advice?

Question

okay so I've had my skyla iud for a little close to 9 months now. and let me tell you these mood swings are terrible. it's causing a lot of stress in my relationship and we both agreed that I need to either switch my birth control or go back on my medication for my bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. however with that said I haven't been on medication in three years and I've done great.... except since I've had this iud. I don't want to take medicine however I also don't want to change birth control. my only option to switch to would be the pill and we both agree even with setting an alarm I would possibly still miss my pill at the same time everyday. I think we are in agreement though to go for the pill since I prefer to not take the other medication. my question though is what can I expect when I go talk to my gyno about this....is she going to try and convince me to keep the iud or what? also what pill would be best?

Answer

There are different types of IUDs besides the Skyla, if you feel the IUD works best for you. Each type contains different amounts of hormones and will affect your body differently. There is also an IUD that’s copper and doesn’t contain hormones. There is also a birth control patch, which only has to be changed once per week. Another option is the implant (Nexplanon) that is placed in your arm. I hope you’re able to find something that works well for you.