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

Welcome to perimenopause where nothing is normal but everything is fine. In June, I panicked. I'd been spotting since April, and then a flood hit in May. I had skipped a month the last year, but I was pretty regular again up until that point. I was almost 48 years old, and I suspected I was getting close to that not-so-magical time. Anyway, after 3 weeks of a period, I made an appointment with my obgyn.

We did lots of tests. I did a pap, lots of bloodwork, a mamogram, and a uterian ultrasound and biopsy. All were negative. Everything was fine, except that I was still bleeding all the time.

As she put it in layman's terms - Your body's on/off switch is governed by ovulation. When you don't ovulate, there is nothing to tell the body to turn that faucet off. This phase will pass. There are medications that will get it to regulate again, but it can also prolong the process. Keep taking vitamins and iron, keep exercising, keep fit - and DON'T PANIC! As long as I know there is nothing wrong, other than my iron was just a little low, then I can deal with this. Be careful and patient.

Maybe it is menopause

Progesterone cream helped me.  the brand is Natural Sources and it has really worked. I take it 3 weeks on and one week off.

 

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Thank you for sharing your tips on what works. I'm on iron pills for severe anemia due to the excessive bleeding and started taking Alive! vitamins for Women 50+ (even though I'm not quite 50, YET!) I have heard from a couple of sources, too, that 25,000 IU of Vitamin A daily helps. I'm just worried what those might do to our livers taking that much Vitamin A. Will check with my doctor but let me tell you, if it works, I'm in because I cannot take this prolonged, excessive bleeding. I'll be 50 in a few months and thought that perimenopause meant your periods would slow down, not pick up the pace!! Hang in there ladies! We're all in this together. P.S. I take ACV dialy and Bragg's has been a God-send for me! Love that stuff!

Hi im 48 and I have been bleeding for 4 weeks some days just spotting but the past 3 days it's like im having a normal pried I've been passing some clocks help

It is really hard to hang in there. I'm 57!!!!!

I am having issues with my periods at the moment I would say for the last 6 months I have been having a period for most of the monrth probably having 4 days a month when I don't bleed it's not hurting I don't get cramps (I never have ) it's just making me uncomfortable all the time. And costing me a fortune in tampons. I have PSOS but this is now becoming frustrating

Hi, I am 47 years old and last year in November I had my period 5 days as usual and then two days after that I spotted for 2 days very light then 5 days with nothing and spotted for one day only on seen when wiping myself...My periods went back to normal after that...Fast forward to may I was 4 days early on my period went 5 days, a little heavier but not flooding bled longer with light flow on the 6th and 7th day...June I was 3 days early went five days and it stopped and 2 days later I had I guess you would call it light spotting on toilet paper for 1 day and then it stopped...In July, my period was right on time I went 5 days with spotting when I wiped myself that lasted one day...In August, my period was on time and went the five days with no extra spotting (YAH), in september, day before my period I peed a little bit of blood (not a lot) but enough to see just a bit then the following day I got my period bled for 5 days and stopped and 5 days after my period bled just a spot of blood in my urine...In October, I was four days early with a heavier flow (not flooding but enough to know I used more pads then normal). My period went 5 days and then 2 days of spotting after period and then nothing until this month which brings us to November again where I had light spotting on the 9th and on the 10th I saw more blood so knew my period was here went 5 days with light spotting on the 6th,and 7th day and started up again on the 8th day and stopped at night (very light spotting sometimes light brownish, sometimes just when I wipe and it was red and that went a day and then nothing on the 9th day and the 10th day I started my period again at first just light bleeding but enough to know it was a period and not spotting with very sore breasts. I am in a medium flow with blood clots in toilet (small ones) and here we are on day 15 and still on period...I am so glad I read this post because it totally freaked me out. I'm glad I am not alone...Sorry about being so graffic and giving a lot of information. I don't have any other symptoms of perimenopause just irratable, insomnia but that could be cuz I'm worried and more emotional then normal. I am not heavy right now but enough to still be wearing a pad...I also feel like I need to urine a lot during this last monthly cycle (or should I say two monthly cycles in one).

I am 44 years old and I have been having a period now for 5 months straight. I have heavy bleeding and large clots. I have been to the doctor. She has ran all sorts of test and took biopsies. Nothing shows up wrong. She has put me on medication to stop my period and make my cycle normal again but nothing helps. I am truly afraid of having surgery. I know I need to go back because I am now having lower stomach pain. It hurts so bad like labor pains. Does or has anyone else ever been like this?

I hope you got medical help. You may have fibroids.

I'm 47 as well, have had a consistent period since I was 9...usually every 21 days I was always one week earlier than the month before. All of sudden in July 2014 it was late at least 3 was and then back to normal again in October 2015 late again for three weeks then back to normal in nov and December January about one week late but now I'm going into my third week with it and it started as though it was ending then when I thought it's been a week it should stop it only took off as though it just started all bright and clorful...am I going thru my change or am I hemmoraging?

I am experiencing the same thing. I started taking vitamin D3, A and B12. And am using progesterone spray on my lower abdomen. I finally stopped bleeding after 2 Mos. (Been using the spray and vites for 2 weeks) I'm hoping this is the beginning of the end for my cycles.

Hi I had the same problem, I'm 48 but 2 years ago I had a period that wouldnt stop, so heavy, clots galore so I went to GP had blood test done and they sent me to hospital to have a blood transfusion as i lost a lot of blood but luckily instead of transfusion doc put me on tablets called primalet which stopped the bleeding in a few days, i stayed on these tablets for 2 years even though I wasn't suppose to but I kept getting more prescriptions ....in the end I sawa gyno and he said it was stressed related amounst other things such as age....he put a implanon in my arm which is mainly used for contraception but in some cases it also stops periods, yay it worked for me. ....I haf it replaced after 2 years as i started bleeding again, went back on tablets for a little while now all is good once again. Gyno said if it didn't work next option was curette and if that didn't work then hysterectomy. But my implanon is great thank God.

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