Can I fix an Irregular period that has bad cramps?

[alzzey]

My period is always somewhat irregular. One month my cycle will be 29 or 30 days long, the next it will be next to 40 days long. Also, as I grow older my cramps and emotions just seem to be getting worse and worse. Its almost like my whole body just goes numb, but the pain centers around my pelvis area. I also can barely eat without feeling like I am going to barf when my cramps get like this. And when it comes to emotions, they are everywhere. I will randomly start crying for no reason, I can be happy as ever one second, then a bitch the next. Is there anyways to fix this? To make my period more normal, my emotions more controllable, and help with cramps.

[cth96190]

Strange as it may seem for a male to comment on this, I have some experience in the field as a result of working for a pharmaceutical company.
Step one: speak with your doctor. You need to rule out a range of potentially serious problems.
Step two: consider trying a natural (herbal) fix, such as Remifemin by Schaper & Brummer. Remifemin is marketed in the USA for the relief of the symptoms of menopause, but it will also help to get your periods under control and reduce your PMT symptoms.
Step three: every day take two capsules of a New Zealand green-lipped mussel oil extract marketed in the USA under the name Omega XL. Elsewhere in the world it is called Lyprinol. The active is a patented extract called PCSO-524. The mussel oil is a powerful anti-inflammatory that has been shown to also reduce menstrual cramping.
You will find plenty of published peer-reviewed research on both Remifemin and PCSO-524 at the Food and Drug Administration database www.pubmed.com

[YamIhere]

As you get older, your hormones will be all over the place, so I think it will actually get worse. It has for me. I get pretty emotional about a week/few days before. Basically hormone levels start to fall. I then feel awesome afterwards when hormone levels rise.

I have heard that birth control helps for some. I'd advise you to learn a bit about your cycle. Physiologically it's interesting to know what's going on. Helps you understand it a bit better. You should also take some motrin before it arrives, like a day or two. Over the years you start to get a good idea when it will arrive and what to expect. First day is always the worst. Some girls get the nausea and others don't. I think that's mostly due to genetics.

[arielle_cerise]

Birth control regulated my periods like clockwork.

Other than that, I don't think you can, because it's just your hormone fluctuations. What you're experiencing is normal (of course it still sucks) and you might just be a woman that needs some pain killers and a heat pad (and lots of your favorite relaxing activities) to get through the week.

[Drooogie4]

Birth control.
Mine was awful and painful, irregular, nauseating..
Then the pill fixed it alllll.
It means your hormones need a little help.