The easiest iron supplement to digest, although it is quite mild, is Spatone. I find it most palatable in cranberry juice, and it will help on top of a good diet.

Sorry you're going through a rough patch! I'm probably peri-menopausal so my cycle is erratic and periods very changeable, but not major so far...

Yep, I used spatone throughout my twin pregnancy, as they ate all my iron stores!!  It's probably the fastest working iron supp

Hope you get it sorted soon, bloody NHS 

I did when I was having similar problems a few years ago... lots of pain together with the inconvenience of the other stuff  For pain relief have you tried tramadol and/or a mixture of those with diazepam taken during the worst times (off your doctor of course)  These really do knock the pain on the head. The important thing is not to get too anxious about it as that in itself can make it worse,  a scan and other investigations will hopefully diagnose the problem. I ended up having the Mirena coil which is not without its own problems but it cut the pain down to less than half and the bleeding is now non existent. Hope this helps 

Hi Katrina I missed your post , still laid up, yep on tramadol, and diazepam, Buscopan and now Provera tabs 10mg twice daily tabs to stop the bleeding ( been taking since Monday).

I take the other tablets because I'm under a consultant for other problems( gastric and reasonably serious ) that I can usually manage .
The bleeding keeps slowing a little then just flooding , I'm really panicking now, financially, I've only had one bleed free week in nearly a month and have had to cancel lots of bookings and feel terrible about it.( due to appearing unreliable ).

If the bleeding would let up I could try and get the pain under control.

I've seen a consultant now ( who I had when things blew up before( gastric) and he swore about casualty he said my bloods were 3 times the levels they should be , he took some more yesterday and said if it's higher he's admitting me .

Try not to panic , try not to panic, try not to panic ! Might have this as my signature lol thanks Katrina 

I really don't think I can work because everyone I've seen ( not many ) but other ( v part time) half is saying ( nicely) I look terrible, plus I always wear really high stilettos ..I just can't handle the thought of even bending over to give a massage . Totally Rubbish at that anyway.

Also because I have a 'style ' of dress I don't want to change....plus I'm worried about bad feedback just because I'm sick . I'm not breaking down the medicine I'm taking so I'm all puffy etc . But I've lost so much already this year due to a big injury that required 3 months off , I'd only just got straight ish

I really , really appreciate everybody's kindness and their own situations too, I'm interested to see if the Provera works ( it's a weird one because it's used to stop and start periods ( bleeding) if anyone has tried the tablet at all ( I'm on 10mg twice a day ) feedback would be great 

I did when I was having similar problems a few years ago... lots of pain together with the inconvenience of the other stuff  For pain relief have you tried tramadol and/or a mixture of those with diazepam taken during the worst times (off your doctor of course)  These really do knock the pain on the head. The important thing is not to get too anxious about it as that in itself can make it worse,  a scan and other investigations will hopefully diagnose the problem. I ended up having the Mirena coil which is not without its own problems but it cut the pain down to less than half and the bleeding is now non existent. Hope this helps 

Ooh can't have a Mirena as I haven't a cervix so it's too difficult but obviously not enough to stop the blooming blood

According to the Migraine Trust there's no evidence either way. I can't see any sites where its recc as treatment. I found something interesting out which might explain my having 30 migraines in 2014 tho,(namely reducing a necc drug I take which it turns out helps migraines in some!). Ah well have only had 2/3 this year touch wood. As far as I can ascertain they're not linked to my cycle either.

The blood loss alone must be really draining for you. And even tho mine are nothing as bad they take away part of my working month (tho I can work on lighter days); I've also had a substantial injury which necessitated significant time out so I totally understand it's tough and stressful this happening when you've just recovered from one yourself.

Ah thanks , I've pm'd you also , just out of interest Blue eyes are more susceptible to Migraines ( don't know if this applies to you) because they tend to filter light less effectively , the lighter the shade the more susceptible, an optician told me re someone else but I know some close family members who get them v bad and they all are blue eyed .

More so when the sun is very low / bright early spring / bright winters days etc . If I lose much more blood I'll have to buy new foundation and try a peaches and cream look lol!

There is a link between amalgam fillings and migraines.  But who on earth can afford to have all their fillings replaced!  I grew up in the 1960's/1970's and have zillions of fillings ....

Regular juicing and staying away from junk food and too much caffeine helps me not get too many migraines they are buggers.

I'd heard this could be the case. With regard to caffeine its more about what levels of caffeine you are used to. If you suddenly start drinking more or less than normal & are migraine prone then that can be a trigger. This looking back was defo one of the things (I tried drinking way less) triggering my huge number of migraines in 2014.

For those whose migraines are hormonally related definitely PMS and the menopause can increase or decrease the level of migraines you can get.

Can we please try to maintain a link to sex work, folks? It's not as if there's a dearth of health forums covering every possible condition on the internet .

Ah thought I had (well a little bit) my apols