Yes, Quin21, all of the above. I feel bloated on top of it and all my joints hurt like if I had arthritis. Sex is not on my list of priorities and when it does happen I feel absolutely nothing. I can't take all this and I am having the device removed after exactly 3 months.
I've seen an NP 3 weeks ago and she told me that these are not side effects. BS. I can't believe how the want to keep women misinformed and have them go through all these side effects.

I got it out a week ago and my dizziness has almost disappeared. My symptoms were so generic, so hard to diagnose (headaches, nausea, dizziness, joint pain, extreme fatigue), that I had the hardest time deciding to get it out and every doctor I saw tried to persuade me otherwise. It was definitely sold as an almost side effect free form of birth control. I was told that if I could just stick it out three months most of the side effects would disappear, which was not the case, they got worse. It seems to me that the Mirena is simply too untested for them to be making these claims. I saw three or four different doctors and the only diagnosis I got was that I was exhausted from having two young children. Maybe this was a contributing factor, but something else has just not been right this summer.

Someone posted a pdf document the other day that had a lot of detail about the side effects of the IUD and every one of mine, as well as some of the more unusual ones I've read about on this site, were listed. It also stated that 46% of women in their study did not get another Mirena after 5 years. 20% were due to wanting to get pregnant, but the rest were due to health issues. I think that is pretty telling. I also did a search of the hormone in MIrena, levenorgestrol, and saw dizziness as a side effect of birth control containing that hormone. Thanks to everyone who responded with input. It was really helpful.

I just read your post. Yeah, "head fuzz", that's a good way to describe the way I felt with Mirena.

I've had the Mirena IUD in for one month and the extreme fatigue I feel is unreal!! About two months ago, I found out my B12 levels were low so I started on weekly injections and was doing great. My energy was back and I wasn't feeling overly lethargic. Then I got the IUD and there are days that I find it hard to even stand up for more than a few minutes.

I see from the messages that some others are feeling exhausted and fatigued. I don't understand it as I am sleeping at night, the whole way through and yet the next day, I feel like I've pulled an all-nighter for a college exam!! Not to mention that if I try to nap, to catch up, I can't!! WTH???

Can the Mirena IUD cause extreme physical fatigue like this? I am fuzzy-brained as well and my mood has definitely changed! I've been calling the way I feel "intolerable", meaning I have zero tolerance for even the slightest bother. My kids have asked me what's wrong and my husband has said that I snap at everything. In fact he told me tonight that he could always tell when it was "that time of the month" and now he says every day is "that time of the month" because of the way I've been.

It's so hard for me to believe that this IUD could be causing all of this trouble!! I even have a Sleep Study Evaluation scheduled for next week because I cannot continue functioning at this level of exhaustion!! I was thinking maybe I have Sleep Apnea or something and I'm not getting good rest. But, after reading some of these posts, I have to wonder if it's the IUD. I'm just starting my 5th week on the IUD. Could I have these symptoms this soon?

If anyone has more to share on the tiredness and fatigue, I would greatly appreciate it!!

Thanks!

I sweat a lot, I usually never sweat. I do kickboxing and it's a puddle of sweat around me now. I feel hot all the time, like my body is on fire. My legs get very hot and I can't even stand to have clothes on. I'm taking this thing out in a few days and I can't wait to go back to normal. It was a decision to have it in to protect again pregnancy, but honestly I'll take a baby or two instead of my health being damaged forever.