I hate anything to do with heat, but after one day of particularly bad cramps I caved in and tried a heating pad and it actually helped me out sooo much, haha. So I definitely recommend trying that. It might not help, but if it does, the relief is totally worth it.

I typically take Midol with acetometaphine (tylenol) and that way I can piggy back it with ibuprofen (advil) if I need a double dose. Although if the pain is REALLY bad, the best thing is hydrocodone - my mom has some from previous hospital visits so hell yeah hospital-grade pain meds! xD haha. I think I've also tried liquid morphine once, as well, which... I mean... I didn't feel anything after that. I'm pretty sure I just rolled around on the floor giggling about corn... o_o;