Really really heavy periods

[Apirateslifeforme]

I'm so scared.
I dont have regular periods.
I have PCOS so once every 3 months or so. Always quite heavy, but I've passed so much blood in the past 12 hours, I dont really know what to do.
All sort of normal until about 10pm last night. When i started getting crampy and I started passing massive clots. I tend to use STs and tampons, but even with those I was bleeding through clothing within an hour.
I managed to get 2 hours of sleep. I made myself a makeshift nappy of STs, and laid on a few towels to save my bedding.

I woke up literally that 2 hours later. I was scared of ruining the sheets.

I have changed my clothes 3 times today. I fell asleep in the living room on my side, within an hour I'm awake again, passed so much blood that despite 3 pads and a tampon, I've got soaked underwear and Jean's.

What can I do?
I'm sorry I dont know where else to ask. I dont want to call 111 for them to tell me that this is just on the heavy side of normal. What does everyone else do who suffers with very heavy periods?

I'm really worried right now.
DH has even realised how bad it is, hes just ran upstairs with an empty bucket and said he would put the next wash on. Since last night I've literally had another wash on every time its stopped because I'm going to the toilet atleast once an hour.

Is there some sort of magic cure?

Sorry I know it's disgusting.

[RandomMess]

@Apirateslifeforme how are you today, all ok I hope?

[Apirateslifeforme]

Thank you for asking, but I'm absolutely fine. I got sent a prescription of the tranexemic acid ( when I got it I realised I had the same stuff when I first started my periods) anyway. The bleeding has completely stopped now, which is great. I think its more just end of the TOTM more than the tablets. =)

Thanks guys
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[Mellonsandgrapes]

Op I used to have this, very heavy bleeding like you have described when I was in my mid 30’s. It got to the stage where I was scared to go out whenever my period was due as there was a couple of times when I was out and all of a sudden the blood would be extremely heavy and sleep through my clothes when I was out in public. I was out on the tranexemic acid but it didn’t help. Eventually I was referred to the hospital and I had an endrometrial ablation and it stopped my periods completely. I got mine when I was 39 and I’ve never had a period since.