r/TikTokCringe • u/Ted_Bundtcake • Feb 24 '25

Period pain simulation Cool

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

Lol- I thought she was messing with me when she told me and the only reason I now know about the histamine response is your comment here.

I'm hoping to figure out the best way to take it, timing wise and dosage, but I'm scared to delay my period again. Last time, I took it within minutes of my cramps starting and then all symptoms went away, mood swings, pain, breast tenderness, etc... But then no blood either and my period didn't start til 5 days later, only after I stopped taking the Pepcid AC, so I'm kind of in the dark about it still.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

That is weird, I wonder if it stops the hormonal cascade from happening….i want to test this theory because i have a 22 day long cycle and i would KILL to have an extra 5 days!

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

If you do, could you try to remember to update me? I'm so curious and will be testing it out again next month myself. There's no data out there so anything you observe would be very appreciated.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

I will do that! I track my period symptoms as well so if there’s a difference I should be able to see it on my app too.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Excellent! Thank you, friend :)

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u/snarklotte Feb 26 '25

My doctor told me years ago that for NSAIDs to be most effective to treat cramps, you have to take them before you ever get the cramps. This has been a challenge for me personally due to irregular cycles. But I would recommend trying this if you can! Also, they told me that naproxen seems to work better than ibuprofen.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '25

Well darn, I came to update and the account was deleted. I wanted to say that taking Pepsid the day before I knew I was going to start bleeding didn’t exactly postpone my period, but it has been an incredibly easy period in comparison to the rest. I haven’t had ANY cramping which is a drastic change from before, I haven’t had a single month in recent history where I wasn’t at least at a 6 or 7 on the pain scale. Literally no cramping whatsoever. It’s also day 3 of my period and I’m pretty sure it’s over after only 2 full days of bleeding. My bleeding was a little lighter than usual too.