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Re: Anyone know how to manage endo pain to Dana?
From: Dana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 18 22:20:30 2007
At Thu, 18 Oct 2007, andrea wrote:
>Andrea,
Thank you for all your advice. I have looked into all the vitamins and
suppliments you have mentioned. I believe in an endo diet and a more
natural approach to managing this disease. And I hear ya on some drugs
turning your stomach green. Midol, for me, is horror in a bottle. It
always makes me vomit for some reason. My friends don't understand at
all, they just say, "oh, take something". I wish it was that easy
sometimes. I know they mean well.
It is so nice to talk to someone who is suffering just like me(not that
I'm happy we have horrid pain). I really felt like I was in my own
Idaho. I'm only 22 and no one in my family has it or friends. So,
thank you. I feel better that I joined this forum...my mom encourages
it.
One more thing, do you suffer from bad headaches or migraines too?
>Dana,
>
>That's funny you mentioned Fibrovan. I found an ad for that and thought
>I'd try it a couple months ago, but found that the main ingredient,
>Nattokinase, is sold at most vitamin and health food stores for WAY
>cheaper! And the other ingredients in it, Licopene (found in tomatoes)
>and EGCG (green tea) are very common. I got mine at the vitamin shoppe
>for $20 (a month supply). I also make a "PMS tea" when I hurt that has
>Dong Quai, Cramp Bark, Fo-Ti, Valerian and Oregon Grapeseed Root in it.
>I take a lot of B vitamins too.
>
>All those are supposed to help cramps. I buy all the herbs separate, in
>liquid form and put them in tea. I think it does help, some. Heating
>pads will sometimes make me feel sicker too, because I always get a
>fever with my period and I can't tolerate any heat, so I usually have to
>put a cold washcloth on my forehead as well. I'm totally laid up this
>time of the month! :( That mixing of pills, maybe a couple advil, 5mg
>vicodin or even 2.5 (a half of pill) and a dramamine may work. I've
>found for some reason, generic pain meds make me sick & hurt my tummy,
>but the name-brand ones don't. If the doctor writes "brand-name
>necessary" on the script, your insurance will only charge you name-brand
>co-pay, which is usually around 20-30 bucks, instead of full price. It
>has something to do with the added, buffer ingredients I think. The
>pharmacist thinks i'm nuts and says they are all the same, but my
>stomach can tell the difference.
>
>At Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Dana wrote:
>>
>>At Wed, 17 Oct 2007, kathryn wrote:
>>>That is a wonderful idea! I'm already taking B-2, magnesium, feverfew(for migraines), and Fibrovan. I love the holistic approach and I've already had wonderful improvements. I eat an endo diet too. I stick to foods that help with endo...like things with flaxseed and riboflavins in them. I will try the progesterone cream though. That sounds promising. Thank you so much!!
>>
>>>Have you tried any health food store supplements?
>>>The one thing that really helped my pain was Evening Primrose Oil, 1300
>>>mg. I still take it and it helps. Also, have you tried natural
>>>progesterone cream? That might help. Flaxseed also helps. And Omega
>>>3's & 6's.
>>>
>>>At Wed, 17 Oct 2007, Dana wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Nothing calms down my pain. I've tried every single over the counter
>>>>pain killer and they don't work. I've tried some muscle relaxers but
>>>>they just make me drowsy. And anything with codine or oppiates makes me
>>>>really really sick. I'm really at a loss here.
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