Hey everyone, I hope I can help many other women out there with my post. I'll give you my background, then how I managed to end my prolonged period.
I'm 20 years old, just shy of 21. As many others have said I'm slightly overweight, though not obese. I'm a student with no health insurance unfortunately, so after my period hit the 2.5 week mark with no signs of stopping I knew I had to start doing some serious research into this. There are very many factors that play into why this happens, some serious, some not as much. I strongly suggest each of you do your own research, to track symptoms and possible causes, as well as consult a doctor if you can. For myself, I've been crazy stressed, having had a near mental breakdown for the first time, followed by some very unhealthy eating habits.
My period started off really light and brown, which was highly unusual. I've always had irregular periods, mostly because they've always been very stress sensitive, and it wasn't uncommon for me to miss one due to stress. However, this one started rather odd, for a few days it was the weird brown, then it finally became my normal period flow...which never stopped. Due to no insurance I looked up more natural remedies, and found a suggestion for ginger snaps on this forum. I didn't really think it'd work but I had ginger snaps already so I tried it...no cigar. Ginger, although good for you, probably isn't going to help you much, so if you saw those comments I'd attribute them to coincidence. But if you like ginger snaps, it won't hurt
I had since found suggestions for Yogi's Moon Cycle Tea, which I immediately went in search for, due to its ingredients which have been known to reduce symptoms and help regulate female hormones. Specifically Dong Quai and Chaste Tree Berry. I've read comments on other forums of people who have taken Chaste Tree Berry extract, I believe in pill form, and it helped them. I had to order this tea online because no store in my tiny town carried it. But lo-and-behold, after 3 days of drinking the Moon Cycle Tea, my formerly heavy period has stopped completely! The first day I drank two cups of tea and there was little change. The second day my period went from heavy to rather light, and I drank 3 cups of tea throughout the day. The third day (that was yesterday) my period stayed light and I had two more cups of tea. And today, the 4th day, my period is gone! Also, I started shopping at my local co-op store, which carries mostly all organic items from organic whole grain mac and cheese, to organic eggo's and organic poptarts. Although overweight I've always been active, it was mostly my eating habits that weighed me down. I'm speaking to this like me, this is the perfect kick to change unhealthy habits. I don't know if it's contributed to my period stopping or not, but I know it will be a very healthy and refreshing lifestyle change that I most definitely needed. But-back to the miracle tea, as I dub it.
Now, I'm going to warn you that this tea probably only works if you're bleeding because of a hormonal imbalance, which can be caused by any number of reasons. If your bleeding is due to a cyst/fibroids, etc., you probably won't have luck with this tea/these herbs. Also, the herb Dong Quai, I've heard might be bad to take/ingest if you're on certain medications. Because I don't take any medications what-so-ever, I didn't thoroughly research it, but if you do and want to try this, then definitely ask your doctor and look more into it. Also, I don't think it has to specifically be Yogi's Moon Cycle tea (or Yogi's Woman's Energy, which also has Dong Quai but not chaste tree berry), you can probably find an equivalent of another brand as well, just be sure to look at the ingredients, and make sure none of them will have a bad affect on you due to medications. Again, I've also heard someone taking Chaste Tree Berry extract and it helped stopped her period.
To all of you suffering from prolonged (and/or heavy) periods, I hope this helps! I know I'm repeating myself but be sure to do your research! Most likely, if you have a hormone imbalance causing the extra long period this will help, but if it doesn't, be sure to go to a doctor whether you have insurance or not, because it could be signs of something much more serious. Good luck to everyone, and know that you don't have to suffer alone.
I'm 20 years old, just shy of 21. As many others have said I'm slightly overweight, though not obese. I'm a student with no health insurance unfortunately, so after my period hit the 2.5 week mark with no signs of stopping I knew I had to start doing some serious research into this. There are very many factors that play into why this happens, some serious, some not as much. I strongly suggest each of you do your own research, to track symptoms and possible causes, as well as consult a doctor if you can. For myself, I've been crazy stressed, having had a near mental breakdown for the first time, followed by some very unhealthy eating habits.
My period started off really light and brown, which was highly unusual. I've always had irregular periods, mostly because they've always been very stress sensitive, and it wasn't uncommon for me to miss one due to stress. However, this one started rather odd, for a few days it was the weird brown, then it finally became my normal period flow...which never stopped. Due to no insurance I looked up more natural remedies, and found a suggestion for ginger snaps on this forum. I didn't really think it'd work but I had ginger snaps already so I tried it...no cigar. Ginger, although good for you, probably isn't going to help you much, so if you saw those comments I'd attribute them to coincidence. But if you like ginger snaps, it won't hurt
I had since found suggestions for Yogi's Moon Cycle Tea, which I immediately went in search for, due to its ingredients which have been known to reduce symptoms and help regulate female hormones. Specifically Dong Quai and Chaste Tree Berry. I've read comments on other forums of people who have taken Chaste Tree Berry extract, I believe in pill form, and it helped them. I had to order this tea online because no store in my tiny town carried it. But lo-and-behold, after 3 days of drinking the Moon Cycle Tea, my formerly heavy period has stopped completely! The first day I drank two cups of tea and there was little change. The second day my period went from heavy to rather light, and I drank 3 cups of tea throughout the day. The third day (that was yesterday) my period stayed light and I had two more cups of tea. And today, the 4th day, my period is gone! Also, I started shopping at my local co-op store, which carries mostly all organic items from organic whole grain mac and cheese, to organic eggo's and organic poptarts. Although overweight I've always been active, it was mostly my eating habits that weighed me down. I'm speaking to this like me, this is the perfect kick to change unhealthy habits. I don't know if it's contributed to my period stopping or not, but I know it will be a very healthy and refreshing lifestyle change that I most definitely needed. But-back to the miracle tea, as I dub it.
Now, I'm going to warn you that this tea probably only works if you're bleeding because of a hormonal imbalance, which can be caused by any number of reasons. If your bleeding is due to a cyst/fibroids, etc., you probably won't have luck with this tea/these herbs. Also, the herb Dong Quai, I've heard might be bad to take/ingest if you're on certain medications. Because I don't take any medications what-so-ever, I didn't thoroughly research it, but if you do and want to try this, then definitely ask your doctor and look more into it. Also, I don't think it has to specifically be Yogi's Moon Cycle tea (or Yogi's Woman's Energy, which also has Dong Quai but not chaste tree berry), you can probably find an equivalent of another brand as well, just be sure to look at the ingredients, and make sure none of them will have a bad affect on you due to medications. Again, I've also heard someone taking Chaste Tree Berry extract and it helped stopped her period.
To all of you suffering from prolonged (and/or heavy) periods, I hope this helps! I know I'm repeating myself but be sure to do your research! Most likely, if you have a hormone imbalance causing the extra long period this will help, but if it doesn't, be sure to go to a doctor whether you have insurance or not, because it could be signs of something much more serious. Good luck to everyone, and know that you don't have to suffer alone.
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