I am 43 years old and for the past year I have had extremely heavy, clotty, long periods. At first I would flood and flood but it didn't hurt. Now it seems to have slowed down a little bit but is a lot more painful. It has been. years since I actually felt like I should take something for the pain.The worst part of this is the anxiety I have at work. I really worry that I'll start to floos or cramp and I have a job where I have to be on my feet the whole shift. My main question is how long do these long , heavy periods tend to last? Now that I've been heavy for a year will it taper off soon? I have taken raspberry and yarrow and that has seemed to help. Anybody out there thats about my age going thru a similar experience. I really feel like I am going nuts. I just try not to show it ! lol!

Hi Maxsmom.I am 42 and i am experiencing the heavy periods also but not all the time,some months i only bleed for an hour...(some months i am not sure if i should even call them periods).But i absolutely hate the heavy ones...i literally can feel the blood gushing out....i don't have any advice or know how long they will last,just wanted you to know you are not alone.