Painkillers hate me. They never work on me. Vicoden doesn't even work on me. And tonight I took 3 rather pretty red and yellow gel-tablets (the recommended dose is 2) about an hour ago, and still nothing. NOTHING!
I replied with 5 and 4 because while it's not a usual stomach cramp, I get really heinous back pain. As in, you better not fuckin' move or you'll die. Which really sucks when I have to work during these time frames.
You know what works? Muscle relaxers. I discovered this from some of my Indian coworkers, who tell me that they are available over-the-counter in India and so most women use them for cramps. I have since tried this, and my god... it works. Wonderfully.
Get your doctor to prescribe you Flexeril.
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P.S. On an unrelated note: no, I do not have the soundtrack to Millennium Actress, unfortunately. But the music sure is beautiful. If I ever do snag it, I'll be sure to let you know. ♥
dude, your scale of 1-5 doesn't even come close to the pain i felt last weekend. i was crawling to the bath because it hurt so much. i thought my vagina (the actual anatomical part, not the way people refer to it) was going to split apart. probably the worse period i have ever had, and that's tough to beat. so i'm sorry and men do suck. They're so lucky. Stupid bitches.
The ONLY time I ever saw a male express true wincing sympathy at cramps – I had a friend whose cramps were so bad they put her on smooth muscle relaxers – was when he was told: "It's like getting kicked in the balls. Repeatedly."
That sounds like the time I was sitting on the toilet holding my stomach and crying/screaming so loudly my mom had to keep coming by and checking on me to make sure I wasn't collapsing, meanwhile I'm babbling nonsense trying to ask if this is normal pain because I feel like I'm being ripped apart from the inside.
That was last year. I've had some bad ones since then, but nothing like that. Last night was about a 4 for me and this morning's been a 3.5-- painful and miserable but not the worst I've ever had.
1 means you don't feel anything, and conswquently I hate you for being lucky. 5 is you feel horrible pain, in which case no explanation is needed and we understand each other.
Hm. It has a rather daunting list of side effects:
More common side effects may include: Dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth
Less common or rare side effects may include: Abnormal heartbeats, abnormal sensations, abnormal thoughts or dreams, aggressive behavior, agitation, anxiety, bloated feeling, blurred vision, confusion, constipation, convulsions, decreased appetite, depressed mood, diarrhea, difficulty falling or staying asleep, difficulty speaking, disorientation, double vision, excitement, fainting, fatigue, fluid retention, gas, hallucinations, headache, heartburn, hepatitis, hives, increased heart rate, indigestion, inflammation of the stomach, itching, lack of coordination, liver diseases, loss of sense of taste, low blood pressure, muscle twitching, nausea, nervousness, palpitations, paranoia, rash, ringing in the ears, severe allergic reaction, stomach and intestinal pain, sweating, swelling of the tongue or face, thirst, tingling in hands or feet, tremors, unpleasant taste in the mouth, urinating more or less than usual, vague feeling of bodily discomfort, vertigo, vomiting, weakness, yellow eyes and skin
Mine have been bad enough at times that they stop me in my tracks, literally. I'm walking along and have to grab a wall to support myself. I wind up having to pop Midol like it's candy until I feel nice and lightheaded.
I'm not as mad at men as I am at all the female relatives who told me I'd outgrow them by now.
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::stabstab:: Work, damnit! Kill my pain already!
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Get your doctor to prescribe you Flexeril.
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P.S. On an unrelated note: no, I do not have the soundtrack to Millennium Actress, unfortunately. But the music sure is beautiful. If I ever do snag it, I'll be sure to let you know. ♥
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I don't get what that's supposed to mean. I hate you instead of cramps?
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Rince, repeat.
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That was last year. I've had some bad ones since then, but nothing like that. Last night was about a 4 for me and this morning's been a 3.5-- painful and miserable but not the worst I've ever had.
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More common side effects may include:
Dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth
Less common or rare side effects may include:
Abnormal heartbeats, abnormal sensations, abnormal thoughts or dreams, aggressive behavior, agitation, anxiety, bloated feeling, blurred vision, confusion, constipation, convulsions, decreased appetite, depressed mood, diarrhea, difficulty falling or staying asleep, difficulty speaking, disorientation, double vision, excitement, fainting, fatigue, fluid retention, gas, hallucinations, headache, heartburn, hepatitis, hives, increased heart rate, indigestion, inflammation of the stomach, itching, lack of coordination, liver diseases, loss of sense of taste, low blood pressure, muscle twitching, nausea, nervousness, palpitations, paranoia, rash, ringing in the ears, severe allergic reaction, stomach and intestinal pain, sweating, swelling of the tongue or face, thirst, tingling in hands or feet, tremors, unpleasant taste in the mouth, urinating more or less than usual, vague feeling of bodily discomfort, vertigo, vomiting, weakness, yellow eyes and skin
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I'm not as mad at men as I am at all the female relatives who told me I'd outgrow them by now.