I am feeling the exact same way. My mirena was removed about a two and a half weeks ago. When the anxiety comes on now, it subsides in a few minutes and I don't feel like I am going to climb out of my scull. I hated feeling that way. I felt like I was going absolutely mad. Every day I feel a little bit more sane and can cope better with stress. I am also starting to sleep better at night, however, I am still exhausted a lot of the time. Most likely my body trying to balance out after being so out of whack for 3 + years. I had my period about two days after removal and it was light and red at first then turned muddy for a few days after that. Gross!! Anyway, it lasted about 7 days that way, and cleared up. I am curious to see what the next month has in store for me. I think my uterus must have been ridding itself of old tissue and blood since it had not sluffed off for 3 years.
Anyway, I am so glad I had my mirena removed, and I try to pass on the new about it's side effects as much as possible.
I know what you mean. The docs just failed to tell us why Mirena is even better at preventing pregnancies than the pill; nobody on the IUD was having sex anymore!! That's what really makes it 99.9% effective.
You are definitely not alone. I still don't want to socialize with anyone. I have no true friends left, and I can't believe my boyfriend has been so loyal to me. I am such a bitchy person all of the time now. I have to say, now that I am rid of the stupid life ruining device, I am mellowing back to the easy-going self that I used to be. I felt the same way when I first read posts from this forum. I was in shock for a couple of days. I was on the phone literally 5 minutes after reading a dozen or so posts. It was like I was writing the posts myself. Hang in there and come back often.
CW
I know what you mean! I am just starting to feel like I am going back to my old self. Yesterday at dinner, I was actually joking around with my family for the first time in a long time. I immediately realized, and knew, that it was a personality that I hadn't had for a long time, but it was strangely familiar and felt good to have back. Did that make sense? Anyway, I think I am still far from being back to 100% normal, but just know that it does happen, and that you will have your life back soon. Good luck with the removal. Mine was absolutely painless. I have now had two spotty periods and feel like that is my bodies way to start to normalize it's natural balance. Good luck and come back frequently!