Maybe you should switch to a bc that you feel you have more control with....like the pill?
I was on the pill (or several different) for a few years and those were probably the worst health years of my life. I'm perfectly happy with the IUD its only that I always fear that it won't work everytime...I think I'm starting to become irregular and the mid-cycle spotting here and there always scares me. My Dr. doesn't think that there's anything wrong with me so maybe its all in my head...or I should change Dr.
Have you ever considered the shot or the patch? That mid cycle spotting would drive me nuts too!!!!
I can't do hormones and the patch has the highest dose and the ring is still hormones. When I was on the pills I got the worse infections ever, bald spots all over my head, constant nausea, moodyness, wait gain, hot flashes. I was a mess!
I have a copper IUD and it works fine but I've never spotted in my life until a year AFTER I got the IUD, which its supossed to be "normal" in the first 6 months but not a year later, and so Dr. over the phone is like "take pills" but wont do any tests. I will not go back to the pills, I'd rather get pregnant at this point. I'm waiting for to see if I miss my period to test. But testing scares me sooo much, I don't know why...
And BTW which dollar stores sells pregnancy tests? I don't think they have those in my area :(
I think the IUD is really one of the most trusted forms of birth control, so you should probably accept that, and realize that you're cool.
You're probably thinking too much & you're convincing yourself of symptoms that are probably being heightened by your brain.
Also -- pregnancy tests can be found at most pharmacys, larger grocery stores & walmart.