The only thing that helps me is 600mg of ibuprofen and 10mg of Vicodin. It feels funny after I take it though...once it kicks in, I can still *feel* that horrible things are happening...I just can't feel the pain from it. The only downside is that it makes me incredibly drowsy but I can't fall asleep!

Everything I've taken either hasn't helped at all or it just lowers the pain level a small amount for a couple hours but the pain comes right back before it's even safe to take another dose. But the most helpful out of the ones I've had would be Tylenol 4. Lasts about 4-5 hours for me and can drop a level 7 pain down to maybe a 4. Percocet works about the same, but if I had to pick between the two, it would be Tylenol 4, because the Percocet gives me too much of that loopy, chatty, high feeling.

And like kdeezy said about u feel it but u don't...I get that. I can feel the heaviness kinda like my uterus is full of rocks, but the cramps and sharp pains are lessened.

Heres a good link to a list of pain medications by strength I find helpful and may be useful for you;
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/medicine/painkiller-comparison.htm

I take the lowest dose vicodin (2 pills 3 times a day), and it helps about 70% of the pain, and i can tolerate the other 30%. I wont take anything stronger because i have to take it on average 9 days a month for every period. So, i take the weakest thing i can so i dont have to suffer, but also try to be very aware of safety.

good luck at the Dr!

also, everyone responds differently to medications. what might work for me, might not be strong enough for someone else. Likewise, what might work for someone else, might not be strong enough for me...though we're all in severe pain. So keep that in mind, and you'll find a medication that helps you.

I take oxycodone 5-325mg the first day, and sometimes second day of my period depending. It lowers my pain from a 9-10 scale down to a 4-6 scale pain. So at least I can move around.

What I usually do is I take only aspirin 3 days before my period to keep the inflammation down. Then when I get my period I stop the aspirin entirely and switch to the oxycodone. So far this has worked out well for me, and I've noticed less abdomonial swelling on my period.

Yankee's right. Everyone responds differently to medications. You might have to try different things until you figure out what works best for you.

I also take Ibuprofen 800mg. I do well when I remember to take it every 6 hours. Also if you know your pain is about to come such as you know your going to have your period remember to start taking it a day or 2 before as it lessens the pain. My doc suggested that and it really helps.

Also I have to remember to sort of stay on schedule ie eat at the same time every day, wake up and fall asleep the same time each night etc. Hot baths help and if you can afford it massage therapy. I also take time each day to meditate, journal or get in touch with my spiritual side. Those are some of the things that help me have better days pain wise.

I also see my dr. This week. I am going to ask him if I can get something for the horrific ovulation pain. It ruined most of my weekend. I understand it will be worse the first few mos after the lap. But honestly, I can't handle it. I have a lot of tolerance for pain as I suffer with kidney stones, but this weekend just about did me in. I took 800 Motrin and didn't help even a little. Ultram does nothing for me, not sure what else to even try. I used to like darvocette but they pulled it off the market. Oh the joy of endo pain!!!

Everyone is so different, what works for 1, makes the other sick. When I was having bad endo pain, I used tramadol but the stuff would totally knock me out, and make me break out in a sweat but it was one of the only things that worked to cut the pain so the zombie state on the couch was a better alternative at the time vs. the pain.
You pretty much have to try things and see what works/doesn't for you.

Percocet 10/325 and Soma 350 helps. It doesn't ever take it all away but it helps. I have tramadol for breakthrough pain but it doesn't make a huge difference at all.

The only thing that works for me is ibuprofen and Norco's. During the day I take just half a norco with an IB600 and at night before bed a whole norco, it helps to knock me out! Good luck!

Thank you ladies! i have tramadol and percocet

I have a lot of other Doctors that Would never let me stay on pain meds for more then 1 week..I dont know where Im going wrong. I know they dont want me to get Addicted to them and I dont want to but You ladies know the pain..It hurts and I think Ltabs are the only ones that they give me but the side effects make me all ugh so Im headed back to the Doc next week as well to ask for something else and maybe to be able to stay on it longer until i have my Final Surgery! you should try Tylonal 3 or 4!!!!