u/CarlitoBones

I’ve been on birth control for almost 16 years consistently, excluding the period of time when i tried for and conceived my son.

I got a Mirena IUD inserted in early 2023 and suffered from terrible hormonal acne. After trying literally everything from my dermatologist, i decided in February to remove the IUD to understand if it was the reason for the acne.

I am on my 3rd cycle since getting the IUD removed and each one has been heavy and painful - but my main concern is my the absolute meltdown that goes hand in hand.

When on my period, I have paranoia at work - like everyone is criticizing me, or out to get me and cannot be trusted. I have boiled over both during this cycle and my last with frustration so much that I’ve butted heads with my manager (who ive always been friendly with) resulting in coaching conversations and emotional break downs.

I am deeply sad and depressed (during my period). I find myself thinking about worst case scenarios and get worked up to the point that I am in hysterics and cannot breathe. Sometimes I can get like that and not even know why.

My husband and I have had struggled over the years but we’ve been working on it through marriage counseling. Yet every period, my brain tells me we need to divorce and I start wanting more emotional conversations with him and will randomly cry because im convinced im getting divorced.

I feel like every month I am actively trying to destroy my life and then I spin out in anxiety afterward. I’m just about through with this cycle and am feeling a little better (minus the anxiety of everything ive done) but i am bracing for impact for whats to come next month.

I am on an anti-depressant and have been for years, but is this Mirena Crash? Is it worth visiting a doctor over or can I expect this all to stop soon? I’m not sure if the doctor can do anything for me…can they?

I had my 8 week post-op appointment today. The bone is about 40% fused. I was cleared to transition from the boot to supportive shoes, but it sounds like my healing is a little behind schedule.

I’m kind of scared to walk and I’m not sure what I could be doing to support the bone fusion. I’m also spiraling because i just spent the past 8 weeks turning my life upside down for this procedure and I’m terrified I’m going to be left worse off than before or needing to re-hash the surgery on the foot.

Has anyone else had this? What did you do?

We have a pit mix that is prone to breaking nails. I’d say every 6 months or so, we get a bad enough one where we’re at the vet so they can remove the hanging nail and administer antibiotics.

We loved the Petwell Clinic in Arvada. We thought they always provided decent care and were reasonable for a vet. Unfortunately, it suddenly closed last year and as we’re trying other places we are getting absolutely money gouged to get our dog treated.

Any recommendations for a “reasonable” vet around here? We live in the Standley Lake area of Westminster.