Experiences of Northisterone

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Anyone ever taken this?

About 2 years ago my periods got very heavy.

First started that for 2-3 days I'd flood and then have lighter bleed for 2-3 days.

Tried tranxenamic acid but this just made the first 4 days light - then 24 hours after I stopped I'd have sudden floods with large clots.

Started mini pill in December. This changed my periods but rather than make them better it increased frequency and doubled the length of time. They were lighter but I'd get heavier throughout rather than heavy then lighter which is what I thought was usual?

Started beginning of June with spotting after my period (which lasted 11 days) ended.
Then 1/7 started with spotting. Week later light bleed, into medium bleed and then heavy bleed.

The issue I had was I wouldn't bleed for 12-16 hours and would think my period had ended and then suddenly it was like someone turned on a tap. The clots were like a ping pong ball and it smelt very metallic like actually bleeding iyswim?

Started northisterone on 17/7. Took for 10 days. Last tablet taken Monday morning and started Desorex again Monday evening at usual time.

I am aware period can start when northisterone is finished.

So last night was horrendous. Sever cramps that I ended up taking ibuprofen and paracetamol for. Then I had a bleed but it was very liquid and thin blood.

I'm having coil fitted next Wednesday.

Anyone had experience of this? I feel like my life is being taken over by worrying about bleeding everywhere. Fed up of wearing a pad all the time. Cannot wear a tampon because with bleeding not being continuous. (? I'm sure that's true?)

I think I'm noticing it more because with less loo's open publicly it's limiting me going out and when I do go somewhere with a loo the queue is horrendous. (I have a radar key as my ds is disabled and I'm seriously wondering if I can use this in an emergency as this is a medical issue?)

Please help me. (Tea and sympathy welcome!) is it likely the coil will make a difference as bleeding stopped within 24 hours of starting northisterone?

Honestly, OP. Talk to your GP again now. A referral is unlikely to come through quickly. I also dealt with flooding in a classroom setting where you can’t just pop to the loo, it was a nightmare.

The GP dealing with it only works 2 days.
One of those next week she's fitting my coil!

The other day I'm out at a theme park with ds (2 days before my apt) and so not really able to talk!

It's also another reason I decided to take Northisterone again. I want to be alert, not in pain, enjoy it and not be flooding and having to change clothes throughout the day.

I will speak to her when she fits coil. I wail pin her down for plan of action. And I will ask if I can be signed off from sept if this keeps happening as I will say no one should have to put up with this.

3 floods in past 1.5 hours

Took another northisterone after 1st one (earlier than usually would for evening tablet).

Perhaps it didn't work last time and my flood I had before taking it was end anyway? But then why start again 36 hours after I finished it.

The cramps are horrendous.

This is so shit 😢

Would you be happy to speak to another GP if you can't get in touch with your own. I had to do it in May to get prescribed the mini pill as my periods weren't settling down after getting the coil in January. Although she wasn't my usual one she was well versed in these kind of things and explained me why I needed to take the mini pill for a while and could see from my hospital notes that it's something the consultant advised me to do as as well.

Are you taking transexamic acid for the bleeding? Mefenamic acid for the pain? These are things my GP has prescribed to me to help things.

You really do have my sympathies

I was on mini pill. I started it December and the GP is the one who does Mirina. She gave me prescription and said if no improvement seriously consider having it after 3 months.

Then I got my cervical smear through so decided this was priority. Booked that.

Then covid happened 🙄

Smear rearranged for June (HPV negative which was good news)

Then was going to,book for mirina but this happened!

I started the mini pill Monday evening after taking last northisterone on Monday morning.

She said to continue pill when I have coil fitted weds.

Tried transxamic acid 2 summers ago and it really worked to lighten period for the 4 days I took it. I would then have nothing for 2 days. Then I'd have sudden flooding with huge clots.

I also found methanmic acid didn't lighten them but may be worth trying with mini pill and coil.

But I just think it's ridiculous that something so naturally biological for woman is causing me so much problems it's affecting everyday life and costing me a bloody fortune (no pun intended)

I even looked into the moon up type things but I'm terrified that it won't work to hold the amount of blood I'm locking and it'll eight just leak anyway or the ores sure will cause it to shoot out.

As you can tell this may have sent me a little bit paranoid and crazy