Tranexamic Acid prescription

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I have been prescribed Tranexamic acid for very heavy periods. I finally went to the doctor after years of this as they are getting worse with regular flooding and pain. I have been given tablets today and am due on over weekend. No one I know has had them in RL wondered if anyone could share experience on here? Reading leaflet but nervous but desperate to do something to improve it. Thank you in advance

I think they are a bit like ibroprofen in that you shouldn't take them on an empty stomach.

I actually stopped thanking them 2 weeks ago and still having bad stomach.

I had this medicine for a few years. Now reached menopause. Yay!! It was also prescribed to be taken for a few days before my period but my cycle was so irregular i could never predict it, so I ended by just using it once I was bleeding. I found it made a big difference. And it worked quite quickly. I could relax when I was out, sometimes go away and sleep in someone else's bedding! When I was away from home I was very careful to take it regularly so I didn't flood too badly. What I did find was I needed painkillers too. I was prescribed ponstan ( forgotten its generic name but in the same drug group as Ibuprofen) and it works on prostaglandins so is good for gynae pain. If I didn't have ponstan I was able to take paracetamol with a coffee and that helped a bit.

Ooh love those pills. I was also prescribed mefenamic acid at the same time. The combination of the two was magic! They could stop my period completely. After this baby I am getting my copper coil back in (hormones make me crazy so no pill for me) and asking for this uniquely magical medication combination 😊

I've been taking mefenamic acid for the past 3 periods, and can honestly say that it has changed my life. I know it's not Tranexamic Acid, but I understand they do a similar thing. I can actually leave the house during the first 2/3 days of my period and I don't flood anymore. Serious gatechanger. I'm not keen on long term prescription drug use, but for now these tablets are fucking incredible.