Period cramps are different for every girl - some of us experience painful/unbearable pain, some experience constant minor cramps that makes us uncomfortable for days before/after period.

One thing tho - girls, don't simply take 2-3 tablets of Panadol everytime there's a cramp. Those are not candies that can be taken on whim. I myself use a towel soak in hot water (then squeezed<--for lack of other words-- the towel dry) and lay it on my stomach while lying down.

It helps a bit for me

Wow, if take Ponstan for period cramps means the pain is quite serious already. I've experience very bad pain but not extreme pain though.

Sometimes it's frustrating when guy friends tease us girls for taking MC for period cramps. They just don't know the pain we go through sometimes.

Nice one

Hmm sometimes the pain is so intense that we can't concentrate on anything but the pain. but for myself, I usually lie on my stomach and watch anime from my bed. By the time the episode finish, the pain's either gone or lessen.

You won't die without panadols, just that you have to tolerate the cramps only. IMO, taking 2 tablets when you sense that the cramps are coming is NOT a good practice. Sometimes the cramps might feel that it might get worse but it could possibly not, so if the minute you sense pain or think that major cramps are coming and you pop in two tablets....

Girls, I know how painful cramps can be but please don't simply pop in Panadol tablets as if you're taking Strepsils or something. I've one friend who did that everytime she have cramps and her dosage increased from 1 tablet to 2 tablets and now she's popping in 3 tablets because she says the pain relief effects are getting lesser.