It isn't normal for period pain to make you cry?

[CuteKinn]

I have been having awful period pain. I took one co-cadamol this morning at 9.30 and by 12.30 I was crying my eyes out in pain (despite having a very high pain threshold). GP has said it's just period pain (suggested the pill but they give me awful moods) but AIBU to think this can't be normal?
(Ibu profen and the acids are not an option as I have history of stomach ulcers)

I’m afraid some women just have awful period pain. Cervical spasm can make youmvomit and faint. Two of my girls have it very badly and used to spend two or three days a month curled up rocking and crying on the sofa or knocked out on co-codamol.
They are better now because they have fewer periods due to pill/implant but still have Naproxen, co-codamol and anti-emetics for a day or two each time.
Other than the prescription painkillers, exercise helps if they can be pushed into moving, strong peppermint tea, hot water bottles between their legs. It’s horrid to watch.

Go back to your GP or preferably another one. Any GP who describes pain which debilitates you for several days a month is not taking it seriously.

I've lost count of the women I've known over the years who were fobbed off with '"just period pain" or "some women just get this" who had serious but treatable underlying conditions. My life was transformed by getting a GP who took this seriously.

That should be "Any GP who describes pain which debilitates you for several days a month as 'just period pain' is not taking it seriously"

So some women just have awful period pain. It's not an excuse to be fobbed off by doctors or nurses, which my DD has been.

But then, women have historically been fobbed off when trying to get treated for gynacology issues.

DD has done some research and us interested in the implant as a possible solution, but I'll be making sure she's not just dismissed again this time.

I used to be completely incapable for the first two days, even fainted a few times. Since I've had an implant I hardly ever have a period, and when I do it's light, painless and over in three days. It doesn't work for everyone but has for me.