What do you do about super heavy periods?
Ok, so i'm 24, but have been on birth control since 17, until this january (bc recently single and said to give my body a break). It was managable and i thought i was fine until this month hit and now i can't stop the bleeding. I do not comprehend how the f can a single organ expell this much blood. I'm wearing a tampon and a pad and they both leaked after just sleeping for 3 hours. I left work today bc i leaked and had to change, but didn't come back bc i can't between the fn cramps and all the fucking blood. How tf can ONE organ bleed this much and this is just DAY ONE?! I AM TIRED AND CAN'T GET SLEEP BC IF I DON'T WAKE UP EVERY MINUTE I WAKE UP IN A POOL OF BLOOD LIKE I'VE BEEN STABBED. I RAN THROUGH 3 PAIRS OF PANTS, DID LAUNDRY AND NOW THERE'S MORE BLOOD COVERED SHIT. I CAN'T.
How do you all manage? How do i not leak (tried cup, pad, tampon, pad+tampon they all leak)? Is there a way to manage this without birth control?
I am very tempted to just subscribe back to the birth control and be on it forever and not give a single week of the fake pills and skip this until the rest of my life. Take the organ out i don't want it. I don't have a mom, dad, relative close or a good friend, so i'm doing this on my own.
Also how much do you spend on birth control every month in the US? I need to see what my wallet can take, altough if this shit keeps up if i don't have a period i'll be saving on pad and tampon costs.