Naproxen for Period Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• FMano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 12, 2019

"I was prescribed Naproxen 500mg after going through severe post period cramps, I have tried Advil and Tylenol but none of them worked. I must confess, Naproxen does the job for me for the period pain, I am back to school studying. I feel really sleepy tho, I don't know if that's one of the side effects of taking the drug."

• AllyCat
• May 26, 2018

"Ever since I was 16 or so, I have had extremely painful menstrual cycles. I will feel uncomfortable a couple of days before bleeding and then hit like a freight train, the first day of bleeding and usually leading into day 2. The kind of pain where I can't think straight and feel the urge to vomit and poop all at once. I have often had to miss work due to the severity of pain. Finally after being fed up with Ibuprofen not working at all anymore, I went to a dr and was prescribed naproxen 500mgs. I find that when I take one 500mg pill at the first tinge of pain, I am usually experiencing relief within 30 minutes. I also find that when I drink LOTS of water with the dosage it kicks in even sooner than 30 minutes. In hind-sight I wish I would have known about naproxen when I was in my teens."

• Anonymous
• August 30, 2008

"This medication for cramps is the BEST. It's weird but my cramps only happen in the morning before my actual period comes. The pain starts literally within twenty minutes of waking. I pop one of these and within an hour, I'm fine. I usually don't have to take another pill even though you can take the medication twice a day. I've been using it for a year. It's great."

• Naiaaa
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 24, 2016

"I'm gonna be honest Naproxen does not help at all for my cramps. I got a IUD to help with the pain a flow of my menstrual cycle, it helped with the flow but not the pain. She prescribe this to me and I still have excruciating pain. Everyone is different"

• Miss...
• October 19, 2015

"Suffered severe period pain doctor put me on naproxen in 2 months have no pain and no period flow it's basically stopped but side effects I got itchy hives but it's great..but doctor says pain is fibroids that have to come out I wanted to stay on naproxen but she said it's only a solution not the end result...."

• Miche...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 12, 2023

Aleve (naproxen) "I recently started having bad period cramps in middle school. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen don't really work that well for me. My nurse practitioner prescribed me 500mg naproxen. It has worked really well. I basically feel no symptoms on my period. So glad I was given this medicine so I can live life normally and not be in severe pain on my period."

• Anony...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 30, 2020

"My period pain is the absolute most painful thing. I get cold sweats , dizzy , nauseous. But when I talked to my doctor , they prescribed me Naproxen at 500 MG and when I take it 2 days before I feel no cramps. You have to make sure to track your period so you don’t feel any pain & to get ahead of the pain."

• Yello...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 26, 2016

"I have very painful cramps, nausea, vomiting, the whole works. When I was younger, I'd have to come home early from school because I took the Advil too late, or was scared to take it at all for fear it would make the pain worse or wouldn't work at all. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it didn't. This is the case with all other pain medications I've tried to lessen my period pain. As for my 375 mg, prescription Naproxen, I can say that it worked fabulously the first time I used it. But today is the third time (month) I've used it and I'm in not-to-be-snuffed-at pain. I'm getting by with applied heat. I'm at a loss for what I should do this month and the next month and the next."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 24, 2016

"I take naproxen to help decrease the blood when I'm on my period taking it 3 times a day 3 days before my period and up to and it works great, I was prescribed by the doctor around a year ago and it's really been helping my periods to become lighter, since I take it for 3 days before my period I don't see any help with period pain and I never knew it could help that so my periods are still as painful as before taking naproxen"

• Fairy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 25, 2020

"Apologies in advice for any graphic content. I am suffering from painful joints and was prescribed Naproxen. I take it twice a day. I have been taking it for 2 weeks before it seemed to start working. Then my period came. OMG I’ve been suffering with heavy periods, often flooding. My stomach cramps have been terrible. This month was different. No cramps. Period seemed lighter. No large clots. Had previously been prescribed Tranexanic Acid and Mefenamic Acid which did not work."

• some...
• July 20, 2016

"I really love naproxen and taking it. It is really effective especially with the fact that I get such strong cramps that usually keep me in bed all day. It lets me enjoy activities without worrying about pain and how to make myself feel better. Sometimes my cramps may get so strong that I can feel cramps through it but its almost not so strong but occasionally strong. Naproxen just depends on the amount of pain you get and its always a mystery for me because i can never predict my cramps. But the point is, Naproxen always makes me feel better no matter how strong my cramps are. I recommend people to take it for ease of pain and always use it with food, trust me. I didn't once and it took away the cramps but i got such a weird stomach ache."

• 8...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 28, 2020

"My periods are about 8 days long and extremely painful. Naproxen is a GODSEND. I have tried birth control on multiple occasions and brands, I just don’t like it and it didn’t make my periods any less painful. I take Naproxen a few days before my period begins and then every 12 hours for the most painful days of my period and it is so much less debilitating. I HIGHLY recommend Naproxen to anyone, but the kicker is this: you have to take Naproxen BEFORE your cramps begin or right as they’re about to get worse. Naproxen is preventative from what I understand. Advil barely works for me, but I really don’t know what I would do without naproxen."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2020

"I had been taking naproxen before my period due to a sports injury. So when my period came I virtually did not feel ANYTHING. I only take 1 in the morning and 1 at night and I don’t feel any cramps at all. I think I’ve found my pain med for my period - it is naproxen!!"

• SarM
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 22, 2021

Aleve (naproxen) "Wow this is literally a lifesaver WOW. I swear I was in so much pain and I felt like I was just gonna pass out cause the pain WOULD NOT stop and when it kicked in I felt so much better. Thank you so much"

• frano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 21, 2021

"Typically my cramps are so intense that I cannot leave my bed, and am typically stuck in the fetal position for most of the day due to pain. Naproxen helps with this, the only downside being it knocks me out for about 4-6 hours."

• jpac
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 29, 2021

"On day one and two of my period I used to feel like it is the end of me. I can’t even lay still because of the unbearable pain and even start crying. Ever since my doctor prescribed me naproxen I can somehow function properly again. It takes around an hour to kick in, but if I take it before the pain gets worse I can continue my daily life without any !!!! Pain. It wears off in the late evening and that’s when I notice how well it does the job, because the pain is very bad. I take one more and then it helps me sleep very well!! Saved my life."

• Lemmax
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 5, 2017

"I was switched to naproxen for heavy periods due to mefenamic supply problems. I have continued with it as I found it reduced my flow more than mefanmic acid did. In terms of pain Naproxen certainly eases the pain from menstruation cramping but doesn’t eliminate it to a comfortable level and I was having to take regular paracetamol on top. A few months ago I was prescribed buscopan for IBS and my GP advised me to use it for period cramps too. To my surprise the combination of naproxen and buscopan has helped greatly during my period and when I’m ovulating. So I rarely need to stay curled up in bed clutching a hot water bottle like I used to have to do."

• Kiyoko
• April 2, 2016

"Took two OTC. While it took the edge off the most extreme pain, was still very uncomfortable. I have a very high pain tolerance as I was a professional dancer, and martial artist. What annoys me is that you can't take anymore for 12 hours. Severe pain started coming back after 8 hours. I'd rather go back to my 4-5 Advil every 4 hours than this."

• Isha
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 25, 2019

Naproxen Sodium DS (naproxen) "I started using this for my cramps in August when my mommy bought them for me and I would say it has really helped me the most in of all the pain relievers I've tried. I used to have very bad cramps: dizziness, vomiting and fatigue due to my low iron. It lasts very long so you don't even have to worry about taking another dose. It starts working in like 15 minutes or so."

• Aussi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 29, 2016

Naprelan (naproxen) "Works great for menstrual pain and doesn't hurt my stomach like other naproxen, as long as I take it on a full stomach. I take one and it works all day. Only draw back is the cost, so my doctor stocked me up on samples. Even with insurance it was outrageous."

• Anonymous
• April 11, 2010

"One thing I've learned is to avoid dairy products and too much fat about a week to 10 days before my period. I helps a lot with reducing bloating and cramps. I still have to use medication to control the cramps, but no dairy makes a huge difference."

• Wish
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2018

"I am overweight which brings more unnecessary pain to my cramps, as well as having bad cramps runs in my family. I am not new to naproxen but one day when I woke up at night in severe pain where I wanted to poop, puke and die, I took one and hopped in n the shower. Roughly 20 minutes for me to feel 80 better and because of that I’m grateful."

• Nikki
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 25, 2020

"I have PCOS and it makes my periods nearly unbearable. Most things don’t work but naproxen works so well. I also have ovary pains where I have cysts and it really helps them too. This is the only pain medication I’ve gotten real results from."

• Vixen
• December 13, 2019

"I took the naproxen after eating some food, but I was waiting hours and nothing happened. I think that it lessened some of the pain because my period cramps are very the painful on the first day. But there was still pain that I couldn’t do some work on my laptop."

• SSS
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 26, 2022

Aleve (naproxen) "I have had the worst period pain ever accompanied with heavy flow and clots that I was changing my sanitary pads every 2 hours and sometimes even 45 mins. The pain was so bad that I could barely walk or do anything. Lying on bed didn’t even help. Aleve has been a life saver. It helps in reducing the pain so quickly and I am able to at-least sit on my bed without having to feel that I am going to faint."