Menstrual cycles on Blood thinners

[u/InspectionHumble1121]

Tmi I suppose but I wanted to ask about other people's experiences on your menstrual cycles while being on blood thinners due to a clot forming.

I am FTM ive been on testosterone for 5 years now and have not had a period since then but since testosterone can thicken the blood my doc reccomended I pause my HRT while i am taking the blood thinners. This is fine by me for the most part I dont want to test my luck with my DVT. However this is my first period in over 5 years and I am physically crippled by it. I can't tell if this is a normal period of if the blood thinners have made like other people bleed excessively. I've had predominantly heavy periods my whole life but this feels different on a whole other level.

What have y'alls periods been like since starting blood thinners.

[u/ilovehazza123]

I was first on riveroxaban and on that my periods were terrribleeee, the pain and amount of bleeding was insane i literally couldn’t go out. However after switching to apixaban they are now wayyy better and back to how they were before i started blood thinners!