How to manage period pain.

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My daughter started her periods a year ago and the last two have been very painful for her.
I have been lucky because I’ve never suffered from particularly painful periods, usually a paracetamol would shift any cramps and I’d just get a throbbing feeling in my thighs etc. Since having children I get nothing at all.
She uses paracetamol and a hot water bottle at the minute and has had the occasional ibuprofen.
Could you recommend the best ways you have found to treat period pain please? At what stage should I take her to the GP?

Poor girl! One of my major regrets was not getting help for my horrendous period pains as a teenager. She can alternate 2 paracetomal and 2 ibroprofen tablets every 2 hours (not exceeding the max dose in 24 hours though!) have a hot bath (beware of fainting when she gets out, don't let her lock the door) and maybe try a tens machine. But yes, she needs to go to the GP, and have them take it seriously, if they become a problem.

Solphadeine Plus? It has a small amount of codeine (an opioid) in, which means it's very effective - but opioids can be addictive, so you'd have to keep an eye on how many your DD was using. I think it's the same formulation as Feminax used to be, back in the 1980s, and I still remember the lovely floaty feeling I used to get...

Oh, that's assuming she's a teenager, with the pills!

see the gp with her.
slight discomfort is 'normal' on one or two days of the period, but strong pain that leaves her unable to function well isn't.

I used to be in so much pain, really heavy & throwing up.on the first day every month until.I started the pill at age 15. Barely any pains after that

PestoPasgetti sorry I forgot to say, she is 12, 13 soon though and 5ft 7in. I always think she would be fine with adult doses as she’s much taller than I am. Not sure if that’s what medication doses work on though.
Thanks everyone for your advice. You’ve been very helpful. Hopefully we will get it sorted soon for her.

I'd try ibuprofen it always worked much better than paracetamol for me. It was my go to as a teenager.

However I'd say go to the GP ASAP. My mum didn't take me (hers were the same/worse) and I thought I just had to suffer through. I had a few days off school or sent home ill (I was sick a few times) and it was horrible. Really wish I'd known there was the option of going on the pill or anything really.

Paracetamol never touched my period pains when I was younger. Taking ibuprofen before the pain got really bad seemed to help. And hot water bottles/hot baths which you're already doing.

Exercise does help a lot but it's usually the last thing that you feel like. And again, probably needs to be done before the pain gets unbearable as it's impossible when it's really bad.

And when she is a bit older

Posted too soon! When she is a bit older, gin really helps!

And yes, consider the pill.

I struggled through my teens and early twenties, often throwing up because the pain was so bad. My dd is on the pill and it's so much better!!

DD has been prescribed mefanamic acid which really helps on the worst days of her period