Homeopathic remedies for acute menstruation problems

At the bottom of this guide is a section on the dosage and repetition of the remedies.  Please read this careful and feel free to call or email us if you get stuck.  We are happy to give free advice to self-prescribers.

Mag Phos

The keynote symptom for Mag-Phos is pain is relieved by warmth (as is often the way with menstrual cramps.

Colocynthis

If your pain is relieved by doubling up and applying strong pressure (like a pillow, arm of the sofa or book), then this is the remedy to try. It also has burning pains in the area of the ovaries and a feeling of restlessness.

Colocynth

The main keynote of this remedy is that the pain is relieved by hard pressure.  You may observe this as pressing a pillow or book into the abdomen – my daughter has been found lying over the arm of the sofa…  The patient has bearing down pains, which make her double up and feel very restless.

Chamomilla

This remedy is mostly prescribed based on the mental state of the patient – impatient, snappy, grotty and impossible to please! The pain may be unendurable with a discharge which is clotted and dark blood.

Belladonna

This is the remedy for bearing down pains like the uterus is trying to come out.  The pain comes and goes suddenly and the discharge is bright red blood. The period comes early and is very heavy. The patient may be restless and feel better for standing up and worse for laying down.

Pulsatilla

The patient has changeable mood (typical teenaged girl!) , wants your attention and sympathy and cries a lot. The discharge often starts and stops but is painful.  The blood is thick and clotted.

Dosage & repetition

30c - Take one dose and repeat up to four times daily. 6c or 12c - repeat up to six times daily. 200c -up to three times daily.

You can also try dissolving a few tablets of the remedy in a glass of hot water and sip it every few minutes during the period of cramping pains – acute, severe pain often responds more readily to this repeated dose.

Stop taking the remedy if:

• The symptoms go.
• You have taken the remedy for three days and nothing has changed.
• If the symptoms get worse. In this case, stop the remedy and wait - it is likely to work well in the next two or three days.
• If in doubt call either of us - we are happy to help!
• If your symptoms are getting worse each month, or they occur every month, the best thing to do is to come and see us for a remedy which will address your underlying susceptibility to getting these menstrual problems.

It's always wise to go to the doctor, get your problem checked out and get a diagnosis before treating yourself. Don't assume you know what's wrong, and remember pain is always a warning that something is not right.