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 Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:58 pm
gonk So it's that time of the month, and it affects each of us differently. I think that my symptoms are on the worse end of the scale, and I hate taking pills, so I was wondering if anyone knows of any good natural remedies for menstrual problems.
My problems: Fatigue, nausea, dizzyness, my body from my navel to my "lips" feels like its on fire, joint pain, terrible cramps that go from my middle back down to my middle thighs, fever, chills, hot flashes, I get "fuzzy" spots in my vision, my fingers and toes go numb, and I usually get an awful headache.
Good thing this only happens for two or three days a month sweatdrop
Fennel tea, rosemary tea, garlic, willow tea, and apples have helped the pain and headaches, a heat pack temporarily eases the cramps, but nothing gets rid of everything altogether. Even OTC medicines don't get rid of everything completely.. Any suggestions?
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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:06 am
I know lots o' different teas helps but during that icky time of the month I usually go off the deep end with chocolate & salty food gonk heart
(I hate taking pills too, mostly because I can't swallow pills and therefore I have to smash them up with a mortar and pestle then drink it in my orange juice......ewww... xp )
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:02 am
Red Raspberry Leaves as a tea works well, and I add in some rosemary leaves too, that helps for the pain. Strawberry leaves work too if you do not have raspberry. All of those work for the cramps. Cinnamon works well for nausea, I throw that in the tea also.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:39 am
Boy, that's a really horrible inflammatory response to a normal body function! Get your hormone levels checked---and do a search for natural anti-inflammatories. Lots of the hotter spices and herbs have anti-inflammatory properties, as well as fish oil. The computer will probably lead you to treatments that traditional doctors know nothing about. Check traditional Chinese medicine sites, too, and accupressure. There's help out there.
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:20 am
Thanks guys ^^ I'll try all of this next month xd I'm feeling much better now 3nodding
From what I've found when searching before, Black Cohosh is supposedly a cure-all for menstrual symptoms, hot flashes, and to ease birth.. But I have no idea what exactly Black Cohosh is! Does anyone know?
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:28 am
Black cohosh is an herb, and it can help, BUT---the thing is, you would just be treating symptoms. Wouldn't it be better to find out what's causing all this misery and fix it, once and for all? Part of it sounds like estrogen dominance, part like pelvic inflammatory disease, and either one can make you sick as a dog but can be fixed. Surely Planned Parenthood or someone could do an exam for not much, or free, if you don't want to go to a doctor. Life is just too wonderful to waste even a day feeling terrible. Most likely, a small change in something (diet? birth control method?) will fix the problem.
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:47 pm
My mother freaks out about me going to a doctor or a clinic or anything, so once I move out next Summer and can get the money saved up I'm going to have a total physical done, so hopefully it'll get fixed then. I've had pains like this all seven years of my period; my diet has changed several times and the only birth control method I use is condoms, so it's probably some hereditary thing. My aunt and one cousin have cramps like this with their period, too.
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:28 pm
sunsetsmile Black cohosh is an herb, and it can help, BUT---the thing is, you would just be treating symptoms. Wouldn't it be better to find out what's causing all this misery and fix it, once and for all? Part of it sounds like estrogen dominance, part like pelvic inflammatory disease, and either one can make you sick as a dog but can be fixed. Surely Planned Parenthood or someone could do an exam for not much, or free, if you don't want to go to a doctor. Life is just too wonderful to waste even a day feeling terrible. Most likely, a small change in something (diet? birth control method?) will fix the problem. honestly, to me it just sounds like she has dysmenorrhea, which translates simply to painful periods. a lot of females have it, half the time just because that's how their bodies are. i have it, but i'm getting birth control soon and hoping it'll help. and especially since it's lasted for 7 years, it doesn't seem like anything serious is wrong. i would recommend birth control (even though i haven't taken it yet) just for the fact that almost every girl i know that has taken it says it does wonders.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:16 pm
I get bad cramps and backaches on months when I don't exercise. If I do my regular gym routine (30-45 minutes) I won't have cramps or backaches at all.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:22 pm
you sound like me, you poor thing.
i get vomiting and being unable to keep even water down, diarrhea, fatigue, cramps that make me writhe on the floor sometimes, and my body feels like it's filled with muck, among other things.
exercise makes the cramps worse.
my gyn is trying to put me on the pill but i cant stand being put on medication like that. i'm more of a natural remedy kind of girl. my exception is afrin. because it has the power of the gods.
usually pain medication kills most of the really bad symptoms. i knock back about three advil and that takes care of some of the pain and most of the nausea.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:36 pm
I'm lucky in that I'm relatively pain-free except for some fits of pressure/discomfort in the lower region either at the beginning or end.
In all seriousness, I've heard people say that orgasms provide good relief to menstrual symptoms.
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:17 am
Well, if you really want to get rid of everything ever, go all raw (raw fruits, veggies, nuts, sprouts.) Otherwise, try to cut back on the meat, dairy, and sugars when you know it's comming. That'll help a great deal. I've tried this and it works. I'm now veggetarian, so that helps tons.
When I do get cramps on the second day for a few hours, this is what I do: I carry around a malachite crystal and try to keep it touching my skin near my stomach. It's crystal therapy and amazingly works. I couldn't believe it. I've been doing that a=for about 5 or 6 months now and it works every time! Here is what malachite looks like:
http://www.mysticmerchant.com/malachite/malachite18x14x3-malac1a.jpg
Mine is about half and in or 4-5 cm wide and it's rounded. Hoe this helps everyone.
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:17 pm
I get pretty bad periods (severe cramps, back pain, pain in my legs, all-over weakness, fever and chills, headaches, etc), so I'm definitely going to try some of the tips posted here.
Is strawberry leaf tea not quite as good as raspberry leaf tea? Or are they about equal?
I too have heard that orgasms help with the symptoms. There's scientific reasoning behind it to do with hormones and chemicals in the brain etc but I've forgotten the details.
I don't think birth controls like the pill are a particularly healthy way to even out menstrual symptoms, but that's just my perspective.
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:28 pm
Personally, I have to say that the pill has been a lifesaver to me.
Before, I was very irregular (skipped five months in a row one time), and my times were so bad that I couldn't move without pain. I had to call out of work, and skip school.
But that's no way to live, and bosses sure aren't going to tolerate it for long.
I tried every over-the-counter remedy that I knew of, with no effect at all. Naproxin, double dosage. Midol, triple dosage.
Until I wound up in the hospital at 6am with pre-menstrual cramps so bad they stuck a needle in my arm pumping me full of thorazine.
The doctor prescribed emergency percosets, which I used one pill a month for about six months. (All the pain seems to focus itself into one single day, the start of my period)
Finally I went to my gyn and asked for the pill.
Not only is the pain gone, I can work, I can attend school (whenever I decide to go back), and I can finally predict when it's going to happen.
If you can propose a natural remedy that will do the same, then I will promise to try it!
Until then, the pill is really my life saver.
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:03 pm
For cramping, I find having a compress over my lower abdomen helps. You can only use this when you are lying down wink
A hot water bottle is ideal!
The nausea, headache and fuzzy spots may be due to migrains.
I get migrains frequently around that time of the month. The only thing I have found helps is advil. The key is to take the advil when you first start seeing the fuzzy spots. Otherwise it doesn't work effectively. Don't know why.
Cardio exercise can help because it keeps your hormone levels more normal and releases endorphins. The endorphins help relieve the pain caused by an increase in prostaglandines (ie. enemy) which causes the uterine contractions (ie. cramps).
I don't always feel like exercising during my period but before and after help keep me regular.
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