Do periods change as you get older?

missengaged  How old is old hun...ha ha! I'm 29 so can I comment?!?! Bless ya, sounds like your menstrual cycle is all over the show! Have you changed form of contraception at all? Changed pills or anything? I think a lot of us change as we get 'older' as your body naturally does this! I think also have you changed your diet or sleeping patterns as these two can have alot to do with how you feel and how your body copes with things etc?! Sorry can't be much help but sometimes it's to do with more than just the monthly's!!x

kookiebek  @nextmrstaylor Im 26 (so maybe can/cannot comment) I have noticed that my periods have been changing about once every three years since starting and that I used to have really bad PMT before and cry but it is not so bad now, however this week (see my photoblog status) my mood swings have been unreal so as @missengaged says it could be factored by other things going on in your life?xx

loz2879  @nextmrstaylor Bless ya hun, im only 26 so cannot comment personally but im a nurse and it sounds like things are all over the place no wonder your mood is soooo up and down!! Go and see you GP and request a blood test for hormone levels asap! also are you are any medications such as contraceptives or beta blockers? if so maybe you need to have a wellbeing woman check with nurse? i would to be on safe side and put your mind at rest!!
but all this could SIMPLY be down to stress? which can also effect your cycle as when your stressed you can miss periods etc but i would be checked over to be on safe side hun and put your mind at rest xxx

loz2879  @nextmrstaylor p.s. it really does sound like stress related symtoms though so im sure it will all ease off!! take a bit of time out to relax xxx

klt02  im only 28 and mines change from month to month, they always last the same time but the flow changes regularly. I also know that my mums have changed in the last few years, they went from normal to very heavy and are normal again..

kristinanikita  Im 24 and as far as the 'older' is concerned well im too young but i would imagine that 'the change' can take its toll in many ways...my MIL was all over the place with hers had to have prescription drugs to calm her and sort her out.However I myself over the past few months have as you know been experiencing many ups&downs..and i have found my world my body and my cycle has been turned upside down...coming on stupidly late (im never late either) ive lost lots of weight (running around being as good as a single mum) snacking on the wrong foods because im tired and cant be bothered when the day is over, acne seems to have decided to pay me a visit now im 24 which is frustrating, sometimes i get boils on my face and neck when im having a particularly bad cycle..i cry for no reason at all and that crying can go on and off for days! I feel i want to run away and hide and the pains are immense much worse than what ive ever been used to! i had put it down to my hormones finally settling even though my son is nearly 16months old...but then i noticed lastweek that i was a hell of alot emotional all of a sudden and i could cry at the stupidest of things more than i had been through my struggles and then the river flowed red :'( so i came to the conclusion that all of it was just because ive had a really really rough year and that it has built up so much that my body and my mind just couldnt take it anymore and something gave way and now i seem to be a wreck..however ive taken a break from weddings this past few weeks and concentrated on my home and the people in it and im beginning to feel better slowly (still have the odd moment as you do) when my cycle and my body will be back to normal i do not know but i am thinking of paying my doctor a visit just to be on the safe side..if you are worried sweety maybe you should do the same thing.by the way i cried from the town where id gone shopping one morning to the school to pick my daughter up, and no matter what i did i couldn't stop the silent tears from coming..I was very embarrassed so i know what you mean about not wanting the public to see but cheer up sweety at least one more of us is dealing with it too and if you like we can chat and deal with it together xx

tinks1985  @nextmrstaylor i'm not sure what classes as older but i'm 26 and i've found over the last year or so mine have changed a lot. Although i seem to have had the opposite problem to you with mine getting much heavier, longer and more painful. I also seem to having more PMS symptoms now than i used to and frequently finding the little things upset me and start me off crying. I think some degree of change is probably normal and depends on your situation and circumstances (stresses of day to day life etc) but if you're worried always best to chat it over with a nurse or your GP. I hope you feel better soon x

mrsctobe  @nextmrstaylor I'm 26 and I definitely think things change. I've been on the pill since hubby and me got together, so about 3.5 years, (was on it before, but had been off it a while before we met). I've noticed recently that where my periods had settled down and were next to nothing in terms of symptoms/pains, this has now changed. Before I started on the pill, I was really heavy and used to clot quite badly, even having to take time off work when it was at it's worst. I am now finding each month is heavier and more painful, to the point where I can't sleep at night and I am quite down around the time I am due. I have already told hubby that once my current prescription has finished, I won't be getting any more - not because I want to start trying for children but because I don't think it's doing my body any good, especially as they are returning to being the heavy, painful periods that I had before I started. I think that everyone's different but there are times when people's bodies change and it could be stress, external influences or any kind of social/environmental change that could trigger it. I hope you are feeling better soon, but if you are worried, I'd go to the doctor and get a check up - I am waiting for my appointment to come round!!! xx

nextmrstaylor  @missengaged i'm 32. we've not changed form of contraception, basically we've never really used it plus we're trying for a baby too. i've never been on the pill, never wanted to because of all the horror stories of the side effects, it was suggested by my doctor years ago to try and regulate my periods to go on the pill but didn't want to xx
@kookiebek nothing has really changed that much in my life lately. we've bebeen offically trying for a baby since last july, i started my new job at the beginning of june, it's not really stressful, it can be tiring but i love my new job, the nurses i work with are great xx
@loz2879 awww thank you. i'm not on any contraceptives or beta blockers or any kind of medication (did have some antibiotics last week but that was afor a chest infection and last time i had one was in january). i din't think i was that streressed at the moment. hubby to be said if i wasn't better by today (monday) he suggested that i go to the docs, but i'm feeling a lot better now. i've got an appointment with a gynacologist on the 23rd, as we're trying for a baby at the mo, i'm debating wether or not to wait till then and talk to her about it figuring that she might actually know more than the gp. though having a wellbeing woman check with the nurse might be a good thing. i'm relaxing now, got 3 days off (well 2 now seeing its tea time on day 1)xx
@klt02 mine very rarely change, it's just a bit of a shock to start getting mood swings like these especailly as in 20 yearsof having periods i've never had them xx
@kristinanikita I'm not surprised that with everything that has happened over the past few months that your cycle is upside down. i don't have the knowledge wether i'm late or not as i can be quite irregular, they can be anywhere from around amonth to 6 months inbetween and are never at the same time every month.not eating properly and eating the wrongs foods can effect you, though saying that is easier said then done. as you say it does sound like you had a build up of everything from over the past year and with your hubby to be due to be relaesed soon, its quite an emotional time for you. we've nto really done a great deal in planning the wedding especialy as we've not set a date yet, but shold hopefully be setting one very soon, but we have discussed a lot of what we want so not that i want to sound big headed or anything i can't really see meself getting all that stressed about it. as we're trying for a baby (i know i keep repeating myself) i've not really found it all that stressful at the moment, i think part of that is because i never know when i'm going to be on and been told by the doc not to use the ovulation sticks as it can cause more stress we've nto got to the point of were we are trying to time it to get the best chance of conceiving (i told hubby to be if this carries on with the mood swings at least we'll know when a it will be a good time to try and conceive ;) ) that's a good idea about going to see your docotr just to be on the safe side like @loz2879 says about me going to see the doc aswell. thank you for your advice and as you say we can deal with it together, i'll private message you me email address as i check that more often than coming on here and also you can find me on facebook that way too as i also check there more often. hope your feeling better soon too xxx
@tinks1985 26 is older but not old, i'm 32. i think i might do that about going to the docs and chatting to them, might wait until after seen the gynacologist though xx
@mrsctobe it's probably for the best that once you finish your current prescription finishes as that way you will give your body chance to get back to normal so it's ready in the future if you do want to start trying for a baby and also it sounds like it will benefit yourself aswell. and thanks i'm feeling quite good at the mo xx

a big thank for you all replying to my discussion, it has really helped me. i might until i've seen the gynacologist before going to see my own doctor and see what she says xx

meeeshel  hi hun, have you tried taking evening primrose oil? My sis swears by it, says her and her hubby used to have loads of rows and she had all kinds of mood swings, then started taking that and noticed after some time that the rows and moodswings seemed to have eased.... may help if it's hormonal. If you're seeing a gynaecologist as well worthwhile mentioning as you never know it may be important. good luck xxx

nextmrstaylor  @meeeshel never thought about taking evening primrose oil before. Me and hubby to be are quite lucky in that we've never had an argument and with these mood swings i get i'm either feeling really low and depressed or im bouncing around like tiggerrr, almost literally off the walls, can prob get a bit annoying too, lol. I will mention to her about whats been happening to me, as you say it may be important xx