Is this normal for a period?? Help me
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Hello, let’s cut to the chase by saying my period lasts for 8 days. My period started when I was 12 years old and ever since then it’s always been 8 days long with like a 38-45 day cycle, it’s always been medium to heavy periods with bad cramps, not super horrible like I throw up or have diarrhea but I am bed ridden the first 2-3 days, i also don’t wear tampons, i only wear pads because tampons are to painful to take out (I know I’m not putting it in wrong). because of this I don’t go to public school I go to homeschool, and I’m scared to go out anywhere on my period, I can’t play sports or plan anything on my period or around there, and I originally wanted to join the military but now I’m not sure I can.
I started birth control last month called sprintec and although my period cycle is slightly regular now, my first period was heavy with worse cramps than I’ve ever had, and now my second period is medium/heavy with the same painful cramps I’ve always had, I thought BC was supposed to help me. Does this sound like any medical condition/disorder someone may know? Also are tampons painful for everyone to pull out?
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Hi Jillian, are you in the UK? I only know the drug names here. I take a drug called tranexamic acid which is to control my heavy bleeding. Also my daughter suffers with very bad PMS pains and was given something called mefenamic acid (you start taking this a few days before your period is due every month, hers weren't regular though so it didn't work for her). You really need to see a GP about this though. That way they can rule out anything like cysts that might be the cause (don't worry, it's likely not to be!) and moreover they can probably give you something like I mentioned above to make your periods more manageable.