I'm on my period i am getting bad cramps im not on heavy but i'm getting brownish red blood?

Many options: There are multiple options for painful periods. Hormonal treatments such as birth control pills, Progesterone treatments and the Mirena/Skyla iud are effective reversible treatments that will help many people. There is also a drug called Lysteda that contains no hormones which will help others. Many find Ibuprofen helpful. The color of menstrual blood is not typically important