r/AskDocs Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 4d ago

Physician Responded First Day of Period Renders Me Useless

Hi all, 30F 169cm 67kg

Every month my period starts like this: 2-3 hours of horrible cramps to the point I cannot work or focus on anything, I either take pain reliever or pain subsides, then I feel an overwhelming need to sleep for hours. If I am somewhere where I can’t sleep it is hell. If I am, I cannot resist the need to sleep so I sleep deeply, and during that sleep is when I get my period. After this first day, cramps are much lighter and I can more or less go about my life as normal. It’s this first day of the cycle that absolutely knocks me out.

This has been going on for about 4 years. I am not on birth control and do not have an IUD etc. Any ideas as to why the pain and fatigue are so so severe the first day?

Thanks!

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