Good for you!!! Also, thanks so much for the Loyola link. Wow! why don’t our doc know this stuff?   [End]
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I wrote this to you in a reply to one of my own posts from you earlier.    I swear by "Proactive" for my acne. It works great for me. I have no more acne. You do have to use it every day though for it to work. The sex drive is coming back slowly for me. I am starting to have little urges again. HMMM. only after 60 days of removal.  Hang in there!!!!  Crazywoman   [End]
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I swear by "Proactive" for my acne. It works great for me. I have no more acne. You do have to use it every day though for it to work. The sex drive is coming back slowly for me. I am starting to have little urges again. HMMM. only after 60 days of removal.  Hang in there!!!!   [End]
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How horrible! Go back to your own doc and tell her to take the stupid thing out. That is not normal. I had the thing in for over 3 years, and never experienced that kind of discomfort, let alone, pain. Plus, have you read the testimonials throughout this forum? It’s not worth the risk to find out a year or more from now that it is physiologically messing up your sanity and your life and maybe even your whole body. No need for a second opinion. Have her take it out. I don’t know what the laws are like in the UK, but in the USA we have the right to accept or reject a procedure bein ...
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Bring it on sister. You can contact me for info any time if you are still taking class action against the Mirena IUDs company.   [End]
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Good for you that you caught this site early. I lost my marriage and almost my new boyfriend in the process before He found this site. I was out of my mind after three and a half years on that stupid thing.  Good luck to you and the family!   [End]
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You are not alone. We’ve all gone through the same things you are going through. Tell the docs to take it out immediately! The sooner you do, the sooner you will feel like yourself again. Be forceful and express urgency when you call. It has been two months now since I had mine yanked, and I feel better every day. No more anxiety! I hated feeling the anxiety the most. It was not just mental, it was a physical pain in my forehead like my head was going to implode. Like I was having a bad trip on drugs, but without the drugs. As for the insomnia, I still have to take sleep aids.  ...
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Take it from me, I have been off the stupid IUD for over 60 days now, and the anxiety will go away on its own. I would be weary of any meds your doc may give you, especially hormonal birth control. There has to be an effective way to prevent pregnancy that won’t screw up your body, mind and soul. I am feeling myself once again after three and a half years of mirena. As for the anxiety, if it is not so bad that you are going out of your mind constantly, and I know the feeling, then stick it out for a month before you take something else that has its own set of side effects. Hang in th ...
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Wow. That is exactly what my doc told me. Why do they think that the IUD could possibly be limited to the uterus? The uterus is not a closed system unto it’s self. If the hormones are able to thin the lining of the uterus, then there is enough of it to get into the blood stream, therefore, becoming systemic. Also, the uterus is highly vascular, unlike the arm subcutaneous tissue, where the Norplant is embedded in mostly fat and connective tissue. Furthermore, how can there only be a small amount if there is enough hormone in the IUD to last a full 5 years? How short-sided. ...
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I just read your symptoms. I thought the teeth grinding was just me since I had not heard anyone else complain of it yet. I also grind my teeth. Not just at night either, it is constant. It’s as though something has happened to my teeth, and my tongue has got to touch the inside surface of my bottom, front teeth. I imagine the anxiety was also a contributor, but how strange is that?  Anyway, after I posted last, I wrote a Doc in New Zealand who has done studies on women who are on the Mirena long term for treatment to prevent the need for a hysterectomy. Anyway, I gave him t ...
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Yeah! My advice is to call your docs office and see another doc and get it out today!! 4 weeks! I’ve have had mine out 57 days now, (read my post from today), and I would not wait another minute. Tell them that you are desperate. Tell them you are having sever cramping from it and it has to come out now! Anything to make them see the urgency. With same day appointments, it is all about urgency perception of the advice nurses. Let them know how it is hurting you and that it can’t wait any longer. That is what I did when I called. I didn’t get my own doc, but I didn’t care. I just wan ...
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Check out my post today, "57 days mirena free!!." I am so with you woman. Tell your doctor that it is none of his/her business what birth control you decide to use with your husband. This thing will ruin your marriage as it did mine, and you have no sex drive, and believe me, it doesn’t come back over night unfortunately, so you can let your body heal before you try any alternative birth control. The most important thing you can do right now is to demand it removed immediately!!  Know that you are far from being alone on this, look how many new posts there are every ...
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I just posted this message to Dancing_frog a few minutes ago, but I wanted to let you all know what I told her in case you don’t get to my reply to her. I wrote: I just want you to know that there is hope and life after mirena removal. If you want to read my story, go to page 5 of this forum under the post "WOW!I just had mine removed yesterday!" It has now been over 57 days since I had that thing out of my body, and every day I feel a little more like my old self. I had the device in for over 3 years, and I have to tell you, I was literally going out of my mind. The anxiety ...
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Hello Dancing Frog! I just want you to know that there is hope and life after mirena removal. If you want to read my story, go to page 5 of this forum under the post " WOW!I just had mine removed yesterday!" It has now been over 57 days since I had that thing out of my body, and every day I feel a little more like my old self. I had the device in for over 3 years, and I have to tell you, I was literally going out of my mind. The anxiety is almost entirely gone now and I am starting to feel like I might want sex again. It has been so hard on my boyfriend, but he is so u ...
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Think of it this way. As a man, you have hormones such as testosterone surging through your body. Say, someone was to take away that testosterone or maybe even give you more. If you had too little testosterone, you would become less prone to male urges,  and if you had too much testosterone, you would become increasingly aggressive. Take a woman on too much progesterone. She is in a state of PMS 24/7 and she no longer has the cyclic hormones that will take the edge off to "normalize" her moods. Stress builds up in her body, which effects her back, her joints, and ...
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I had the same odor. It was as if something had died. Gross. I also had a reoccurring yeast infection. I wonder if the tissue was rotting around the IUD? I am so glad to have it out after over 3 years. Hang in there and come back often!   [End]
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Who here thought that it was a great thing that we no longer had a period? I sure did. How wonderful to be rid of my annoying period. WOW! Looking back on it now, I feel kind of stupid. What was I thinking? My period is the essence of what makes me a woman. Without a cycle, what good could that possibly have on my body? An even better question should be what harm   [End]
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I also had my IUD in for over 3 years. It has been about 3 weeks now that I had mine removed. I am starting to have less anxiety, my sleep pattern is returning to normal, I have had two spotty periods, and I really am starting to recognize significant differences in my personality. I am more jovial and happier. I don’t yell at other drivers as much on the road, and I actually LOL again. There are a number of symptoms that are still present, but three years is a long time to $#%@ with your hormonal balance. Hang in there, and come back often!   [End]
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My advice to you is to read every one of these posts and immediately set an appointment to have the evil device removed. The symptoms will get worse.   [End]
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I had mine in for over 3 years and believe me, take it out now the symptoms will only get worse.   [End]
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WOW! That is something similar to what my ob said to me when the IUD was inserted. "The hormone is such a low dose that it won’t even enter the blood stream." Is that on the doc’s information as a sales pitch for the product I wonder???Very interesting indeed. The doc that took the IUD out was another female doc since I could not see my own doc, and she sort of did the same thing to me. "Maybe you need to see a counselor for all the stress in your life and start exercising regularly." She was not too, too condescending toward me, but I could tell s ...
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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 per ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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You know, now that you mention the feeling of a "baby kicking" in your side, I have had that same experience. I even went to the doc to find out if I had a hernia or what could be the cause. Strange!! I would never have associated the movement to the mirena until now. I have now come to the only logical explanation for this strange movement, and it might be that the hormones in the mirena can cause spastic colon symptoms. This is where the large intestine, or colon, will twitch on and off. It is a strange feeling.   [End]
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I highly recomend not doing it!!! Don’t risk what so many of us have suffered through. It is not worth the risk!!   [End]
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When I had it removed, also after over 3 years, it was painless. Some others from this forum have reported having a slight cramp at removal. As for birth control, I can’t say at the moment. I am definitely going to go the hormone free route, diaphragm, condom, etc..., to let my body get back its natural rhythm before I even think about trying anything hormonal. Good luck to you!   [End]
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What is oil pulling?   [End]
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Thanks for the tips.  I did have a complete fasting blood panel done and everything was normal including my thyroid hormone level, liver enzyme count, and glucose tolerance. I have a B.S. in Nutrition from UC Davis, so I know quite a bit about nutrient imbalances; therefore, I knew poor nutrient intake was not the cause of my problems. I feel that it is too much of a coincidence that these other women on mirena have had similar issues, and it seem to be the only logical explanation for my symptoms. Every symptom I mention in my first posting ar ...
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If she is in fact bipolar, which there are a lot of undiagnosed cases out there, just think what the effects of the marina must be having on her?!?!?! WOW! That would drive me even more out of my mind than I already feel due to marina.   Good luck to you elextrixman   [End]
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Just hang in there and be strong. They can’t force you to do anything you don’t want to do with your body. I went in and said "I want this thing out of my body right now!" They couldn’t put up much of a fight after that. They said that you have not heard the "good" stories, but everyone reacts differently on hormones. Maybe some women can be sane and pleasant without acne, back and neck problems and no sex drive, but obviously not those of us on this forum. Also, I would have thought mirena was the cat’s meow if I had not read all of the stories from this site, whi ...
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Thanks so much for the words of encouragement! I am also going to be happy for one of the first times in my life to have my period, not including when I was younger and was scared I might be pregnant. Anyway, my lower back feels better already and it has only been out for two days now. Unbelievable!! I can’t believe what Dr.s put us through without any significant evidence of drug safety. The way my doc explained it to me was that the hormone in the IUD would only effect my uterine lining and was such a low dose that it would not even be enough to circulate through my blood ...
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Wow, I just stumbled onto this site the other day to find out what the side effects for the mirena were and was dumbfounded to hear all of what you women have been going through. It was like I had written some of the testimonials myself. I have had the mirena IUD in for over 3 years now and just removed it yesterday. Of course the Dr. dismissed most of what I had to say as being me just needing therapy and actually said I needed to try yoga! Can you believe that? Don’t get me wrong, I love yoga, but that’s not the point. The point is that there is an overwhelming indication that this devic ...
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