heavy periods?

Question

anyone here suffer from heavy periods?if so what do they do to help it.and why is it very heavy on a morning

Answer 1

Well, I used to suffer from heavy flows. How old are you? I used to get heavy ones when I was 14/15 or so. Now I'm 16 and it has slowed down a little bit.

Just hope it slows down like mine did.

Hmm- try reading this: http://www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/15/62.cfm

Pretty interesting. But the heavy flow is nothing you should be really worried about. And it's probably heavy in the mornings because when you sleep, you're body is flat and the second you get up, it flows down.. I dunno, that's my guess. It's happened to me and that's how I saw it. =(

Answer 2

How old are you? When i was younger they were really heavy, i thought it would never end but im 20 now and I don't really have much problems with them. I think if you take naprogesic it makes less blood come out? Don't know if thats true, but i heard it somewhere. Also, tampons are a miracle for heavy periods. They take a bit of practice but once you start on them you won't go back.
I tried the pill too, but it was more of a headache then a help. I would bleed all month long, even when i technically wasn't supposed to be on my period. It sucked. And it didn't help my cramps either, or my pimples!

Answer 3

My periods have been irregular, long and heavy for the last 31/5 years. First put down to stress ( lost my job, then mother-in-law died of cancer). Had blood test at the beginning, came back clear. Had 1 in Feb this year, came back under-active thyroid which can affect periods. Since taking thyroxine periods are slowing coming back to regular and not so heavy. Hope this helps

Answer 4

Yes, I have problems with heavy periods and one of the things I've done to help ease it is to increase my level of iron during that time by eating things like spinach, raisins, and peanut butter (if not allergic to peanuts of course).

It can be heavier in the morning because of the fact that we have been in bed all night trying to sleep.

Because of having heavy periods I would recommend seeing your doctor for further evaluation of the situation to see what they think could be causing your periods to be so heavy. Sometimes a hormone imbalance can be what causes this to occur.

Answer 5

Anything useful for this is I am afraid prescription only.
Ponstan will marginally reduce loss but it does also help period pains. Tranxenamic acid is probably the most efficient drug in terms of reducing loss. The other options are hormonal, the pill or norithisterone.

Your bleeding is most profuse in the morning as while you have been lying down it fills the uterus, when you are up and about gravity takes over.

Answer 6

Depending on the severity and the affect it has on your life, you could see your G.P. and go on the pill as this does help with such problems. If it persists the I would recommend a Mirena coil, but they only gavce me this after years of suffering very very heavy irregular periods.

Answer 7

you may have menorrhagia, or heavy menstrual bleeding. you might want to see your doctor and see if you need treatment for it.

if it isn't that, then you might just have a heavy period. every girl is different, some girls have light flows, others are heavier. some last just about 4 days, others last a week.

Answer 8

hi, if you wear a towel, just think when you lay down the period has no where to go so when you get up it has to go somewhere, for pain try tesco ibuprofen they are really good x