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Can taking a lot of cramp pills shorten your period? i had really bad pain so i took 4 and now my period only lasted a day and a half.
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Actually yes: There is some evidence that Naproxen and other nsaids medications can reduce the flow of the menstrual period. I don't recall the doses used in the studies i read.
Answered 6/30/2014
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