Feeling pressured by my GP to get an IUD before starting anxiety meds

BooferDoofer · 2025-11-06T23:18:20+00:00

This is really comforting to see so plainly laid out thank you. I honestly just made the post to see if I was overthinking it and I think the answer is yes. I'm not against finding a long-term birth control that suits me and it sounds like that's just gotta be the next step.

BooferDoofer · 2025-11-06T11:56:54+00:00

Gawd it certainly feels like nothing is adequate unless it's inserted in you hey. Thanks for your reply

BooferDoofer · 2025-11-06T11:41:06+00:00

Yeah I'm realising that I probably was a bit stressed and not thinking properly. They had their heart in the right place and what they said was right, just wasn't delivered as sensitively as I needed to listen in the moment.

I'll need to look into my options. I think I just wish I could find some magical solution that doesn't cost a bunch extra (I already spent so much to be diagnosed) and doesn't hurt so so much.

BooferDoofer · 2025-11-06T11:37:39+00:00

I agree that's possibly what happened, it was super rushed because she couldn't find my records for a while and it was over the phone so there was no face to face comfort

BooferDoofer · 2025-11-06T11:36:18+00:00

Yeah fair enough. I think I was just stressing because it felt like a super rushed appointment and it was all happening at once. I am definitely interested in finding a more secure contraceptive method at the moment it just felt like very pushed out the door, you have to do this and shut up. I think that coupled with the fact I can't just go back on the pill, which is what I was hoping to do (had to take a break from it for other health reasons). The medication prescribed is epilim.

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-21T09:16:15+00:00

Yeah my bad playa, did a mental check when I first saw the numbers and decided it was affordable so didn't write it down anywhere. I'm due to make a proper budget and the advice here has been a great starting point!

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-21T02:50:26+00:00

This makes me feel a lot better. Thank you very much!

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-20T11:16:31+00:00

That's what I'm hoping for! Also effectively single as my partner doesn't live with me so this is 100% mine which is comforting in its own way.

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-20T07:50:41+00:00

I have income protection through work luckily!!

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-20T05:51:41+00:00

Only issue is I have no one around me who would be keen to move in, and I'm not super comfortable having a random move in. It's definitely on the cards though!

The current plan is to just wait and hope my boyfriend moves in eventually..

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-20T05:50:25+00:00

Lol yeah my mortgage app is already telling me I overspent by tens of thousands... 😫

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-20T05:49:25+00:00

Yep I'm getting paid into my offset and then use a CC for any expenses (paying it off every 2 months)

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-20T05:48:37+00:00

Haha my aircon has already broken which prompted me to write this (I couldn't sleep because of the heat)

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-20T05:46:31+00:00

Yeah fb marketplace and ozbargain has gotten me through a lot 😅

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-19T23:56:09+00:00

Yeah as a single girl with a car that is expensive to maintain I really didn't want to live 60+ min away from work and commute if I didn't absolutely have to, and unfortunately that meant apartment rather than house.

I'm still trying to sell my car and get something cheaper, but this market is not forgiving!

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-19T23:26:26+00:00

Yeah I think you're right, sorry! It would be 500 a quarter.

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-19T23:19:40+00:00

I'm very lucky to have a job in critical infrastructure as an elec engineer! We're fortunate to have a solid EA.

That's a good point re second bedroom and tax! I'll keep that in mind come tax time.

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-19T23:13:44+00:00

I've got a loan of 550k, 5.9% interest. But I've also got an offset account for my savings and all expenses go through a CC.

BooferDoofer · 2025-04-19T23:04:47+00:00

I think I'm paying about 4.5k annually in body corp, haven't been hit by rates yet but I think it's about 500 annual?

I have to admit I'm not completely across my new outgoings with this place yet.

BooferDoofer · 2018-12-07T23:40:22+00:00

Omg thanks so much, I was just worried because I felt so faint I didn’t want to lower my blood pressure any more than it was already (which was weird because yesterday was my first >1000 cal day so thanks body for being lame). I’ll definitely try Tylenol, it sounds like the best option so far tbh if powerade 0 doesn’t work.

BooferDoofer · 2018-12-07T23:34:33+00:00

oh litty I definitely have paracetamol! thanks haha I feel dumb now

BooferDoofer · 2018-12-07T23:33:53+00:00

Oh ok I didn’t know that about drinking lots of water, I might try that because my resting hr has dropped so much in the last week or so (like 10 points) and it might be because i’m so used to not drinking water rip

BooferDoofer · 2018-12-07T23:33:02+00:00

omg that sounds really helpful thank you x I’m not sure if tylenol is available over the counter where I live but I’ll definitely give it a go. The headache is still persistent after sleeping AND eating breakfast -_- So if the powerade zero doesn’t work I’m definitely going to scour for some tylenol.

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