I am almost 50 (in 8 mths time). For a couple of years my peirods have got heavier and I've taken tranexamic acid for about 2 years which helped. However the ladt 5 mths or so periods are heavier again, with some clots and flooding. Also quite a lot of pain, and bleeding mid minth and after sex.
So went to see my doctor (who appeared to be a 12 year old girl!) who was very understanding. Firstly she referred me for an ultrasound scan. Which all came back clear, sonographer found nothing unusual.
Doctor offered me the pill. I took it the first month and my peirod was much lightwr and virtually no pain - all good I hear you say. Big BUT is that it made me a horrible person! I was tetchy and irritable. Snappy with my husband, and I felt irritated all the time. I was not affectionate and did not want sex at all.
My husband is a very understanding man, but he missed the old me. We are close and have a good sex life, usually 4-5 times a week.
He said I must do what was best for me, he knows how much the heavy peirods have gotten me down. But I don't want to be that horrible tetchy cow.
So do I continue with the pill so my periods are more manageable or stop and be a nice, affectionate person?
Doctor told me I could only take the pill until I'm 50 anyway, so only for another 8 mths. Also my BP is borderline high, still within an ok range, but a bit high.