Will Noriday 350mg (mini pill) reduce heavy periods?

[GothMummy]

Cutting a long story short, I had a mirena coil fitted which has gone missing, presumed expelled (had scans, and x-rays). This was for very heavy periods. My GP has given me Noriday 350mg (the one you take for 28 days, a mini pill) She said that it can work for heavy periods in some people. And my period is worse, very heavy on more days! I actually feel dreadful. I cant find anything on Dr Google to suggest that Noriday 350mg will work to lighten heavy periods. Has it worked for anyone, or should I ask for something different? Im back to see her on Friday.

Thanks ever so much for your help

Hey,

I don't take Noriday, but I take Cerelle - another mini pill - and the advice is the same, that for most women their periods get lighter or disappear.

Mine have got progressively heavier since I started taking it 9 months ago. Without the pill, I'd get about 4 days or so, now I'm on about an 8-9 day period, far more painful than before.

It can take a while to settle down with a pill - how long have you been on it?

Thanks for your reply, Magicdraco ;) I have actually been taking it for 7 weeks, I was given it to take alongside having the mirena as my GP thought that it would help to reduce bleeding whilst the mirena got into my system. As it turned out, there was no mirena there to do anything anyway ;) I have had two periods whilst on it and they have both been much worse.

Perhaps my body has just been screwed up with all the synthetic hormones :(

Have you ever been checked to see if fibroids are the problem?.

I would be asking the GP to refer you to a gynae; this type of problem needs specialist advice rather than just taking pills. Also the pills does not in any way address the root cause of the problem, it only treats the symptoms.

AtillaTheMeerkat, yes I believe fibroids are the problem, its been a long time since I had a camera up there but some were some there before I had the kids, and then in a transvaginal ultrasound after having children they have seen fibroids though they said they were "only minor abnormalities". I don't know if they come and go though? I have not had a recent scan or camera check!

I would be asking the GP to have an up to date internal ultrasound scan done to see what your uterine cavity looks like now. Do not be fobbed off.

On an off topic, how did you realise the coil was missing?

Thanks Attilla, I will, I am back at the GPs on Friday.

Canihaveonemoreslice - I had my coil check appointment and the GP could not find the strings! She thought they were most likely tucked up in my cervix, but we had to make sure, so i had an ultrasound, then a transvaginal ultrasound then 3 x-rays as they hunted around my body to find it!

whole thing has been a bit hideous, to be honest but I cant fault the medical staff, they have been great.