I am wanting to hear about others experiences with discontinuing birth control after sterilization.

I had my bisalp at the end of June and decided to quit birth control and let my body just be itself for once. I had about a months worth of pills at time of my surgery, so I had a period in August, and one now.

I am miserable. My skin is a disaster (I get hormonal acne, more explained about that below), my period is heavier than I ever remember them being, I've already destroyed a pair of underwear, and I'm definitely moody.

For reference, I am 31 and started bc when I was like 15. I was on the depo shot until I was like 26, when I switched to Mirena before I lost health insurance. Mirena used to be only 5 years, but they extended it to like 8. But I was having terrible side effects, like sudden, random, heavy bleeding. So last year I went on the pill (Yaz I think) until I got my surgery this year.

I started getting bad acne when I was about 18, and I have done every topical and oral medication for acne, with little success. I did Accutane in my early 20s and had great skin ... until I got Mirena, then it all came back. I've been on spironolactone since then. It has never fully prevented breakouts, but I had a pretty good skincare routine going up until now. I was really hoping I wouldn't need to be on anything after my surgery...

So for those who quit bc, does it get better?? I really want to stop fucking with my hormones, but if it's like this for the long term, I'm going to have to go back on it.