Have you been checked by a gynecologist in regards to your heavy and long lasting periods? I started mine around 8 years old and they have always been abnormal such as having a lot of thick clots, intense cramping, nausea/vomiting (leading to hospitalization for dehydration), periods lasts for months with no break, and multiple periods in one month. To be honest, I thought for a long time it was normal to have 10 to 14 day periods.
Anyway, I later found out that I had endometriosis. Since then I have been prescribed Naproxen for cramping, promethazine for the intense nausea/vomiting, and I have a Mirena IUD to help regulate my cycle. These things have not cured the problem, but they have helped me to live a normal life and allow me to work.
Because I come from an ultra conservative family, my issues were not allowed to be discussed with a doctor until I was a grown adult, as birth control is a common aid in regulating troublesome cycles.
Also, if you haven't already talk to female family member and see if they have similar problems. My paternal family is full of women who have "feminine" problems and I found this helps in deciding which treatments my be more worthwhile than others.
Anyway, I later found out that I had endometriosis. Since then I have been prescribed Naproxen for cramping, promethazine for the intense nausea/vomiting, and I have a Mirena IUD to help regulate my cycle. These things have not cured the problem, but they have helped me to live a normal life and allow me to work.
Because I come from an ultra conservative family, my issues were not allowed to be discussed with a doctor until I was a grown adult, as birth control is a common aid in regulating troublesome cycles.
Also, if you haven't already talk to female family member and see if they have similar problems. My paternal family is full of women who have "feminine" problems and I found this helps in deciding which treatments my be more worthwhile than others.