After spending the last 30 mins on the floor in the bathroom at work (yuck!) I wondered if anyone else has the same kind of period pain as me - It usually comes on quite quickly, lasts for around 30 mins and is excrutiatingly painful - all I can do is lie down on the floor trying not to scream and let it pass. I would vomit if I tried to speak. I get really really hot too - and by the end of it I am usually cold. The pain kind of comes in waves - about 15 mins of non-stop pain then it goes away for a few seconds, comes back for a shorter period of time and so on til finally one time it just doesn't come back. I've had this since I was a teenager and am now 31 with no dc. It happens a few days before my period starts and I can never predict it. Once on my period I get virtually no pain whatsoever (I know I'm relatively lucky compared to some people!) It occurs less frequently when I'm fit and healthy but still happens once every 2 or 3 months. It usually happens in the morning, but today randomly attacked in the afternoon! argh! any advice?