My wife found relief from pain in a different context with PEA (Palmitoylethanolamide, in the form of a Life Extension AM/PM product), and we have a friend who uses it for "phantom limb" pain from a lost finger joint. As an adjuvant therapy, this might be helpful.
PEA is unlike typical pain relievers -- it may take weeks or months to begin having an effect -- but many people find it works well to reduce chronic pain.
https://yandex.com/search/?text=Palmitoylethanolamide+for+menstrual+pain&lr=10122
At least one study found that PEA (in this case, at a much smaller dose than in the LE product, and without the second ingredient -- Honokiol -- in that product, but with added α-lipoic acid) took 6 months or more to begin really having an effect: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320978795_Chronic_pelvic_pain_quality_of_life_and_sexual_health_of_women_treated_with_palmitoylethanolamide_and_a-lipoic_acid
EDIT: The two people I know who have used PEA got results much quicker than six months -- a week or less in both cases -- but they were using the LE product which, again, has a higher dose plus an added ingredient.
As an aside, your post is incredibly well-written. Welcome to GA!
Best wishes in finding relief for your problem.
My wife found relief from pain in a different context with PEA (Palmitoylethanolamide, in the form of a Life Extension AM/PM product), and we have a friend who uses it for "phantom limb" pain from a lost finger joint. As an adjuvant therapy, this might be helpful.
PEA is unlike typical pain relievers -- it may take weeks or months to begin having an effect -- but many people find it works well to reduce chronic pain.
https://yandex.com/search/?text=Palmitoylethanolamide+for+menstrual+pain&lr=10122
At least one study found that PEA (in this case, at a much smaller dose than in the LE product, and without the second ingredient -- Honokiol -- in that product, but with added α-lipoic acid) took 6 months or more to begin really having an effect: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320978795_Chronic_pelvic_pain_quality_of_life_and_sexual_health_of_women_treated_with_palmitoylethanolamide_and_a-lipoic_acid
As an aside, your post is incredibly well-written. Welcome to GA!
Best wishes in finding relief for your problem.