To be fed up of periods ruling my life!

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I'm so sick of this now.

Pre dc horrific periods since they started, moved onto the pill which gave me awful mood swings, but did ease the blood loss and pain that would result in repeated vomiting/passing out for the first couple of days every cycle.

Always told once you have dc they get much better. Well that never happened!!

They are extremely heavy and excruciatingly painful. Have to take prescription painkillers and still feel like shit. Then after 7 days it finally eases. A few days later on the run up to ovulation I have cramping and stabbing pains in either side, that is not as bad as my period but still enough to make me grumpy and irritate my back.

I manage a whole week with no issues and then a week before my period I am extremely emotional, feel really stressed out and low, which is totally different to my mood for the rest of the month, then the fun of my period starts all over again.

I'm only 29, our family is complete so I guess I feel a little extra pissed off that this might carry on until menopause.

Any advice if you've been through similar?

What does your gp say?

I have an appointment for a few weeks time with a different one.

In fairness I haven't been since having my last baby but only because every time I've been previously, it's been minimised as "one of those things" and sent off with painkillers if I don't want to go on the pill.

Hoping someone will have some helpful advice on what worked for them!

Isn’t there a coil that will regulate them? Don’t get fobbed off by your GP - insist on a referral.

I don't have much advice but just wanted to stop by and show some solidarity.

I have awful periods these days. Having never had acne in my life, I now break out in cystic acne all over my chin, I have the most insane PMS rage and I get awful headaches. I also get terrible anxiety and sadness which I'm convinced is linked to my menstrual cycle. My periods are so heavy at the start and very painful.

I saw a female doctor who was totally useless and unsympathetic.

I have found that exercise helps quite a bit and cutting out sugar helped (but I find it really hard to stick to).

I really hope the GP helps you x

I had horrendous periods. Heavy, painful, staggeringly irregular - the whole shebang.

I went on the pill and had awful side effects. So I went back to the nurse, who spent time sitting with me and listening to all the side effects I'd had. She then recommended a different pill on the back of this and - 10 years later - I'm still happy with it. My periods are almost to the hour regular and very light. I have virtually no PMT, either.

For the difference they've made to my life, you'd now have to prise these tablets out of my cold dead hands.

The contraceptive injection (depo provera) stopped my periods. Might be worth asking your GP about. Hope you can get a resolution OP.

I tried the mirena coil but it didn't suit, due to heavy 7 day periods I then got womb ablation and sterilised. I then stated taking Vit B6, magnesium and taurine for the mastalgia and moods (crying mainly) and I'm like a new woman!

You need a gynaecology referral. Have you had ultrasound scans or a laparoscopic investigation.

There are a number of possibilities including endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, cysts that should all be checked for.

I found the progesterone only pill helped my endometriosis from some time. I later developed adenomyosis which the Mirena cool has under control. I also had endometriosis removed surgically when I had an ovarian cyst removed.

You really don’t have to put up with this.

Coil not cool!

By the way if you get cramping including the infamous javelin arse, try Buscopan it’s an anti spasmodic.

I went to various GPs with similar symptoms, even when on the pill, and got fobbed off so many times, until one simply said to me ‘you do know you can take the pill back to back without any breaks indefinitely’

I haven’t had a period for nearly 5 years and it’s changed my life. No spotting after 3/4 months setting down. Why this isn’t made common knowledge I really don’t know!

Very possibly endometriosis.
Don’t be fobbed off, the average diagnosis takes 7 years apparently
Taking pills, using coils etc...they can all help to manage the symptoms but won’t cure or help the cause.
Be blunt, you need action. Not something which masks the issues. Referral to a gynae please, thank you

Mirena. No periods, no hassles, no pregnancies.

BrightYellowDaffodil- which pill is that please ?