dyer@wivax.UUCP (09/01/83)
It seems that excessive prostaglandin synthesis contributes to menstrual cramps. Strangely, aspirin, the major component of Midol, which acts as a prostaglandin inhibitor, is only moderately effective in controlling cramps. There are several new aspirin-like drugs which have been shown more effective in treating cramps. These are: mefenamic acid (Ponstel) naproxen (Naprosyn) Ask your doctor or gynecologist about them. /Steve Dyer decvax!wivax!dyer
heretyk@abnjh.UUCP (S. Heretyk) (09/02/83)
I never get cramps -- must be another male scheme to keep me isolated from other women....!!!!!! Shelley Heretyk
rt1tt@ihps3.UUCP (09/03/83)
When my doctor prescribed an anti-inflammatory drug, MOTRIN, for arthiritis he said that they found out by coincidence that it works very well on cramps. The drug has very few side-effects.