Liletta IUD - Have you felt this way?
Hey! I am a 24f. I just wanted to come on this forum and see if anyone else is or has ever experienced any of the following symptoms I have while on Liletta. I had my daughter Nov of 2021 and was given the option of having the IUD inserted. I was 20 yrs old and did not want to have another baby anytime soon, so it seemed like the best thing to do since I had just given birth, and I didn't want to experience IUD insertion at my 6 months pp appointment. I had never been on any form of BC before this.
After insertion I had ppd (didn't even think it may have been the IUD causing said mood swings) I bled for about 4/6 months straight. I didn't have a period for about a year after
this. Then randomly I started having very LIGHT 4-day periods like clockwork
every 26/28 days. I started to experienced anxiety April' 25 (first time having
physical symptoms). Long story short I had no idea how to manage said anxiety
and went down to a family clinic in my neighborhood. The provider prescribed
the wrong medication for my person (Duloxetine generic for Cymbalta) I had an adverse
reaction then for months I experienced withdrawals from the medication. I took therapy
and just buckled down for dear life- finally started to feel like myself maybe
6 months after the incident. Prior to this I had never experienced any anxiety, and I had never taken any medication for my mental health. I was desperate to feel like myself again so I trusted the Dr and took said meds.
At my last gyno appt last year - which was the 4-year mark for my Liletta I asked my OBGYN Dr if I had to remove it in 2026 since when it was inserted, I was told it would only be good
for 5 years. The provider then explained that new research came out and it is
now good at preventing pregnancies for up to 8 years instead of 5, it would be
my decision if I choose to remove it or not. Fast forward to this year around
Feb I started to have new PMS symptoms:
Week before my period I am emotional, my anxiety pops up more frequently, I feel meh, I get overwhelmed easily, I have acne, back pain, cramps and fatigue. When I ovulate, I have back pain, cramping, nausea, and I get emotional. Prior to Feb I wasn’t really experiencing any PMS symptoms really OR if I did, they weren’t this intense. I would have breast pain the week before my period and maybe be emotional a day or to two before my period but that was it. Today my Liletta is 4.5 years old (lol)I’m just curious if anyone experienced any of these symptoms around this time frame of having a Liletta?