I am on Slynd since December and it is driving me up the wall, I am having super long heavy periods and I’m barely ever not bleeding. I spoke to my doctor and she said to give it more time and use the placebos, but it feels like this is all just defeating the point of even being on birth control. The advise is to wait three months which it has been, do I go to the doctor again (i haven’t been sinxe early January and fhe problem has persisted), or wait longer to see if it gets better? some people have recommended fhe IUD, does anyone recommend this? The reason I’m on birth control is for painful heavy periods, and tbf the period pain is gone, the bleeding is just alllll the time.

It does take 3 to 6 months for your body to get used to it, but if you’re not doing well on it then your doctor has no right to refuse your request to swap to a different pill or method. I have no experience with the IUD, but I am on the implant myself and barely ever bleed.