you need to try cramptherapy. I have been using it for my last 2 cycles and I don't even worry about pain anymore; it actually works. Its just a band you wear on your leg when the pain begins and in minutes the pain is gone. It lasted for most of the day and then I had to do it again and the pain went away again. This is the first thing that has worked for me becuase my stomach gets irritated from midol. I found it at cramptherapy.com
-Lina