Excessive bleeding, any tips to manage

[purplepandas]

Hello,

I have had dodgy periods for a while, either nothing or then frequent and excessive. They are back to the latter and I am at my wits end as I am leaking everywhere and changing pads so frequently. I am already worried about having to go into work on Weds for this reason as I can't be in all day with the situation as it is and toilets being restricted numbers etc.

I have another GP appt next week but that does not help me this week. I have found them useless. Was investigated but nothing normal found. I just can't manage like this as is it so restricting in terms of what I can do. I find blood everywhere. I am 43 btw.

Anyone else had this and have any wise words to offer? It's miserable.

Thanks

Nothing abnormal, sorry!

Is anyone able to help? It's been a miserable morning so far.

I have struggled in the past with heavy bleeding. Gp were no help, apparently it is normal to spend all day flooding in the toilet at work passing clots the size of your palm! What helped me was getting a moon cup as it holds more liquid than a tampon, and also backing that up with a sanitary towel. I would also set my alarm in the night so I could get up twice and change my sanitary protection, which was easier than changing the sheets. Overall the best thing that help was having a baby, but that is not the easiest or cheapest option! Sorry I can't be more help ❤️

I’m sorry that’s dreadful. God if this shit happened to men they’d be throwing money at research.

I’d suggest a mooncup and period pants plus a sanitary towel.

Period pants?

Isn’t going through a a towel or tampon an hour classed as a situation where you require immediate medical attention?

I had this issue and also got nowhere with the GP after a normal blood test result.

In desperation I then self referred to the local private hospital and I received an appointment a day or so later. I saw the gynaecologist who ordered an internal ultrasound scan and from that he recommended I have ablation surgery to stop the bleeding. Menorrhagia is no picnic at all and I found the other treatment usually associated with this had no effect on my levels of bleeding.

GPs and NHS often useless with this. All they'll do is offer you a Mirena coil.

Have you tried tranexamic acid tablets yet? Your GP should prescribe them as an easy first-try solution.

In have this, go won't do anything currently was on list for an internal upset sounds but no idea when or if that will happen. I have period pants and I use them and double pads when really heavy. I also always carry them and nappy sacks and baby wipes with me when out and about. I keep spare trousers in the car too. It isn't nice but it's the only way I've found to cope with it. I've had to take a few days of work too as I had to go to the bathroom for 10min every hour and it's not sustainable in a shop! Do you get the week's worth of pain in one go too? That I haven't found a way of coping with yet.

I suggest trying a mooncup too. It's been brilliant for coping with flooding.

I went through similar, was using traneamic acid and ibuprofen to try & keep it under control when I was at work.

I didnt want the coil however Ive started low dose pill which I take back to back and has helped massively. I really didnt want to go on hormones but I couldn’t go on bleeding so much every month. Im 42 with fibroids & peri menopause so this is why mine are so heavy.

I get this on day 3/4 and I deal with it by not going out I’m peri-menopausal now so I never know when it’s going to happen, it’s murder for scheduling. Period pants, huge tampons and a pad as well...the clots are the worst, they make me absolutely gush and I’m terrified of bleeding on the furniture!

Guaranteed if men had this there would have been a solution centuries ago

are you deficent in iron? lack of iron is both a cause and a symptom of heavy periods. try ibuprofen. avoid a1 protein in dairy. get a menstrual cup with capacity plus period pants. ask dr for tranexamic acid. consider mirena. hth!

Ask for a gynae referral, you shouldn’t have to put up with this

@Batshitbeautycosmeticsltd

GPs and NHS often useless with this. All they'll do is offer you a Mirena coil.

Sadly often true. op. I have heavy periods due to fibroid. .get your gp to refer you for scan

I had similar issues a few years ago... Days 1-3. Bleeding through super tampax and a towel in 1 hour meetings through to chair, unable to get out of bed as sitting up flooded bed. Also increasing migraines. Just like how was as teenager.

I knew the reason was lack of contraceptive pill/depo injection but GP wouldn't prescribe as high blood pressure.

I eventually got admitted via A&E from drop in centre as severe migraine, period,
plus chest pains up neck.. After brain scan referred to neurology.. I explained my theory..they agreed depo... No migraines, no periods.. Life great.

Can now not get depo due to covid but pill might work for you if also get migraines.

@nibdedibble

Guaranteed if men had this there would have been a solution centuries ago

Yep! And they wouldn't be denied referrals to GYN or waitlists a year or more long unless you pay for it or put up with hormones that give them side effects (trial of the male pill pulled for that).

An internal Scan in my case only showed thick lining which I was already aware of and after that scan I started to bleed even more

In my case it was due to a progesterone and estrogen imbalance and nothing short of me having ablation surgery stopped it entirely. I did not want the coil due to endometriosis and gynaecologist did not even mention me having a more a at all when I saw him

Sorry for being crap at replying, got caught up at the madness of work (not the best time to work for a university it seems....) Thanks all, I really appreciate it. Have had an internal, all was fine, that was about 14 months ago. Yes, they mentioned a coil and I absolutely do not want that at all. I struggle with a smear, no bloody chance do I trust them putting that in. The last three smear tests have required additional help and mega stress.

I agree, if this was men, no chance. I really struggle with tampons now which is so annoying. I really want them to work but they just hurt. Have those with a mooncup foudn them okay even if struggling with tampons?

Def will ask for tranexamic acid. Thank you and check out period pants.

Do give the tranexamic acid tabs a go but you may well find they do not work effectively longer term. I would urge you to find out exactly why you are bleeding heavily because there is a cause, find the cause as well as treating the symptoms

Would also suggest you obtain a gynaecologist referral, such are well beyond a GPs general remit

Any test that was done over six months ago should be discounted,you need up to date test results

Thanks @AttilaTheMeerkat, I will push for that. It is worse than it has ever been so you are right.

The reason that GPs and gynaecologists advise mirena coils is they work really well for most women , are cheap, can be inserted there and then very often and are very safe. Private or NHS , GP or gynaecologist they are usually a good option once basic examination and investigations have been done. You absolutely need some help with this OP as you will become ill from anaemia if it carries on.