Provera and now non stop period

[Kirbee]

I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, only unlike a lot of others that have it I have abnormally long periods as opposed to seldom having any.  Although my periods are long I'm not actually ovulating.  When my last period seemed to be non-ending, I went to my ob-gyn (a new one as I moved recently to VA).  I wanted to go on birth control because in the past that has worked for me.  She prescribed Provera, which I took for 10 days.  My period never really stopped while I was on it, and I was bleeding pretty heavily once I stopped taking it.  I finished Provera on a Thursday and started my pill (Loestrin24Fe) that Sunday.  It's now been a week and a day and I am still having a unbelievably heavy period.  It's so strong that it makes working, going out, exercising, increasingly difficult.  Has anyone experienced this before?  If so, how long should I expect to have this heavy period?  I was under the impression that beginning the pill would regulate me, but at the moment I am more miserable than I have ever been, even with my month long previous periods I never had this kind of bleeding.  And for it to continue this long has me worried. Any help, suggestions, would be greatly appreciated!

[msniki412]

I remember you from the womans forum. You need something to stop your bleeding altogether for now. See your doctor asap. Your body now needs a break from bleeding too much. I don't think your birth control is going to help it at this moment. I think your bleeding now is not your period, never was. Just abnormal bleeding. Please see your doctor and advise that you need something to stop bleeding for a while. I had the same problem as you.

Speak to your doctor about this drug: Norethindrone. It's like a birth control pill, but you take it everyday and have no period on it. I was on it for 2 months, it helped my lining and then I started bc pills. Your body is in need of a break. And this pill should help.

[Kirbee]

I took your advice and went and saw my doctor a few hours ago.  I'm not sure that I will stay with this doctor as I am not convinced that she or her staff are as knowledgeable about PCOS as I need them to be.  The nurse wanted me to go through the entire rountine (pee in cup, exam) that I went thru just 3 weeks ago.  I refused since I was there for excessive bleeding and was not about to further traumatize myself with an exam that I knew wasn't necessary.  When the doctor finally came in it was more a consultation, as I knew it would be.

She seemed unsure what to do, which was not exactly the confident advice I was hoping for, but in the end decided to give me a 7 day dose of extra estrogen and hold off taking me off or switching my pill.  Hopefully this will work as I have a long, long awaited vacation at the beach coming up and my nerves are already shot from going through this ordeal.  

I go see her again in 3 weeks, at which point I'll discuss the Norethindrone.  My ultimate goal is to regulate my period, lose weight, get healthy and then eventually try to conceive.  But at this point I would just settle for being able to go a day or two without my period.  

Thanks again, msnik412, for coming to my aide!

[msniki412]

Great. Keep me posted. The pill I advised you about will give your body a break like it needs. I would say you need about 2 months on that. Then I would sugest to start your bc pill on the Sunday start. Along with you should be taking metformin to help with weight loss and to matain insulin levels. Beware, metformin needs to be started at a low dose at first. Like 500mg 1x for 1 month and then increase it to maybe 2x a day. No more then i think 2500mg a day. Maybe you should look into another doctor. I had the same issue with doctors and they were never sure what I had. One doc thought I had endo, but I never did. My current doctor is great. I see him every 6 months. I just had my yearly last Sunday and it went great.