Helpful Supplements

Intent - provide info on my endometriosis story & what worked for me. I'm well into menopause now but have always wanted to help other women suffering from this awful issue. My Mom & both sisters had it all their lives & ended up having scrapings & eventually hysterectomies. I didn't become symptomatic until early 20's when periods started to become painful, extremely heavy (big chunks of tissue), with frequent spotting & irregular cycles. Some months it was like I got two periods. I used to start ibuprofen for the pain on the days when it was unbearable. If I took aspirin versus ibuprofen, I would bleed through max absorbent tampons & leak down my legs. First supplement was a lucky find as I didn't take it for anything to do with my menstrual issues. I added 600mg Calcium per day to make sure I had enough because I was lactose intolerant. This made the severe cramping during menstruation cease to the point I didn't need to take any ibuprofen. Not saying this will help but even if it helps someone, it's worth a try. Plus calcium is so important for bones, teeth, everything else! The endometriosis didn't respond to this, just the cramping. The second supplement - again a lucky find was melatonin. A colleague suggested it for insomnia. I started taking 3-5mg before bed. It didn't help with insomnia but after a couple of months, it eliminated all the menstrual issues from endometriosis. I experimented to verify that it was actually the melatonin by stopping for a couple months & the endometriosis worsened until I resumed the melatonin. Also found that I needed at least 3mg per day as 1mg or 2mg dose didn't help. Anyway I hope someone will benefit from this info. I know first hand how quality of life can be messed up with endometriosis.