I'm 47 years old and my period won't stop - 4 wks. now!

i'm almost 50, and, except for car-accident trauma, mine's been going on for two years. doc sez what he checked was fine; i'll go see the ob/gyn soon. all i can find on the Web is that it's stress-induced...

I'm with you. Never had any problems (no birth control ever used, no children, no pregnancies) and suddenly at 45 "processes" stopped for a month (totally freaking me out!) and then went on straight for a month. Took ten days off again, and now I've been having a period for 2 months straight, with varying heaviness. I read everything online, and like you, concluded "stress" and "age". Dang!!! This sucks. I thought perimenopause/menopause meant PAUSE! :-( I tried the apple cider vinegar/honey treatment (once, twice, and three times a day- ICK!) and nothing. Tried yoga for stress reduction, but I guess I'm a stressy person ;-)
So all I can say girl is....good luck...and eventually it's got to stop, right?! Don't worry- nothing is wrong. And it's a lot less problem than we think. Just take a multivitamin with a good iron supp in it, and eat some red meat, and try to relax. Seems like little enough comfort, but there it is!

I am having the EXACT SAME PROBLEM, and we are the same age, too! Plus, I have been on HRT for a couple of years now. At first it was great, it made me nice and regular, but the past three months or so have been iffy. Skipped December, on time in January, then another two weeks later that just went right into February and into the time when it should have started. What gives! What's worse is, now I have no health insurance and no money, I've been paying for my HRT out of my pocket and it's expensive. Help..?

Such a relief to hear from you ladies, thank you! I'm your age too and the same exact thing happened - - my period was two weeks late for two consecutive cycles and now it has been going for three weeks. I never had kids, have stress (who doesn't), and work out alot. Plus, I don't have health insurance so that info about the doctor saying you were fine is very comforting. I feel fine and that is always a good sign. 8-|

Last summer I went though 7 weeks of this. Started skipping periods in Jan. of 09. Skipped Jan., Feb., March of 09. Then got April & May normal ones. In June of 09 I bleed lightly for 6 weeks, then last week of that one now JULY( 7th week ) I poured blood for 5 straight days. No health insurance I went to a friends doctor and had blood work and pelvic Ultra Sound. Blood work showed low Iron ( that made sense bleeding for 7 weeks ) and indeed was starting perimenopause. Pelvic Ultra Sound showed no thickening of lining where a D&C would be required, but did show a cyst on my left ovary. Was told to take Iron. Anyway it bleeding finally stopped after 7 weeks. Got a normal period in Aug. of 08. No period since Sept. of 09. Then Feb.2, 2010 I started one and at present it hasn't STOPPED!

At the very end of March it ceased for 5 days but when I had straining bowel movements blood was present in discharge. Then BAM bleeding started all over again. 3 out of the 6th weeks bled a lot more than in summer. Not so much changing a lot of pads but when i went to bathroom, a lot of blood came out of me. For last week My God, Blood Clots the size of base balls have been coming out of me. And the blood just pouring out. I have became TERRIFIED. None of my friends my age bled this long.

Could this anyway be normal?

Today started the 10th week, and I am going to have to go back to this doctor. Still have no insurance otherwise I would of been there weeks ago. Am not eligible for State help ( Stupid me I worked all my life ). So I will again have to pay for blood work and any tests out of pocket again.

I'm just wondering if since the last Pelvic Ultra Sound last July something could of changed that dramatically. Like the thickening of lining. My God I don't know how I would pay for a D&C. The blood work and P.US. were costly enough. But I can't just sit here and continue to bleed non stop with being seen. I'm scared I have something worse that would require major surgery. I'm terrified of being put to sleep, and most heavy duty meds make me dizzy and sick. I feel like I'm losing my mind. I'll be 53 in less than 3 weeks. At this point I'm just hoping to still be alive. I have a horrid sinus condition that I've had for 12 years. I cough constantly and at times so hard I wet my pants. So I don't know if this could be aggravating this bleeding problem or what. Thankfully I never stopped taking the Iron.

I read everything on the Net. My God, it says from polyps to brain tumors can cause excessive bleeding. I don't know if that pelvic ultra sound shows everything outside of uterus.

But has anybody else gone through this. Please tell me. 10 weeks of Bleeding, Blood Clots. Can all this be relatively normal? For God's sake if you ended up having to have a hysterectomy please don't even reply. I will have a heart attack.

What in the world is happening to me? And has anybody else experienced this? I'm terrified of going to sleep for fear I'll wake up completely hemorrhaging.

HELP! :'(

And I meant Aug. of 09 in previous post. 10th week as of TODAY. TERRIFIED. :'( :'( :'(

I'm getting fogged out brain from all this worry

hi i am the same,,,,, i am 38 and started havin irregular missed periods in nov then jan,,,,,, now i have been seeing blood for 8 wks........ very very light then med..... have had tiny clots but no pain!!!!!! i am terrified of the doctors but i have said i am givin myself another month then if things dont settle i will have to go....im terrified incase its cancer or something but my mum keeps tellin me you dont miss your periods with cancer..... when i had no bleedin i never had any blood at all even after sex..... i started my periods at 9...... my mum was 38 when she started the change........ could this be a symptom of peri meno:

What you need to do is 1 of several remedies. I have had prolonged periods for years. Sometimes my period would last 5 to 6 months non-stop. I have had fibroids removed, many D&C's, hormone replacement therapy every thing short of a hysterectomy and nothing helped. After years of medical bills and no answers I took matters in my own hands. This is my reasoning..... Name one thing that exist that is not the result of harvesting the earth in one way or another? food, clothes, cars, electronics, medicine everthing we have comes from harvesting the earth on way or another so with that said I turned to a natural remedy and cured my self. This is what I take. Let me first say that now my cycles come like clock worth, they last now only 3 to 4 days. I have one heavy day and the remaining days I only use 2 to 4 pads and then I'm done.

Ok my regiment.
1. Apple cider vinegar (with the Mother) preferrabley Braggs from Whole Foods. 2 to 3 X daily 1 tbsp in 8 oz of water (most people is cured just from this alone. )
2. 25,000 IU of Vitamin A daily (this is a miracle worker)
3. ferrous sulfate Iron pill, make sure its atleast 45mg or elemental iron
4. 1000mg of Vitamin C (Ester C)
5. B-complex Vitamin
6. B6
7 Vitamin K (be careful, if you have blood clots during your cylce omit this item)
8 Protien. Eat almonds, peanut butter and apples, yogurt, 6 to 8oz of protein in meat a day
9. 8 8oz glasses of water a day

Am 47yr old.Have had five kids but the last year have been a mess. Until that time was having normal periods.
Then started being late . Now have had my period for over three weeks with maybe two days break. Am going for heavy to med and not to light.
Was thinking was beginning change but everyone I spoke with don't bleed they stop. So no what we have no insurance. Was really thinking of trying something Natural does anyone have any ideas , Have no one to turn to for help but sounds like others do have same problems. Please if anyone can give me advise would appropriate it. Thanks

Well finally stopped bleeding this is what I did I started taking a One a Day vitamin for Women, Iron complete from GNC, GNC progesterone cream as directed on box . With in three days I stopped bleeding. Am continuing on all of the above. Will stop progesterone cream on 21 day and stay off for 7 days as directed. Been also doing a lot of praying was scared to death am hoping I dont bleed like this again. It really was affected my everyday life, drained me . Feel am on right track, hope this helps anyone out going through same thing.

Hi, I'm 47, and after a lifetime of normal periods, 4 kids, a couple miscarriages - my period has suddenly decided not to stop. I've had it for close to 3 weeks now. My husband is an acupuncturist and says if not treated with herbs immediately, this could lead to a hysterectomy. I am awaiting my 3 bottles to arrive any moment today. He has successfully treat many women with this issue; some whose period wouldn't stop for over a year!



My advice is if you want to treat naturally, locate an acupuncturist in your area that has a vast knowledge of herbs. Acupuncture is nothing without herbs. DO NOT hit your local health food store for herbs, the ones you need are not available over-the-counter and can only be prescribed by a licensed acupuncturist who is NCCAOM certified.



Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to see how I'm progressing.

Dear Mrs

I have become the same problem as you , my period dose not stop its been like 10 days now at the beginning was light now is getting heavey, please mail me and tell me what i should do am scared.

Mina

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My husband/acupuncturist ordered an herb called Tien Chi capsules (Yunnan Baiyao Capsules). This stopped the bleeding within 2 days. It is a very strong herb for stopping bleeding and can-NOT be purchased at a health store. You must get with a licensed acupuncturist who is able to order from Golden Needle Herbs, or the like. You cannot be put on these without a consultation with the acupuncturist first. If you need help finding one, just let me know.

This could possibly help some of you: After having a miscarriage my bleeding went on for 6 weeks. When I contacted my midwife she put me on Nature's Sunshine brand of Maca root to help balance my hormones. In 2 days the bleeding stopped completely. half a year later my sister's period would not stop for 4 weeks. She had become dangerously low in iron and I told her to take Maca root and within several days all bleeding stopped. You can get it at health food stores too. Whole World Botanicals is probably the best brand to get. Good luck ladies. please let me know if it works for you as it did for my sister and I.