Livia Menstrual Pain Relief Device, Lavender – Off-Switch for Period Pain – Portable & Discreet – Rechargeable, Up to 8 Hours Battery – Complete Kit with Stick-On Pads – The Go-to Travel Partner

Bought for my teenage daughter who can't take pills. She uses without fail. It has really help and I am so glad.

I was hesitant about buying this just because of the price, but I decided to go for it last month. It is so worth it! I have suspected Endometriosis and my periods are so painful to the point of feeling like I will pass out, brain fog, nausea, etc. The Livia has changed everything and my cramps are SO much more manageable. It's easy to wear, discreet, and I'm able to function during my period. The cramps don't always completely disappear, but they are much less intense to where I don't even need to take pain medicine most of the time. If you struggle with painful periods, GET IT!

I know most the time when I read reviews, if there is a few bad ones and mostly good, I just tend to overlook the bad ones and order the product anyways. PEOPLE!!!! I am warning you, Please listen to this!!!!! This device causes bad side affects!!! Maybe it doesn't for everyone but from what it did to me I have full belief it is harmful for your body!!! One of the gel pad parts burned me so bad that it bled for days on one side of my lower stomach. It also causes terrible itching while wearing it and even for days after I had it off. Like EXTREME itching. To the point I wanted to take a wire brush to my stomach. It also kept shocking me so bad while wearing it and giving me extreme contractions!! My stomach as well swole up and was puffy for weeks (other then bloat from Period). After not using the device for 3 weeks, I am still getting random shock spots in my body. Esp my chest. It's this sudden shock like someone zapped me with a zapper and then it tingles for a few min afterwards. I am also still itching on my stomach where the wires were placed and all around the general area. I wore the Livia device for 2 periods and both times had these horrible side affects but I thought I would get used to it. Well after this last one I have decided I am throwing it in the trash!! It isn't worth it!! I will deal with the pain of my period and Endo. And, they won't let me return it on top that. I've learned my lesson and I hope I can save a few women from the absolute horrors of this untrustworthy disloyal device. The person that created it obviously had no care for what destruction it can cause a women's body, on top of going through the scrutinizing pain of the period!!!

QUICK SUMMARY: Livia absolutely helped lessen my period cramp pain!!! Thank you, Livia!!!!! Livia did not completely get rid of my cramps. (That blessed miracle, always just out of reach...) The battery life is my only negative. DETAILED USE: First of all, I waited until I had used my Livia device for two periods before posting this, so that I could give the most accurate information possible. I get cramps for the first 2 days of my period, every month. I don't have PCOS or anything like that, just your standard (gross, stomach-churning, twisting, painful, brutal) cramps, for 48 straight hours. For years, I have taken Midol and tried to use a heating pad constantly to alleviate the pain. The issue is that Midol makes me feel woozy, disoriented, and completely OUT OF IT, while also keeping me up at night. It's honestly almost as bad as the cramps. I tried taking caffeine-free medicine (Pamprin), and it barely touched the pain of the cramps. (I also have an allergy to NSAIDS, so no Advil or Excedrin for me.) My cramps were painful enough that they 100% affected the way I live during those two days. So when I read about Livia, and saw it was available on Prime, I bought it almost immediately. The cost was a little scary for something that might not work at all, but I have 4 sisters and thought if it didn't work for me, maybe it would work for one of them. At least someone would profit from my $150 haha. The package arrived promptly and the instructions were simple. I charged the device, which took about 5 hours from dead to fully charged, and the next day the pain arrived. Attaching the gel pads to the electrodes was very easy, as was placing the electrodes on my lower back. I clipped the device to a belt loop on my jeans, and it was completely covered by my sweater. I asked one of my coworkers and she couldn't see it at all. I hit the power button and clicked it about 10 times before I felt it buzzing fairly strong. After using Livia for two periods, I would say that you should definitely have the pulse up a little higher than a "light tickle", as the pamphlet says. I found that if I had the pulse up to a fairly strong buzz, it really did only take about 2 or 3 minutes before the cramping pain started to fade. I 100% experienced a lessening of my cramp pain. And I also found it to be true that I would only need to use the electrodes for about an hour... then I could turn them off and the cramps would NOT return for a solid 2 or 3 hours. They did return eventually though, which leads me to my reason for only giving 4 stars instead of 5. Livia's battery does not last through the night. It also definitely (in my experience) takes longer than "1 hour, 15 minutes" to recharge (which is what the product description says). I found that it took about 4 hours to charge from almost dead to full. Nor does it last "15 hours" on a charge, unless they mean it lasting 15 hours without being used often... which would be a strange way of phrasing it. I found the battery only lasted about 3 or 4 hours on continuous use. This doesn't affect me so much during the day, when I can turn it off after an hour, and then wait for the cramps to come back, and then turn it back on. However, nighttime was a bit of an issue, especially if it's not fully charged when you put it on before bed. I would fall asleep with it on (a great feeling by itself, because normally I can barely sleep at all when I have cramps), and then wake up a few hours later when the buzzing stopped, AKA it died. I plugged it in to charge, the cramps would come back then in about 2 hours, and then I'd be awake with cramps and a mostly-dead Livia. I solved this by using a heating pad, which always helps my cramps, but I wish the battery life was longer. I guess the solution is to make sure it's fully charged before you go to bed, but sometimes life gets in the way and it's hard to do that. Or I could set an alarm for about an hour after I go to bed, wake up and turn the device off, and then turn it back on again when my cramps came back and woke me up? (UGH the struggle is real.) One more note: I used Livia 99% on my lower back, and only a few times on my stomach. But in both cases, I found that positioning the gel pads DIRECTLY over the strongest pain spot, was very important. I fiddled around with the placement on my back a few times, and moving it even just half an inch lower or to the side made a difference to the pain relief. Be patient, and don't get frustrated if it doesn't seem to work the first time. Play around with the placement, and the strength of the electronic pulse, and you should be able to find the best use for your pain relief. To finally conclude: I would definitely recommend Livia to any woman with period pain. The device gave me a lot of relief, not just from the pain, but also from the hassle of Midol's side effects. I love how compact and cute Livia is (I got the lavender color!), and how easy it is to use and charge. I also was able to use the same gel pads for two periods, so that's a plus. The battery life is a little disappointing but more than worth dealing with, for the relief I get. My sisters will have to buy their own Livia devices, because I'm keeping this one! UPDATE (8/29/18): To make this review even longer, I want to add an additional note. After 4 months, the cord that attaches to the flower pad electrodes on my device started shorting out. The current would disconnect if I bumped the cord, and I'd have to jiggle it around to get the current to start flowing again (kind of like an old cell phone charging cord might do). I emailed the company, and had a response within 24 hours. They shipped me a replacement cord free of charge, and it works great. So I just wanted to add that even though it was disappointing that I had issues with my cord after only a few months, the customer service was excellent as far as replacing it goes.

1st of all, I want to say thank you, thank you for making this product! I am very hesitant about spending this much money on something that wouldnt help with relief. My daughter has cramps monthly from her cycle. She is so sick the first few days prior and the following 2 days after she starts her menstrual cycle. We have tried everything natural that you can think of and ended up resorting to meds to help with pain. Finally she maxed out on pain meds and still was in pain! I researched the Livia Device and thought I will try anything to help relive my daughter's pain. She got this just in time! It has to charge before use, so she opened it and charged it just in time for the cramps to begin! We finally found help!!! She took, "1 TYLENOL" through the whole start to finish of cramps!! That is HUGE and she used the Livia Menstrual Pain Relief Device and it worked!!! She kept thanking me for the help! If you are second guessing the purchase of this little miracle device, just buy it! It is small enough to wear without being noticed. We also purchased extra sticky pads.

I must say at first I was skeptical thinking how can this really "switch off" menstrual pain. I received the beautifully presented white box, opened it to find a cute little lavender colored machine, with all the accessories needed for it to be used. Little did I know that this small item was, in fact, going to produce a powerful non-invasive treatment for menstrual pain. I am a huge advocate for anything the is natural, holistic/alternative health, that won't cause harm or side effects. I have to say that Livia encompassed everything I was looking for. It is easy to use and very straightforward, simple and effective, also easy for teens to manage on their own as well, and most of all IT WORKS! To be pain-free is an amazing feeling and to be able to achieve pain relief without toxic side effects is even better. Livia is worth the investment and once I used it, I thought to myself where have you been all these years. I won't leave home without it and because it is so unique and discreet, I can wear it anywhere without it interfering with my wardrobe or my daily life. It is so wonderful not to be debilitated anymore by monthly cycle, to be able to regain the few days that were once lost due to period pain. Now I can go about my life without having to be curled up in a ball, with a hot water bottle pressed to my stomach, with tears streaming down my eyes due to my pain. Now I just make sure my Livia is fully charged, clip it to whatever I am wearing that day, put my electrodes where it hurts, turn it on, set the speed and off I go. I will be recommending Livia to people I know, as I can't keep this little gem hidden. FANTASTIC PRODUCT!!!

Easy to use. It hasn't taken all the pain away but has reduced it significantly. I can go an entire day without pain killers which is really good, as I used to take a fait good amount of pain killers. Battery lasts for up to 8 hours on high use. Only down side is you need to check the battery prior to using it as it loses battery even when not in use. Over all I am very happy with the purchase.

This is the only product that seems to help my daughter. Thankyou

I know this product is for menstrual cramps, however I actually use it on my lower back on my right side. I’m going through menopause and a weird side effect is the pain in my right lower back. It helps quite a bit, believe it or not. The only thing I don’t like is the gel pads. That’s a total texture thing for me though.

Soy una mujer de 40 años con problemas de disminorrea desde los 14 y tengo reglas muy muy dolorosas.Tenia miedo de usar algo desconocido pero vi en una de las opiniones de una chica que se lo recomendó un ginecólogo,para aquellas mujeres alérgicas a los medicamentos; es totalmente inofensivo tal y como los controles de calidad de Livia lo avalan.Ademas de ser premiado,está creado sólo para esto,aliviar el dolor de la disminorrea,no te vale cualquier TENS ( estimulado nervioso trascutaneo) porque esto es lo que es,un TENS creado con la corriente exacta y estudiada,sólo para este fin.Fue creado por un cientifico Israelí,al no poder continuar con el proyecto,fue su hijo quien lo finalizo y ha sido financiado por mujeres de todo el mundo.Pregunta a tu ginecólogo porque no está recomendado para mujeres con marcapasos,alergias o cáncer de ovarios.Si no es tu caso,te cuento mi opinión ya que he leído todo sobre Livia y encontraréis muchos vídeos en Internet y youtube en inglés. -Primero: La primera vez,carga el TENS ( esa especie de mp3) durante almenos 12h como un mp3,con el cargador del móvil o con tu pc tal y como indica el vendedor. -Segundo:una vez cargado esas 12h antes de usarlo, coloca cada electrodo,parche o flor ( al tener forma de flor el vendedor lo llaman asi) en los puntos adecuados en tus ovarios ( al principio colocaras mas o menos cada parche después sabras cuáles son tus dos puntos exactos y ahí está la clave) pero nunca tensando los cables que unen cada electrodo porque además de no ser necesario no dejas que está leve vibración eléctrica fluya hasta el parche,es decir que coincida el centro de cada florecita con el punto de tu dolor sin tensar cada parche ( cables ligeramente sueltos). Tienes que esperar de 10 a 15 minutos para que te quite el dolor;al principio crees que no hace nada pero tal y como indica el vendedor sólo tienes que esperar a que actue durante 15minutos ( la mayoría de las mujeres no esperan de ahí una opinión que no corresponde) a partir de ahí,este mantiene a tu sistema nervioso entretenido porque es lo que hace,con este dispositivo al emitir levisímas descargas en los ovarios no es que estas descargas son las que mitifican tu dolor,si no que son estas señales que emite el TENS a tu ovario las que tienen a tu sistema nervioso entretenido no llegando el dolor a tu cerebro. Niveles: Sólo tiene tecla más y tecla menos si le das 6 veces a la tecla más:nivel 6,si le das 5 veces:nivel 5 y veras que se enciende una luz cada vez que le das al mas o al menos.Tienes más de 6 niveles,desconozco si hay hasta 10 porque no los he usado. Todas usamos nivel 6 y a veces 7,pero en el siete verás que al andar te da una leve vibración se prolonga por tu pierna,no te asustes,baja el nivel y tampoco es una cosa muy fuerte.Todo esto es totalmente seguro. Cuando te lo pongas empieza dándole a la tecla más tres veces ( nivel 3) y vete subiendolo ( si a los 15 minutos no sientes que tu dolor se ha ido hasta saber cual es el tuyo) pero no creas que por no sentir nada Livia no está actuando,porque no vas a sentir nada,como mucho en el nivel 7 una ligerísima vibración. No vienen las instrucciones,pero en el chat de su página de facebook y conversando en inglés puedes pedirlas,te atienden de inmediato y te las envian en pdf por correo electrónico( puedes traducirlas con el traductor de tu pc).Es totalmente seguro,este sistema si funciona ( no en unas si y en otras no) si funciona. La batería dura unas 8-10 horas pero esta contraindicado en las instrucciones usarlo mas de 10 horas ya que desconocen que efectos puede producir,no porque haya sucedido algo,si no porque aunque no haya sucedido nada desconocen sus efectos mas de 10 horas,por seguridad te recomiendan hasta 10h. Nunca lo uses con el cargador puesto,esto es por seguridad por si hay un problema con tu corriente en casa ( una subida de tensión) evidentemente no suele pasar pero aún así no lo uses,no lo recomiendan. -No te quites el TENS sin apagarlo antes. -Su vida útil es de 5 años. -Se recomienda tener los aparatos de Livia a una distancia de tu teléfono móvil al ser un dispositivo eléctrico puede que no funcione Livia,normalmente funciona,pero para no cargartelo procura llevar el móvil en el bolso y no en el bolsillo. En mi experiencia decirte que para estar cubierta un día entero tendrías que tener 2 Livias, uno te lo pones 10h se gasta,descansas ( recuerda no puedes usarlo mas de 10h seguidas) te pones el otro y el primero lo dejas cargando,así tendrías cubiertas las 20 horas pero la batería dura bastante. En su página venden todo por separado,por un lado los electrodos con el cable y por otro está el TENS ( esa especie de mp3). Yo tomo medicamentos las horas que no lo tengo puesto mientras se carga pero mis reglas son muy dolorosas quizás si tu dolor es leve no necesites tomar nada después de usarlo porque Livia sigue actuando hasta 2h mas hasta una vez quitado,en mi caso,livia actua sólo media hora sin él puesto mis dos primeros días pero he conseguido no tomar nada de 6 dias,solo dos. Me lo he llevado en el bolsillo ( no se ve) y por dentro a la calle y mi vida si ha cambiado;gracias a él yo estoy mucho más tranquila y tomo menos analgésicos apenas,cuando tienes un dolor insoportable Livia sí actua y mejora tu calidad de vida. La atención al cliente fue excepcional,una de las flores tenía un pequeño fallo,les envíe un correo electrónico en inglés a su página de Livia (ya que Amazon me ofrecía el reembolso total del producto y yo solo queria un cambio es el vendedor quien debia realizarlo,sus oficinas y el envío del producto viene desde Londres) y tras enviar las fotos me enviaron a la semana dos electrodos nuevos.La atención es excepcional. Se lo recomiendo a todas aquellas mujeres que tienen dolor,les ayudará muchísimo y si,mejorará tu vida. Todo esto te parecerá como de ciencia ficción pero esto no es más que una especie de Mp3 que lleva una ranurita para colgartelo a tu pantalón con dos parches,subes y bajas la frecuencia según tu umbral de dolor y procurara que que los electrodos estén justo en el punto donde te duele,ni más ni menos. Los geles ( lo que adhiere el parche a tu piel) duran un año ( ponles el plastiquito que viene en la caja para que no se seque). Los pides en su pagina web o facebook y si has maltratado los electrodos también los pides aparte. Cambiara tu vida.En Amazon EEUU encontrarás muchas opiniones,aquí en España de momento es un gran desconocido. Livia nació en 2013 con la búsqueda de un producto que evitara los dolores menstruales sin el empleo de fármacos ni efectos secundarios. Tras años de experimentos y trámites, el invento pidió financiación vía 'crowdfunding' en la plataforma IndieGogo y hemos sido las mujeres las que lo hemos financiado,lleva en el mercado sólo 3 años.Por cierto,no trabajo para Livia, me he tomado la molestia de poner toda esta información porque quiero ayudar a otras mujeres.Sé lo que es pasarlo fatal, yo he buscado todo tipo de soluciones desde hace años y no deseo tomar ni anticonceptivos,ni analgésicos, esto es después de 25 años lo único que me ha funcionado.Se lo recomiendo a todas las mujeres con dismenorrea o un simple dolor.Tu vida cambiará radicalmente.