Really heavy, painful periods with massive clots (about double the size of an egg)

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I'm after advice on a few things really. I've had a lap and dye test a few years back (all normal) but these awful periods keep coming. I used to get through them in a haze of tramadol, codeine and weed but i'm off all that now.

My G.p suggested the pill but it's turns me fucking crazy and I'm already in a fragile state at the moment.

I'm about to come on and I've armed myself with ibuprofen and paracetamol and hot things you stick on your tummy. Are there any secret (non drugs) painrelief I should know about?

Also, anyone had periods like this? What could it be?

My friend had same symptoms and has already been for ultrasound scan which showed large fibroids, might be worth further investigation?

If you use ibuprofen for the pain it has a helpful side effect of also reducing your period flow by about half. Link Web md

Hot water bottle can help too.

Tena lady pants with huge built in towel were such a lifesaver when I had bad periods. Such a dark time. Really hope you get it sorted op.

If it's a fibroid causing the bleeding your womb can't contract as it should - which means that the period pain won't go away as easily- your womb keeps trying to contract but the fibroid prevents that, and so you keep bleeding. I had to have two blood transfusions before I had a hysterectomy. I am so glad I had it!

I hope you don't have fibroids, they do grow during pregnancy sometimes due to hormones, mine grey to melon sized! It was bigger than my sons head... I do think if men had periods this would be much more talked about and probably a lot more helpful treatments would have been developed!

I had I lot of patronising doctors say 'heavy periods huh' because it was hard to describe just how bad it was. I felt like I was making a fuss. I don't think a man would have felt like this tbh.

Please don't just request the coil but a thorough gynaecological investigation. Ideally both an endoscope and a transvaginal scan. Then the coil may well be one of the options offered but other causes will have been checked for. Full bloods might be useful as other issues can cause heavier periods eg. Thyroid.

Try agnus Castus. Worked amazingly got me. Got to take same time every day though and give it time to work

I googled castus and they sell it in most herbal shops. I'll get some. What dose did you use?

I would think a lot more before having a mirena coil inserted.

AC is not going to help in any way with the heavy periods. You need to find out exactly why this is happening and the way to achieve that is to ask the GP for a gynae referral. This also warrants another lap operation, not just an internal ultrasound scan (which would not detect any endometriosis if present).

Both endo and fibroids can cause heavy bleeding to arise; it may be a combination of both that is causing your current symptoms. This is not normal and you should not have to put up with this.

I use a make called Biofem. I'm in Germany though so don't know if that's available in UK. The tablets are 4 mg each. The gynaecologist told me to take them the same time each day, preferably on waking, which I do.

She also said they take 3 months or so to really work affectively. However I noticed an instant improvement and over the weeks it coined to improve. The last few periods have had no clots whereas it'd got so bad I could barely dare to be more than 30 seconds from a loo. And my cycle had shortened to 21 days and it's gone back to 28. It has made a massive difference.

Yes please please do keep.on for a gynae referral.

It took me 5 years to get a diagnosis of endometriosis in my 20's and now I honestly don't bother discussing my symptoms in too much detail with my GP, I just ask to go back to my gynae whenever I have problems (I also now have had fibroids for several years & about to have a hystetectomy).

The mirena was a good option for me and gave me a stretch of 5 problem free years, but I only opted for it after my last laparoscopy & long discussion with my gynae.

Nap rocen is good for pain, but I think it makes you bleed more (lke aspirin ) - you need to check side-effects and contraindications before taking anything, especially if it's more than one thing. But if you go back to the doctor first, they should be able to go through it.

They won't give you a Merina without checking no for polyps etc. I had to have a scan before hand. Didn't get on with the coil (felt really sick constantly) until I had it removed. I was ready for a hysterectomy but was offered endometrial ablation instead and it's the best thing I did. Very quick recovery and haven't had a period since.
Could you period woes be to do with your age? I couldn't see if you'd mentioned it. I'm 43 now but the super heavy periods started out of the blue a couple of years ago. They also got closer together.

Oh forgot to say I was very anaemic before I got my periods stopped and low iron can make you feel very fragile, even depressed. I had no idea before how it can affect you mentally. Luckily I had two iron infusions and it went up almost overnight and I haven't felt like that since.