by cadence » Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:12 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Tylenol is one of the few medications that are okay on an empty stomach; however, I never found Tylenol all that effective for controlling menstrual pain or, for that matter muscle/joint pain. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#The sudden dizziness sounds like what is called a vasovagal attack. It can come on with sudden severe pain because the pain is literally knocking your body sideways and your body is doing its best to cope and suddenly your blood pressure drops and thus you feel dizzy. You did the right thing by getting onto the floor pronto as you reduced the stress on your heart to pump the blood/oxygen to your brain through reduced blood pressure and also prevented yourself from blacking out and hitting the floor with a thump and potentially giving yourself a head injury or other injury. Vasovagal is not lifethreatening but it can be scary. At the hospital, we have patients come in with the same thing occuring during a violent diarrheal episode with bad intestinal spasms and they nearly pass out on the toilet or a patient will twist their ankle and suddenly they're gasping for air as the world spins around them and their vision or hearing disappears temporarily. Scares the living daylights out of these normally very healthy, active people.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Your cramps need to be put under better control. At this point, they are controlling your life, instead of you controlling them. Be very frank in your discussion with your doctor about your symptoms and confirm whether that was indeed a vasovagal attack. And also be very frank about your level of menstrual pain, and all the surrounding symptoms you get around the onset of your menstrual cycle, including those muscle spasms in various parts of your body. You deserve to live a life free of uncontrollable pain every month and it is only after you are very frank with your doctor that he/she will be able to come up with a viable, effective solution for you. It might be a time-consuming trial and error but it is worth being patient through that process. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Another thought, sometimes taking an extra calcium/potassium supplement will help reduce muscle spasms. A woman's menstrual cycle causes a certain amount of loss of calcium and potassium so we need extra to replace it. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
Patience! Practice! Persistence!