Unusual Heavy Menstrual Cycle/Lasting a very long time

hilary07 · Newbie Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 1

Hi, I'm 21 and I've always had semi-normal periods. However, for the past 2.5 weeks now, I've been bleeding (heavily) and it's very red. I see no end in sight. Has anyone ever experienced this or have any suggestions? Thanks! Sad

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I am going through the same thing right now. I´ve been bleeding for 12 days now, and having horrible cramps. I called my doctor, who told me to take medicine for my cramps and scheduled an ultra-sound in 2 weeks.

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I had that problem when I was in high school. My periods were like clock work when I started at age 12, but around age 14/15 they became very irregular. When they actually came, they seemed to last a long time. I never told my mom until my period lasted almost 3 weeks. I went to the doctor and it turned out I had some small cysts on my ovaries. The doctor gave me a prescription for birth control pills to regulate my periods. I had/(have?) polycystic ovarian syndrome. You might want to google that and see if any of the symptoms fit.

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I have been bleeding for well over two months now, and my doctor gave me the pill. It made it so much heavier and worse, and I've never had a normal cycle. I'm not sure what's wrong and neither does my doctor. Ultra sound show nothing is wrong... Can anyone help?

concerened about health · Newbie Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

Hilary I went through what you are going through right now. I would suggest going to the doctor immediately. My situation is that I have always had long and extremely heavy periods. I had my period and it went off after 7 full days of hevay bleeding. Almost 2 weeks later I started bleeding again but this time the blood looked bright red and it smelled different I thought my heavy period just started again. I continued bleeding bright red blood for 2 weeks straight after my intial period 4 weeks prior. I went to my college clinic and the nurse checked me out and I thought okay she'll just tell me I have a period again. Wrong answer she told me "you have to go to the ER right now, because you're bleeding regular blood" I had been losing a vital and large amount of my blood supply in my body for 2 weeks. She ahd already called me a ambulance and I went in and the didn't tell me anything. They just put me on a strecther, rolled me in, place warm blankets on me, gave me an IV and told me everything would be fine. I woke up 4 hours later within my mom by my side who lived 2 hours away. (I didn't even tell her I was going to the ER) I had been sedated and given a D and C and I almost had to have a transfusion but luckily I didn't. Please get checked out. It's better to know that to not know. The doctor told me I probably would have died in my sleep from blood loss.

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i know what you all are going through. I use to have a reagular period in high school and i got pregnant when i was 18. after having the baby i started the normal period but never started after that. so in about 6 weeks i went back to the doctor and was given a shot to start me. it seems that ever since then i have had problems. i usually go for a month and stop for about 4-9 months and follow that pattern. well last year (2007) i started my period on june 22 and did not stop for 40 days. then i stopped about 2 days and started again so since june i have been without a period for 3 weeks. they are very heavy at times. and i pass clots that are the size of a first trimester fetus. ( i know i am not pregnant) sometimes there is pain most of there is not any pain at all. i have no insurance and i have not been to the doctor for this. i have read up on the possible problems that i could have and at times it is scary to think about what i could have. i think that i am going to try the vit. c and vit. k i have heard that this is suppose to help with bleeding.

if you all have any information please post.

thanks

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Hi ive been going through the same exact thing. Ive had my period now for 3 weeks and the cramps still are intense like the first day. Im on birth control and i went off of it for a month and went back on it. Could this be why my period is so long and heavy?

ConcernedGal · Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Ok so I have been on my period or what I think is my period I am 24 Years old and sexually active with one guy and have been with for years. We never use protection and I am not on any kind of birth control. A few years prior I had had an ovarian cyst that was surgically removed had no problems and healed up quickly. I have started what is to be called a period on Jan 23 and it is now Feb 15th and I am still bleeding heavily I go through 3 or 4 super plus tampons a day with out any cramping. My back on the other hand has been being weird it has gone out on me twice not sure if this has anything to do with that the first time my back went out I was driving and the second time I was drying my hair. I made an apt to see my doctor for next week to see what is going on. I also am tired all the time take today for an example I went to bed last night at one in the am and slept till 6pm the next day I still tired and know if I lay down I can fall asleep easily. Any suggestions????? Email me at number_1princess@hotmail.com

VERRYWORRIED1 · Newbie Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

I used to have a very regular menstrual cycle. Heavy the first three days and then tapering off by the 7th day nothing at all. Nov. 2006 was the last normal period I had. It just stopped. I am not sexually active so I knew it couldnt be pregnancy. I also gained about 30 pounds in 4 months during that time and I noticed my acne got even worse than usual.

Then in April 2007 it came back and it just would not stop. The bleeding kept getting heavier so bad that I was messing my clothes. I have been bleeding non stop since then accompanied by large clots at times. I dont have any pain, I dont even feel tired. I do not have health insurance but I finally managed to scrounge together the funds to go see a doctor in December. Because I am a virgin the examination was very difficult. He was a toal jerk very dismissive and sarcastic he wouldnt even listen to the other symptoms I was having. He did a pap smear on me and told me to come back for a pelvic ultrasound and blood tests and to watch what I put in my mouth in the meantime. I just felt violated. I

mmediately follwoing the pap smear the bleeding stopped and then started back up again and now its as bad as ever. I know I need to go to a dcotor but I cannot afford the tests needed and I am truly scared out of my wits. Has anybody had a similar experience or perhaps has some idea what this could be? I would really appreciate any help.

worry_wart · Newbie Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

I'm 21, I've been on birth control since I was 14, and having a menstrual cycle since I was 12. I've had cervical cancer, and surgery to fix the problem. I've had my period for over 2 weeks now, I've had HORRIBLE cramps- worse than usual, I'm gaining weight, eating like crazy (i.e; I ate a foot long sub from Subway [w/ extra meat] & was still starving after I ate the WHOLE THING) I've tried to lose weight, I can't.

I had a test at the doctors a little under a month ago and I wasn't pregnant. Is there a chance I could be pregnant now?

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