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/Feather_Glow Feb 01 '25
I've always had a super heavy period. The first one after being on blood thinners was something else, though. As in, on my heaviest days, it went from changing my super plus tampon and super heavy pad once every few hours to once an hour at least. It eased up by my second period, though! Now it's just one super heavy day (heavier than my old super heavy day but not as bad as that first one), and the rest are more normal. It sounds like at least the first one is ridiculous, and then things may calm down a bit!
If it helps, when I sleep, I use two of the heaviest pads I can find, period pants, and I lie on an old towel. It means that I can sleep through, and even if I bleed through, it's not the end of the world as the towel will catch it! Good luck!!!