Ladies with painful periods, I need your help!!!!?

Question

I am 34 and use to be on the pill for years and 3 years ago I became severaly allergic to all kinds as I tried them all. I never had pain, cramps, much less any bad side effects. Now I have regular periods as far as every 25 days but I am having a major problem. I hate to be gross but in the first 3 days of getting my cycle I lose big blod clots and saturate a pad or tampon ususally with in an hour so. This is starting to make me real weak and just completely wipes me out. I can't even leave the house for fear of an accident. I have been in bed for 2 days and I want to know is this normal? Do other women have periods that suck the life out of them and bleed excessively? What do you do to control it?? Any foods or pills that help you or any thing you can tell me good or bad would be helpful. Thank you all.

Answer 1

You may have endometriosis. The link below will tell you more about it. You should see your doctor and ask about it. I have it and after I stopped using birth control the symptoms were much worse. Blood clots most the time are normal. I put a link below for more info on it for you.

Answer 2

i know exactly what you mean...well not about the blood clots but about the cramps i get really bad cramps to the point where i can leave bed for days...drink a lot a lot a lot of water...and no matter how bad you don't wanna get up and walk around i found that drinking a lot of water helps the cramps a little and the bleeding some...walking even a little bit every night helps to but you cant just be still that's when it gets worse stay away from caffeine it makes the cramps worse...and use heating pads.....those portable ones they have now are excellent...as far as the blood clots go consult a doctor my mom just had the same thing happen to here and she wound up having to get a hysterectomy because when that happens....something could be wrong......

Answer 3

Ooooo.....that's what I was going through. I found I had some fibroids. In fact, I became anemic and still am. It is not normal! I'd be out somewhere and I'd saturate two of the Maximum Protection pads by Always. The blood would go through the pads, down my legs and onto my shoes. It's good my car has vinyl seats....

I'm on Depo-Provera and it has helped immensely. It took a few months to really kick in. After a year or so, I shouldn't have any periods.

Answer 4

Other than birth control, WESTERN medicine has a hard time controlling them.

As an experienced doctor of Chinese Medicine I can tell you that one thing that Chinese Medicine regularly treats with more success than western therapy is "female problems". The combination of herbs and acupuncture can work wonders with regulating periods, minimizing bleeding, eliminating pain and decreasing the likelihood of feeling "wiped out" by your menses.

I personally suffered from severe PMS and cramping for years and finally sought treatment with an acupuncturist. It was so successful I fell in love with the medicine and went to school to get trained in it.

In my experience with patients, the cessation of birth control pills can frequently lead to excessive bleeding, irregular and painful periods. The energetics of birth control pills are stagnating; basically they keep the body from moving energy the way it was designed to. As a result, when you stop taking them, your body goes into overdrive mode and makes a huge effort to move all that stuff that the birth control pills kept in place.

As a result your bleeding has gotten heavier, you're passing clots (old, stagnant blood!), and its wiping you out because your body is working so HARD to move all the stuff that the pills kept in place.

My advice would be two fold. First, research acupuncture a bit, here is a link to a page about acupuncture and menstruation:

http://www.calvindale.com/treatments/menstruation.html

The UK link on this page is to a british site, but the information is valid.

Then, if you think it may be right for you, find a practitioner who has experience working with OBGYN patients. Acupuncturists tend to specialize so ask around. Also, here is the national web page for the states, listing all nationally licensed practitioners.

http://www.nccaom.org/

Lastly, make sure that you are eating foods high in iron to avoid becoming really anemic as a result of the blood loss. Here is a link to a page listing a variety of foods.

http://www.weightlossforall.com/iron-rich-food.htm

Good luck! I know how horrible it is to be completely debilitated by your period.

Answer 5

It seems that the pills kept your period at bay for all the years that you used them. From the way that you explain your situation, it is very possible that you have fibroid tumors. You will need to see your doctor to be sure. If indeed you have fibroids, there are many treatments that are used to control the excessive bleeding.

In the meantime, eat plenty of green leafy vegetables and take an iron supplement that is easily absorbed by your body.

Things will get better!

Answer 6

It seems such as you have a hormone imbalance. Balancing hormones certainly is a extensive help to maximum folk of girls folk with lady form indications. A scientific prescription for any hormone issues is in many situations guy made hormones. they don't continuously help, yet in spite of in the event that they do, they simply take care of the indications and don't restoration the reason. organic (bio-comparable hormones) can help terrific suited such issues over a pair months. it somewhat is advisable to objective a practitioner who has adventure with organic hormone scientific care or study some information on the priority so which you comprehend it greater effective. Hormone imbalance can be a reason for bloating yet a organic practitioner could additionally diagnose this for you.

Answer 7

Plase discuss this with your doctor. I had same symptoms for years. I finally had a hysterectomy. My blood count was way too low and it didn't have time to build up before the next period. There are things that can be done for you.

Answer 8

If your experiencing such a heavy period to where it's affecting your every day living then it's time to call the doctor. Other than birth control pills it's rather hard to control them.

Answer 9

I did have the same problem..........I had to wear two tampons and a pad to get through he grocery store. My Dr told me that happens to some women as we age. I now have the Mirena IUD..........and no longer have those nasty heavy painful periods. Go see your Dr and see what your options are.

Answer 10

same thing happens to me. but im 14 so its even worse.