IUD-ilemma!

I have three lovely little ladies.  Duh, old news...

I a-d-o-r-e my girls.  You know, like the kind of adoration of every minuscule cell in their little bodies kind of adore.  I especially love that this mama right here, typing this post, gathering her thoughts, used her 'vagina might' to birth each and every one of them (naturally and drug-free).

I always wanted three divas daughters.  Girls.  Love em'.  My husband.  Same.  He makes girls.  I grow them.

So now.  We.  Are.  Done.

BUT

Which brings us to...

You see, I have this coppery little device in the odd shape of a 'T' (ParaGard) that's floating around in my uterus and it's driving me fucking delirious bonkers.  I've been having these strange symptoms for what I believe to be several, several, several, several, several months now.  WTF!  Yes, this has become an enormous (but 'T' shaped) IUD-ilemma for me!

I'll admit it, I've been lazy in the past about following my fertility signals the 'natural' way.  This was why I opted for the obvious.  I know what to do, I simply never made it a point to 'take charge of my fertility.'

My funky symptoms have been gradually increasing with time.  It'll be two years this September that I had the IUD shot into my vacant uterus.  At first, I thought it was the most incredible, hassle free, super easy and convenient little device on the planet.  Ask me what I think of it now?


What do you think of it now? Ahhhh!!!! Get this fucking thing out of me! Here is what I've been experiencing.  * And before you say, 'oh that's just stress from having three kids, a home, a husband, a dog, a million projects, yada, yada, yada.'  I say, 'no', I KNOW my body and my intuition is pretty right on 'always' *

• depression 
• anxiety
• moody (Ogre like-Argggg)
• mild heart palpitations
• little motivation
• easily overwhelmed
• lagging libido (which totally fucking  sucks!) 
• cramps here and there (not before cycle)
• random spotting (very very lite)
• insanely heavy periods (gross)

I was following a thread on IUD removal on Mothering Magazine's website and it seems that I'm not the only person with these symptoms from an IUD.  The interesting thing is that the ParaGard site does not list all side effects.  ????????? Why the eff not?! Whatever, this crap sucks and I no longer want it inhabiting my u-t-e-r-u-s! Out, out, out!

I'm determined to re-learn the 'natural family planning' methods.  My two study guides are 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility' and 'Your Fertility Signals' which are both great books.   Until then, I'll be hoping to get the soonest appointment to have this thing REMOVED! 

Do you have an IUD?  If so, have you experienced anything similar?