My body has felt like it’s been falling apart for the past year. I’ve been dealing with unexplained severe depression and anxiety, extreme fatigue, hair loss, complete loss of my libido, muscle weakness and pain, night sweats, and abdominal cramp with serious distention. For the longest time I thought it was just being caused by hormonal issues unrelated to my birth control. While talking with my therapist, she asked if I started to experience these symptoms when I had my Skyla IUD placed because progesterone based BCs and IUDs have been known to cause many of the things I was experiencing. I decided to see my GP, who also explained that the symptoms I’m experiencing could be linked to the progesterone in my IUD, but recommended I also see a endocrinologist to rule out any other possible causes. So I see my endocrinologist, I tell her what’s going on, and sure enough she also tells me that what I’m experiencing could be caused by my IUD. She recommended that I get my IUD removed to see if it makes a difference, especially if my bloodwork to rule out anything else comes back normal. She explained that progesterone based birth controls (including IUDs) can sometimes cause menopausal-like symptoms in young women. She’s seen it with some of her younger patients and the issues were resolved after stopping their BC. A week goes by and my bloodwork is normal. So I go to my GYN to get my IUD removed. She asks me why and I explain how I’ve been feeling and how 3 of my doctors recommended I get my IUD removed. I was expecting her to agree, it seemed like a pretty clear answer to my problems, but instead she argued with me to not remove it. She said my doctors have no clue what they’re talking about and was pissed that I wanted it removed. She did it anyway but she made me feel like I was crazy. Was I in the wrong for getting my IUD removed? How can 3 of my doctors be wrong? I just want to feel normal again. I’m 28, married, and completely capable of making educated decisions about my body but now I’m second guessing myself because how badly my GYN reacted.