For teens and moms of teens... (womanly issues)

[mruffruff]

I really think the Anaprox should be given a chance. It helped me tremendously.

[Corinna]

I understand the whole problem as I've been there with my daughter . We finally did get her the pill. Helped a lot but then she too got ill from it the patch has been the God sent. Even now as a married woman she uses it.It has to be the best thing ever invented.
If you have taught her the values you beleive in and keep reinforcing them she should do the right choices. As others have said after a year if they haven't this won't change that. Trust her to be smart.

[kuhio98]

I had the same problem as a young girl. No one ever suggested the pill for me. No idea why. I used to miss at least 1 day of school a month. I was so miserable. Out of desperation one day, I took one of my brother's back spasm pills (Flexeril). (Afterall, the uterus is a muscle). Ahhhh, sweet relief! What a difference. I only took 1 a month unless the cramps were especially bad. They did tend to make me a little drowsy but at least I wasn't groaning in pain.

[christa]

I went on the pill when I was about 17 . . . and for the same reason. SEVERE PMS! Helped too!

Don't make her suffer. Put her on the pill.

BTW, my severe pains ended up being endometerosis. Have they ever considered that with your daughter? It goes un-diagnosed A LOT! But it's a very painful thing to have and can eventually cause infertility.

[wolfsoul]

I am on Prozac, which can also be used for menstrual pain. I would put her on the pill though. It's alot safer with a less chance of side effects.

[slleipnir]

Didn't read the other posts...(and I don't know how old she is..) but I find birth control pills cuts cramps down A LOT! I get really bad pains too, and when I use that it cuts it back to almost nothing

[animal_rescue]

Yoga, I am the same way with cramps and I swear by yoga when it's my time of the month! The stretching really helps and actually reduces PMS as well as cramps! Here's a couple of simple poses she can do to help relieve it.

http://www.yoga.com/ydc/enlighten/en...ga and Periods

Start with this pose
http://www.santosha.com/asanas/shava.html]Shava-asana

http://www.yoga.com/ydc/enlighten/en...addha Konasana

http://www.hathayogalesson.com/]The ...ing Side Twist

http://www.yogacircle.com/asana_menses.html]Asanas

Hopefully this will help, also there's a tv show you might want to look for called Wai Lana Yoga and she has episodes on tv for Mentrual Poses.

[CalliesMom]

As a teenager, I had absolutely horrendous pain during my periods. I was put on the pill at 17 for other reasons but they do help. I am uncomfortable the first day/day and a half, not a "can't get out of bed because of the pain" as I did before.

I also don't understand what the big deal is about birth control pills. It is not a license to have sex as the only thing it prevents is pregnancy. STDs can be a lot worse in some cases...Teenagers have sex regardless of what their parents say.

[jazzcat]

I've had horrible, knock me out cramps since I was 11 years old and now I'm about to turn 38. That is 27 years of pain! Anyway, right before I got married I started the pill and thought for sure it was the answer to all my problems - wrong! It did nothing to help the pain or severity of my period. All it did was give me an idea of when it was coming and even that benefit slowly went away. I tried many different pills and they all made my PMS worse, caused daily headaches and did nothing to ease my period. I finally stopped taking them about 4 years ago and although my pain is still very bad at least I don't have the PMS and headaches.

Anaprox or Naproxen has been the only thing to give me some relief but I have to take heavy doses for a day or two.

I just had to comment that the pill isn't always the answer to the problem.

[jesse_3]

Well, I have simular problems, I am 15, and on the pill to regulate my cycles. My cycles cause me to be in incredible pain, and I went to an OB/GYN and she has me on it so that I have my cycle every other month to minimalize my pain. If she ever wants to talk to someone who understands her pain full out, just have her email me at [email protected]

I really think that you should give the pill a try. Yes, I know, it is "birth control" but, if it will help her, why not?-It's has been a tremendous help with me..No, Ibuprofin, Tylonol, etc-none of them work, at all. They are not strong enough.

The last menstral cycle I had, they put me on perkeset for my pain..It was that immense.. That was only used as a last resort.

Steph, Jesse, and Splinter

[carole]

kim as a mother of a teenage girl, if this situation should arise I would have no hesitation about putting my daughter on the pill, but I would explore every other option first, it would be my last, I mean the Pill is not without side effects,some which are not so pleasant, like weightgain, some can cause skin outbreaks, depression, etc etc, I am sure you are well aware of them all anyhow, as for hubby well he is not a woman and will never know the pain and discomfort we as woman experience, so for me my hubby just would have very little say in the matter, but as you are the stepmother I guess it changes it a bit.

It is ridiculous of him to assume because she goes on the pill she will suddenly be having sex, and besides if she did decide to , far better to be taking precautions than end up having a baby at her young age don't you think?

I can recommend a drug called Arcoxia, I am not certain USA has it though , it is primarily for Arthritis, but used for other pain such as period pain, I can personally recommend it, however it is not without side effects either, and it could be taken off the market as was Vioxx, however taken in small amounts like 2 ot three pills per month I seriously doubt whether it would be harmful.

I wish you both luck at the specialist and hopefully they will come up with something that will be beneficial for her, she should not have to go through her life suffering like that.

[CathyBogart]

The pill is a great solution...HOWEVER...

It can cause a whole new set of problems. I was having hideous crapms and other problems, and I was put on the pill. Voila, no more cramps! I gained a few pounds, but it wasn't a big deal. About six months later though, I developed an allergic reaction to caffeine. I've been off the pill for over two years now and I still have problems drinking even a small amount of soda or anything caffeinated. I was really sick for a few months before I figured out what was going on.

On the plus side, the pill tends to CUT DOWN on sex drive significantly, which was one BIG reason my mother agreed to put me on it at 14 to regulate my period and cut down on cramping.

[Muddy4paws]

I was the same a few years ago, It got to the point of fainting once over the pain it caused. I tried so much and the one thing that eased the pain abit was "femidex" But since being on the pill I get small cramps but I guess its expected but the pill really did cut down on the pain a hell of alot!

Has she tried heat soothers? I used to find that hot drinks and heat around my tummy area helped to ease the pain

[jackie]

i would put her on the pill. Its being used as a medicament here, not you like and your husband are saying "go on honey, go have sex now". I had a couple of friends very similar to your daughter, and going on the B.C. pill turned their life around for them. Now they can function normally during their period.