I get really bad cramps. any advice to sooth them? Midol doesnt work and i already use a heating pad. are there any excercises or anything to help?

Some remedies are

drink pickle juice
eat unsweetened yogurt everyday
omega fatty acid
cook with a cast iron skillet

some herbs are don quai, juniper berry, femalite or black cohosh (do not use if ANY chance of pregnancy)
drink herbal teas such as don quai, chamomile or passionflower

Traditional Chinese Medicine is excellent for women's menstruation problems such as this. Can you see someone that practices TCM? Do make sure they are registered.

I spent my whole life suffering from cramps so that they made my life miserable and unbearable. I used to take Naprogesic, which worked well, but unless I took it as soon as I felt the first symptoms of cramps/or bleeding, it was useless.

Going to a Chinese doctor changed my life - the cramps went away almost completely, my PMT decreased and I was human again.

Oh and soaking in a nice hot bath helped me