Re: Keisha - i have a question regarding bleeding.... sorry guys..

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Hi.... I just wanted to say that I have never had a normal cycle

eigher, I was alwayse very heavy flow,with all the goodies too. But

since I have been on the depo shot for birthcontrol I have been

better. But when the dr changes my meds,(I am still working on

getting the right amt of meds. I get uped for a bit then my numbers

go back up and I need more.) Anyway when I have my meds changed I can

guarentee that two weeks after I up my meds I get a period that lasts

for weeks and is so bad that I feel like I am bleeding to death. It

is scary. My gyn told me that if it happends again this time he wants

to see me. He is worried about anemia as well. I don't know what he

intends to do but I thought it would be nice if you knew that you

were not alone and if he does something this time I will let you guys

know.

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Be VERY careful about letting yourself bleed out so much that you have anemia.

I went that route before deciding to have a hysterectomy. If you are hypo, you

are usually borderline anemic anyway, and once you are really anemic it is hard

to get back to normal. Anemia really messes up your immune system and you can

get very sick. My anemia was so bad I would just be standing there and keel

over, which is also a risk because you could get injured.

ladylisa_60 <ladylisa_60@...> wrote:Hi.... I just wanted to say that I

have never had a normal cycle

eigher, I was alwayse very heavy flow,with all the goodies too. But

since I have been on the depo shot for birthcontrol I have been

better. But when the dr changes my meds,(I am still working on

getting the right amt of meds. I get uped for a bit then my numbers

go back up and I need more.) Anyway when I have my meds changed I can

guarentee that two weeks after I up my meds I get a period that lasts

for weeks and is so bad that I feel like I am bleeding to death. It

is scary. My gyn told me that if it happends again this time he wants

to see me. He is worried about anemia as well. I don't know what he

intends to do but I thought it would be nice if you knew that you

were not alone and if he does something this time I will let you guys

know.

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my cycle use to be three days then went up to 5 and then up to heavy

bleeding and tons of clots then pms for a week then 2 now its 4 weeks a

month and i mean BAD pms

Re: Keisha - i have a question regarding

bleeding.... sorry guys..

> Hi.... I just wanted to say that I have never had a normal cycle

> eigher, I was alwayse very heavy flow,with all the goodies too. But

> since I have been on the depo shot for birthcontrol I have been

> better. But when the dr changes my meds,(I am still working on

> getting the right amt of meds. I get uped for a bit then my numbers

> go back up and I need more.) Anyway when I have my meds changed I can

> guarentee that two weeks after I up my meds I get a period that lasts

> for weeks and is so bad that I feel like I am bleeding to death. It

> is scary. My gyn told me that if it happends again this time he wants

> to see me. He is worried about anemia as well. I don't know what he

> intends to do but I thought it would be nice if you knew that you

> were not alone and if he does something this time I will let you guys

> know.

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I don't have any advise re: bleeding related to thyroid, etc., but one

suggestion I can make for heavy bleeding in general is the Mirena IUD.

Mirena delivers hormones directly to the uterus, so you don't have the higher

hormone levels in the blood / body like you do with birth control pills/patches

or Depo Provera. (There is a TEENY bit that makes it into the bloodstream, but

it's really negligible.)

One of the things these hormones do is suppress the accumulation of menstrual

tissue in the uterus. Within 6-12 months after insertion, most women have a

drastic reduction in menstrual flow, and many women stop bleeding altogether.

Mirena is approved in the US for 5 years at this time (although other countries

have approved it for use for 7-10 years.) That means that it can be left in for

five years, not that it's no longer approved! After I typed that first sentence

it occurred to me that it sounded like it's on a 5-year " trial run " ! LOL

Mirena is not generally inserted in women who have not had a prior pregnancy,

although there are exceptions made. There are other contraindications (such as

fibroids) that need to be taken into consideration as well, but generally it is

considered to be very safe and effective. In other countries it is actually

used as a treatment for heavy bleeding, and in many cases can prevent the need

for a hysterectomy. If you're a heavy bleeder and esp. if you have already had

one pregnancy, it is worth discussing this with your doctor to prevent the

anemia associated with heavy bleeding.

Debbi

[Guest guest]

Which hormones???

Gracia

> I don't have any advise re: bleeding related to thyroid, etc., but one

suggestion I can make for heavy bleeding in general is the Mirena IUD.

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> Mirena delivers hormones directly to the uterus, so you don't have the

higher hormone levels in the blood / body like you do with birth control

pills/patches or Depo Provera. (There is a TEENY bit that makes it into the

bloodstream, but it's really negligible.)

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