2.5 years of copper IUD
Hi everyone, I’m new to this sub and I can imagine these things have been talked about before but like my title states, I’ve had my copper IUD since september 2023. Insertion was hell, it was quick but VERY PAINFUL. Pretty much everyday I had cramps, for MONTHS. It slowly but surely got less but during menstruation I get cramps and during ovulation as well so pretty much cramping 50% of the time :’) Over the counter painkillers help but.. I’d like my organs to survive by the time I’m 40 years so I always try to toughen it out unless I really can’t anymore or if I have something to do I take a painkiller. My iron is horribly low and I’m anemic. I’m chronically fatigued and my long periods don’t help. I’m married although my husband and I don’t do it as much as we used to at all. I’m thinking about removing it but I really don’t want to get pregnant. I also really don’t want to use BC pills or a hormonal IUD bc I’m too afraid I’ll gain weight or get acne. I know it sounds vain but I’d prefer being in pain 50% of the time that I can take painkillers for than get acne and/or gain weight (I know people that this happened to once they started hormonal BC). I used to have acne and I used to be so miserable and I’m so happy finally having stable skin there’s no way I want to lose that. I know everything’s a risk so you don’t know how you’ll body will react until you try it.. I just feel so lost as what to do.