Doctors don't seem to take my painful periods seriously?!

I don’t know how old you are but even if you’re 17/18 it can help you to be taken seriously if you go to the doctors with one of your parents. Keep a diary/calendar of all the specific symptoms you have to show the doctor. If you haven’t already tell the doctor the pain killers didn’t work so they can see how bad it is.

I’ve never experienced this but I have friends who have, I’m so sorry you have to deal with this and I hope it can be treated and it gets better!

I've suffered with period pain since I was 12 and it's been gradually getting worse to the point where I'm crying on the bathroom floor, vomiting in pain and can't stand up because the cramps in my legs are so bad. I've been to the doctors several times but as you rarely get a same day appointment at the drs, they've never actually seen me when I'm having them (and to be fair I'm not sure I COULD get to the doctors, I can't even get downstairs). Sounds dramatic but honestly I've broken bones before and my periods are still the worst pain I've ever experienced. My mum said when she had periods they were the same and she's given birth to 2 kids and her periods were as bad as labour.

I've been to the doctors several times and described my pain (cramps that go from my ribs to my feet, concentrated in my lower abdomen and inner thighs with sharp pains in my lower abdomen, it's affecting my work because I have to phone in sick) and they have given me some painkillers (mefanamic acid) but it does absolutely nothing, I've even taken codeine and it makes me lovely and relaxed but doesn't stop the pain. When I spoke to a doctor he joked 'maybe have baby, many women find their periods ease after having children'.....????
I don't have the symptoms of polycystic ovaries so after they decided it wasn't that I'm not getting much help....how do I get them to take me seriously?!

I've suffered with period pain since I was 12 and it's been gradually getting worse to the point where I'm crying on the bathroom floor, vomiting in pain and can't stand up because the cramps in my legs are so bad. I've been to the doctors several times but as you rarely get a same day appointment at the drs, they've never actually seen me when I'm having them (and to be fair I'm not sure I COULD get to the doctors, I can't even get downstairs). Sounds dramatic but honestly I've broken bones before and my periods are still the worst pain I've ever experienced. My mum said when she had periods they were the same and she's given birth to 2 kids and her periods were as bad as labour.

I've been to the doctors several times and described my pain (cramps that go from my ribs to my feet, concentrated in my lower abdomen and inner thighs with sharp pains in my lower abdomen, it's affecting my work because I have to phone in sick) and they have given me some painkillers (mefanamic acid) but it does absolutely nothing, I've even taken codeine and it makes me lovely and relaxed but doesn't stop the pain. When I spoke to a doctor he joked 'maybe have baby, many women find their periods ease after having children'.....????
I don't have the symptoms of polycystic ovaries so after they decided it wasn't that I'm not getting much help....how do I get them to take me seriously?!

Some GPs are a joke

Have you tried requesting another GP at the same surgery or something
I can’t believe they are not taking you seriously. Painful periods like you’ve described could be attributed to fibroids/endometriosis.

This was my thought! I had an ultrasound a couple of years ago which they ruled out PCOS and then that was that, they stopped looking at other options. I've asked if I could have blood tests to see if there's anything weird going on with my hormones, brought up endometriosis but I've not gotten anywhere with it :/ I think the problem may be that I don't have one GP, just the practice and every time I go I see a different doctor so it's like going back to square one

I've suffered with period pain since I was 12 and it's been gradually getting worse to the point where I'm crying on the bathroom floor, vomiting in pain and can't stand up because the cramps in my legs are so bad. I've been to the doctors several times but as you rarely get a same day appointment at the drs, they've never actually seen me when I'm having them (and to be fair I'm not sure I COULD get to the doctors, I can't even get downstairs). Sounds dramatic but honestly I've broken bones before and my periods are still the worst pain I've ever experienced. My mum said when she had periods they were the same and she's given birth to 2 kids and her periods were as bad as labour.

I've been to the doctors several times and described my pain (cramps that go from my ribs to my feet, concentrated in my lower abdomen and inner thighs with sharp pains in my lower abdomen, it's affecting my work because I have to phone in sick) and they have given me some painkillers (mefanamic acid) but it does absolutely nothing, I've even taken codeine and it makes me lovely and relaxed but doesn't stop the pain. When I spoke to a doctor he joked 'maybe have baby, many women find their periods ease after having children'.....????
I don't have the symptoms of polycystic ovaries so after they decided it wasn't that I'm not getting much help....how do I get them to take me seriously?!

Have you been able to discuss with them whether oral contraception would be suitable for you?

There is a good chance that this would help; one other benefit of taking the pill is that you can take packs back to back, so you could give yourself a block of weeks when you don't have your 'period' at all.

I've got a condition that puts me at risk of stroke so the combined contraceptive pill isn't an option for me- I can't take anything with oestrogren. I've been on other pills before (currently not on one) but they've not stopped my periods. I've heard the injection stops peoples periods, i'm not sure what's in it though?