I buy several boxes every month. It can help lessen the blood flow. I also make sure I take a magnesium supplement each day since that is suppose to help. I haven't noticed a difference though. I do noticed that mint tea helps cramping somewhat. I will use two boxes a day for the first three days of my period and eat stuff that is on the safe foods list like plain bagels, rice, cereal etc. The pain is so bad I have to force myself to eat. If I could I wouldn't eat during my period at all.I also take warm baths. I take like three a day and when I'm not in the tub I'm rubbing heat cream on my stomach like tiger balm. That stuff is super strong. One little jars lasts several months for me. It stinks so bad but the heat does help. I think you can get odor free but I haven't seen it where I live.

Hope this helps.

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