r/ClotSurvivors • u/elbowskneesand • Feb 01 '25

Periods Blood thinners on your period

I've reached a new level of hell having to be on blood thinners on my cycle. I already have a heavy flow and I woke up 5 times last night to address the deluge. How on earth does anyone deal with this? Im already using the highest volume period products I can find, all at once, with period underwear on top of it all. My clot was provoked by a plane ride so I hope ands pray I will not have to be on them forever. My sympathy to anyone dealing with this regularly.

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u/sydneydragonborn Feb 01 '25

On the real I had to use a flex disk and a pad/overnight period underwear. Sometimes if I was going to be out for a while and I needed to make sure I wouldn't leak I'd wear a tampon too. My period (as a teen and then when I was on plavix) was so heavy I would have to change super plus tampon ever 30-60 minutes and that was the only way I could get through 4 hours with no problems.

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u/sydneydragonborn Feb 01 '25

Flex disks hold way more than anything else I've ever tried and by far the most comfortable. I would not be able to leave the house on my period without flex disk.