side effects!?

Hi everyone, This month I switched from 1/20 to 1.5/30 due to the amount of cramping from the lower dose and how it was making me feel emotionally. I took 1/20 for a year and some months and my gyno made the switch for me to the higher dosage. I am currently on day 2 of placebo and it just...

I have an appointment to see my doctor today and have always been against the idea of birth control; no offense to anyone on it but I don’t like the idea of a pill regulating my cycle and the hormones aren’t always good for someone who has a mental illness such as depression like I do. I am at...

So.. I got my copper coil inserted just over a month ago, I still have my (expired) implant in because they're not doing removals ATM because of COVID. I've had a normal period in the week following my insertion, and had 1 day of random bleeding about 10days before my cycle was due but I'm now...

Hi I'm just curious if anyone else has had this issue w/ their copper IUD? I was on the pill from like 15-21 and then decided the pill was negatively affecting my mental health and it felt nice to live life without hormonal BC esp. during the pandemic and after a devistating loss in my life...

Long story short- I’ve struggled with BC since I couldn’t get what BC worked well for me anymore back in 2021 … my Dr put me on a sample of nextstellis and I started cramping so bad to where I couldn’t move and passing almost lemon sized blood clots. I took myself off cold turkey and have said I...

So I started Slynd 9 days ago and experienced the headaches and dehydration immediately but have been able to combat that with additional water intake and ibuprofen but then I started my period 3 days ago (early) and have been dealing with these super crazy muscle spasms in my right hand and arm...

Okay going to try and make this simple. FYI using pullout method (not the best I know)… I was just prescribed BC pills but can’t take them until the Sunday after my NEXT period which I’m waiting for, FYI he’s never finished inside me… so here we go: Had unprotected sex the day after my period...

Hey yall— I was starting to get a little anxious over some side effects I’ve been having and can’t for the life of me get in contact with my doctor so obviously the next stop was Reddit. I have had the SKYLA iud collectively >4 years (3 years the first go around and now the new one I got in...

I have such a specific situation, and no actual gynecologist due to switching insurances (I've been seeing whoever's available first/the soonest at whatever clinic for the last several months) that I figured I'd just go ahead and explain my situation and ask my questions. I broke this post into...

Iv (F26) had a problem with my period and no doctor so far has been able to help. I get really frustrated because I went to several internists, 3 gynecologists and two endocrinologists and it seems like they don’t really feel a need to solve it? So I haven’t gotten my period in more than 2...

Hi! I had a copper iud placed yesterday, and last night was hit with a lot of bleeding (soaked through two pads). Today I was still bleeding and then an hour ago I started having the worst pain to the point of me crying and calling in sick from work. I passed some clots last night and today...

Recently started taking pills. I started on January 6, 2024 while I had my period. Then got my second bleeding on Jan. 29- Feb. 2. I've been taking it on time and consistently, my concern now is that I haven't gotten my bleeding for 7 days. But I have been having painful cramps. Well, I think...

Listen, I just need some reassurance that even though I seem to be getting all the side effects possible that there’s hope everything will even out in the end. I have been spotting for 3 weeks straight, so bloated my pants don’t fit, crazy heat sensitivity/hot flashes, emotional...

So I’ve been on Xulane (birth control patch) x 8 months now.. I always take it off the 4th week to allow my period to occur. However this time, I missed my period. I found it weird. Negative pregnancy test (but might retest again). I put the new patch on but now I am experiencing minimal...

I had Skyla for almost 10 years. I’ve read that it can affect one’s pH levels during most phases of the menstrual cycle. That theory would align with a bout of recurring BV I experienced between 2 and 6 years ago. I met my current sexual partner 4 years ago, and since then him I experienced a...

Hello! Maybe some nurses or SubQ users can help me out. I just administered my first Depo SubQ, I was previously using Depo IM administered at a clinic, but I recently moved, was briefly uninsured and after 2 very expensive and disappointing visits to GYNs ($200-$300 with insurance just for a...

Okay so I’ve been on birth control continuously for 4 years. I have a rare auto immune disease that makes me allergic to the progesterone that my body creates. When I have my period I break out in hives all over that are more like welts. I’m worried that I’m actually getting my period and I’m...

I just got an iud and I don’t really want to put in effort being around my boyfriend anymore. I just don’t care to go over to his house or have sex. We haven’t been together long and maybe it’s just the new hormones but I’m starting to get a little unattracted to him. Are these feelings normal...

I have had my Kyleena IUD for about 10 months and have loved it up to this point. I did not think I had any side effects to it (although now that I have been researching it maybe I have) anyways, 6 days I had sudden onset severe vertigo which has had me bed bound since. I spent 3 days in the...

Started in June and since about September or October I would have spotting or a very light period around day 14/15 of my cycle. and then my period comes when it’s supposed to each time. I’m confused as to why this is happening. I am scheduling an appointment with my gynecologist soon to get put...