Anyone awake? Period pain …

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I’ve had horrendous period pain for 36 hours, told to take dihydrocodeine up to 6 tablets plus mefenamic acid and paracetomal, have just to get up, change clothes and bedding again and I’ve taken more pain relief .

I think it’s working but they make me feel weird/paranoid . I was half asleep but then started reading some stupid woo thing about ghosts on FB timeline and now wide awake again . It wasn’t even that scary but I’ve ‘spooked myself’ as my mum would say . I was the same last night, nightmares all night and it got about an hour or two of actual sleep .

I’ve had similar reactions before in hospital I think and they said to put on radio 4, or something - so have got friends playing on my phone, but can’t settle .

I was just going to suggest putting something on to fall asleep to. Maybe friends is too entertaining? (Or same-y if you’ve seen it a million times!)
Something dull(ish) on youtube? (I think there’s a ‘fall asleep in 12 minutes’ or something of that ilk.)

Mefanemic acid is known to give some people nightmares. I have the same with tranexamic acid. Very vivid nightmares.

I hope you feel better soon. That sounds awful.
I’m up just scrolling on my phone as I often do through the night but I’m not In pain at least. Maybe you could find a sympathetic doctor and get advice.