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So its been 3 days since I got the Mirena out- and NO Migranes or headaches yet. :) Thats a long stretch from what I have been through. So yesterday and today my body has been aching really bad, cramps, pms signs, boobs hurt, bloating, crazy leg and hip pain, but no period yet. My body has not had a period in 2 years though...so my body is probably wondering what the hell is going on. I will keep you posted in a few days and let you know how it is going. I pray it only gets better....its been a hard 2 years and the last 2 weeks have been horrible.

During the first 6 months, I experienced night sweats, water retention, general malaise. From months 6-9, I gained 24 lbs. I am a vegetarian who works out 4-5 days a week. I finally read a blog where women were complaining of the same issues. My GYN told me that it was just my body adjusting. Had it removed in July. Lost 11 lbs the first week and then stalled. Had some blood work done. It revealed that my Thyroid function was practically non-existent. I am now on Thyroid medication and I have finally lost the last of the 24 lbs. No more Mirena and said "buh bye" to my GYN.

Abilify caused DYSTONIA, chills, cold sweats, sweating, and anxiety. I've obviously stopped taking this poison (in MY case) but today is my first day stopping. Hopefully my symptoms will clear up in a few days. I've only been taking the medicine for right at 11 days. I've just returned from the ER where they have said there's really nothing they can do and I have to "wait it out." Nice.

I have had many of the side effects listed by these other women, depression, fatigue, bloating, severe cramps, mood swings, etc. i'm only 16 years old i've had this IUD sense the 22nd of Feburary this year..and if you ask me ladies I'd have another baby then to good through this everyday...

Yes, This is from the FDA website: Ovarian Cysts Since the contraceptive effect of Mirena is mainly due to its local effect, ovulatory cycles with follicular rupture usually occur in women of fertile age using Mirena. Sometimes atresia of the follicle is delayed and the follicle may continue to grow. Enlarged follicles have been diagnosed in about 12% of the subjects using Mirena. Most of these follicles are asymptomatic, although some may be accompanied by pelvic pain or dyspareunia. In most cases the enlarged follicles disappear spontaneously during two to three months observation. Persistent enlarged follicles should be evaluated. Surgical intervention is not usually required. Mirena IUD All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome when using Mirena IUD: Acne; back pain; breast pain or tenderness; changes in menstrual bleeding (eg, spotting); changes in sex drive; dizziness, lightheadedness, bleeding, or cramping during placement; headache; nausea; vomiting; weight gain. Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Mirena IUD: Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); breast lumps; changes in vision; chills; fever; genital sores; mental or mood changes (eg, depression); missed menstrual period; numbness of an arm or leg; painful sexual intercourse; prolonged heavy menstrual bleeding; severe pain or tenderness in the abdomen or pelvis; sharp or crushing chest pain; sudden leg pain; sudden, severe headache, vomiting, dizziness, or fainting; sudden shortness of breath; unusual or odorous vaginal discharge; unusual vaginal swelling or bleeding; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

this is from the FDA website on the Mirena Mirena IUD All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome when using Mirena IUD: Acne; back pain; breast pain or tenderness; changes in menstrual bleeding (eg, spotting); changes in sex drive; dizziness, lightheadedness, bleeding, or cramping during placement; headache; nausea; vomiting; weight gain. Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Mirena IUD: Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); breast lumps; changes in vision; chills; fever; genital sores; mental or mood changes (eg, depression); missed menstrual period; numbness of an arm or leg; painful sexual intercourse; prolonged heavy menstrual bleeding; severe pain or tenderness in the abdomen or pelvis; sharp or crushing chest pain; sudden leg pain; sudden, severe headache, vomiting, dizziness, or fainting; sudden shortness of breath; unusual or odorous vaginal discharge; unusual vaginal swelling or bleeding; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

Ps. I had my Mirena for 5 years with no period. I am day 3 without it in and still have not started bleeding. I took an Ovulation Test last night to see where my levels are and I am not ovulating at all. I haven't a clue when or if I will start bleeding. I am 34 years of age.

I had my Mirena removed on Thursday, September 2nd 2010. Today is day 3 without that monster. I have yet to start bleeding. My swelling in my stomach has gone down considerably. I can hardly believe how much flatter it is. UNREAL! OH and my libido is super duper high!!! Holy hanna! I feel like a teenager again. I am still a bit dizzy and emotional...but I am certain this is from my hormones slowly going back to normal. I KNOW taking the Mirena out was the best decision for my body, mind and spirit. I will keep everyone posted in the days to come. So far I am THRILLED with just the way my body looks and feels. Carol

I had my Mirena removed on Thursday, September 2nd 2010. Today is day 3 without that monster. I have yet to start bleeding. My swelling in my stomach has done down considerably. I can hardly believe how much flatter it is. UNREAL! OH and my libido is super duper high!!! Holy hanna! I feel like a teenager again. I am still a bit dizzy and emotional...but I am certain this is from my hormones slowly going back to normal. I KNOW taking the Mirena out was the best decision for my body, mind and spirit. I will keep everyone posted in the days to come. So far I am THRILLED with just the way my body looks and feels. Carol

Yes I have had these same symptoms! I was on Lisinopril 20mg for a week and a half before I could not take the joint pain any more! A week later I still have the same joint pains. My doctor just switched me to Bystolic last week. But my joints are still hurting, especially my elbows, shoulders, fingers, wrists and knees. I was running with a leash in one hand yesterday and got a severe foot cramp and my forearm muscle is killing me! I don't know what to do I am taking Tylenol daily, and I guess I will go back for blood work next week.

My neurologist prescribed Topiramate for facial pain. I took four pills-1/day at bedtime starting 7/16/10. I went off the pill 7/20/10 because I was not having a good reaction to it. My headache started Sunday evening 7/25/10. My distance vision was blurred, and my near vision perfect. This was totally opposite of what my vision should be. I had a terrible headache and took 3 aspirin and went to bed. I woke up Monday, 7/26/10 7:00am and I could not see. I had a terrible headache. I went to emergency room, had a catscan, bloodwork and was told to see my opthamologist immediately. I went to the doctor who, thank goodness, was only 1/2 mile away. She saw me immediately and said she had never seen this before-my ocular pressure was so high it had distorted the shape and caused the vision changes.. She left the office and came back with eyedrops to drop the pressure. She told me I would have been blind had I not arrived at the office when I did. We did 3 different drops and pills for 4 days. I saw the doctor every morning and slept for 4 days and could not drive. My vision in left eye is still not sharp. My night vision was razor sharp-now it is blurred. I am still taking a drop for the swelling in the back of my left eye. It took 2 weeks before I could read for more than 15 minutes. I still(9/5/10) have pressure in back of the left eye and my left eye vision is still not back to normal. My readings are all fine, but the pressure is still felt. Anita Rosner

I had been taking omeprazole for over 7 years,what a miracle drug,couldn't even think of living without it until a friend of my sisters came down with severe stomach infections attributed to it's use. I did some investigating and wow,this stuff is bad news. I had been prescribed viagra because of sexual lack of desire and even that started to not do anything. When I stopped using I had terrible withdrawal,stomach cramps diarhea . I tried Betaine hcl and apple cider vinegar and it helped but after awhile I found that I didn't need even that. My sexual desire reappeared,erections without viagra and generally a new outlook on life. What an evil drug. You know what thay say if it seems to good to be true it usually is. GOODBYE EVIL DRUG

dont be too scared if you have benn taking them regularly. My daughter is having the same problems. This pill can stop your periods, which is one thing they dont tell you. It has numerous other side effects. Mood changes, weight gain, depression and sometimes suicidal thoughts. Talk to your doctor you may want to switch. My daugter is. Good luck.

I guess it's been 4 months now since I've had my Mirena in. The ovarian cysts have stopped, but my period is irregular. Sometimes I don't get one, sometimes I spot, and one time I bled lightly for almost 3 weeks. Not the worst thing in the world, BUT I've started getting bad cystic acne on my chin and forehead--what I think is estrogen related acne. Yaz was good at preventing this. I also had some tingling in my left arm all day yesterday and I wasn't sure why--could be a side effect or not. I'm not one to attribute every little thing to my Mirena. But I also started breaking out on my back a little, and I haven't had that in probably 10 years! I just re-filled my Yaz prescrition and I'm gonna start taking it again, along with the Mirena, which I did the first month on it. I can't deal with the acne, it's that bad. So I'll double up my birth control methods and just do it that way...oh well

honey change your pill! its not worth it. My daughter has had mood swings, weight gain, and no period. The no period thing is a deal breaker. We are switching her pill.This is very common on this birth control. Its scary wondering every month if you could be pregnant.She also sleeps all the time. Talk to your doctor and switch your too young for this to stop your life and your lifes passions.

im very sorry to hear about your daughters ordeal. I also am a very un happy mom. I put my daughter on birth control because she has a very bright future and a baby at her age could delay her goals. She is very responsible and takes her pill dilligently. She didnt have a period and was a little scared,her and her boyfriend also use condoms so we were shocked when she didnt have her period. Reading many websites about this pill we found out there are many side effects. We are changing her pill.

My daughter also stopped having her period. We thought she was pregnant . We went on numerous websites and this seems to be very common. This is one side effect they never told us. She doesnt want to worry every month so shes switching

my daughter is having the same problem. We thought she was pregnant but this seems to be a very wide spread problem with this pill. some women havent had a period for months some times a year. Too nerve wracking and pregnancy tests are not cheap when your buying 2 or 3 a month. She is switching.

Good choice on not taking the Loestrin24. I myself just found this forum last night, and threw my pills in the trash because I have been experiencing most of all these mental symptoms the other ladies have mentioned. Not only am I going to stop Loestrin, I am going to stop taking any birth control pills. I have had Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo and Yaz since they are both low doses. But the best mood I've always felt myself to be was when I wasn't in any birth control. I've noticed that when I am on birth control, I am a temperamental moody person. It will be hard because the whole reason why I got on birth control was because of my heavy heavy menstrual cycle and excruciating cramps. But I do remember working at GNC and started taking this natural EFA (essential fatty acid) supplement called Evening Primrose Oil. After taking it for two months, I experienced slight little cramps if not any, before my period. I would say go for a couple of months free of any birth control and maybe let your body adjust naturally to it's on homeostatic balance. Then try that Evening Primrose Oil. It also improved my skin and helped regulate my cycle consistently. It's been about three years since I've taken it. I will start on it once I've given myself at least a month from coming off of Loestrin. Wish you the best of luck. And give us an update on your progress or if you've taken a different option.

Brown urineIs this really bad????

OH MY GOSH! Finding this website was a prayer answered. Literally about two hours ago I was crying in my car on my way home because I was going CRAZY, have been feeling horrible, and still feeling depressed about the breakup with my ex a little over a month ago. As I was driving I was sobbing, screaming, freaking out, and having short panic attacks. Thank goodness I didn't get into an accident, but these past two months have been the worse time of my life coping with a lot of stress and changes. My life has never been this bad. Here's the story. I am normally a reserved, very social, and benevolent person. I have a deep faith with the Lord, and I've had a great boyfriend of two years. About two months ago, when my prescription to Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo increased the cost from $40 to $75, I immediately asked my doctor for other options of birth control. She suggested Loestrin 24, and it only cost $15 bucks. Since I also have a minor form of anemia, the doctor said the benefits of added Iron would be real suitable too. So I started taking it. Looking back these past two months, here is the sequence of things that have occurred. I have an application on my iPhone called Period Tracker, and it allows me to record everything from acne, headaches, mood swings, cramps etc. July 4th - started Loestrin July 19th - Bf and I had fight, and he couldn't stand to talk to me for 5 days. I thought it was just my period so in a few days we got over it. Symptoms: heavy acne, bloating July 20th - Moods: depressed, heavy acne July 24th - bf and I broke up because of many fights and this time was the worse Throughout August - Moods have mostly been depressed and sad, constantly changing, very emotional, cried a lot. It was mainly due to the breakup. August 27 - Spotting, and didn't get a full period September 3rd - Went to the doctor and got prescribed to Prozac because of my depression due to the breakup. I started feeling more depressed afterwards because I never thought I would be one to take anti-depressants. September 5th - I started losing it and had a major mental breakdown. I normally keep a lot of things to myself. I talk to just a couple of close friends. But this time I was so surreal and depressed that everybody has noticed this dramatic change in me these past few weeks. I have been very moody, very short and irritable with people. My emotions feel uncontrollable. I believe that being on the pill intensified whatever feelings/emotions I was having. Every day my moods would constantly change. One day I’m great and optimistic, and the next I’m crawled up in a ball on my bathroom floor. I kept on getting more forgetful and more insecure with myself. I was emotionally drained and depressed to my lowest that I had ever been. While I was driving earlier tonight, I prayed and literally shouted out to God asking Him why I am feeling this way. I was freaking out, crying, sobbing, and screamed in my car. I have NEVER ever felt this horrible about myself. I am normally a strong individual and thinks that I hold myself together pretty good, but I....JUST...LOST...it. Then shortly after my lil parade in the car, I parked and just sat there quiet. I started thinking how long it's been like this. I thought it was just the breakup. But even before the breakup, I was beginning to have little tantrums towards my friends and my bf. I have lost an extreme sense of self-esteem and have gotten so many insecurities through this. I have noticed that I have been losing a sense of self-control and lashing out and become super sensitive and aggressive. Then for some reason, a thought came to my mind. I thought about this birth control that I had just started taking. And I tried to relay back in memory whether the time when I started taking the pill coincided with when I started having these moodiness. And sure enough I started taking this about two months ago (beginning of July) and problems with my boyfriend and I began a few weeks after that. When I arrived home, I immediately got on the internet to start reading and researching on Loestrin24. I felt that God placed it in my head to look into this. And lo and behold I read endless counts of testimonials from many women who have gone or are undergoing my situation with this pill. As I read through it all, it clicked in my head that it all made sense, and I felt a HUGE WAVE OF RELIEF. I was amazingly astounded to find out it wasn’t just me. I knew I wasn’t mentally unstable nor emotionally disruptive. I was like "God thank you for answering my prayers so quickly." I am not taking this pill nor any birth control pill anymore. I do realize that in the past some birth control pills have a tendency to make women more moody, especially before the menstrual cycle. I know Yaz was one too. After being on it for a few months, I stopped. Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo wasn’t too bad, but still a little moodiness. I will not be taking any form of hormone pill coz the post the girl made earlier above when she talked about the effects of progestrin lowering your serotonin levels made sense. This pill made me think I was going seriously crazy. I lost my sanity and worse of all, my great boyfriend. They should put a warning label for this pill: Warning may cause serious moodiness and depression. I know it’ll take several weeks to finally get it completely out of my system, but I am stopping my pill today. Since I have a major feeling that the depression is due to the birth control, I am going to continue with Prozac during this time as my body gets adjusted to being off of the pill and then hopefully wean off of the Prozac. I will come back and give you ladies an update on things. Please pray that things return smoothly to how they were, and most of all, please pray that my boyfriend and I may have a chance to get back together. I have been nothing but horrible around him, and I know it’ll take some patience to adjust and return to my old self, hopefully with time he will see that. I look forward to brighter days and having that optimistic strong attitude where I was more in control with my emotions.

OH MY GOSH! Finding this website was a prayer answered. Literally about two hours ago I was crying in my car on my way home because I was going CRAZY, have been feeling horrible, and still feeling depressed about the breakup with my ex a little over a month ago. As I was driving I was sobbing, screaming, freaking out, and having short panic attacks. Thank goodness I didn't get into an accident, but these past two months have been the worse time of my life coping with a lot of stress and changes. My life has never been this bad. Here's the story. I am normally a reserved, very social, and benevolent person. I have a deep faith with the Lord, and I've had a great boyfriend of two years. About two months ago, when my prescription to Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo increased the cost from $40 to $75, I immediately asked my doctor for other options of birth control. She suggested Loestrin 24, and it only cost $15 bucks. Since I also have a minor form of anemia, the doctor said the benefits of added Iron would be real suitable too. So I started taking it. Looking back these past two months, here is the sequence of things that have occurred. I have an application on my iPhone called Period Tracker, and it allows me to record everything from acne, headaches, mood swings, cramps etc. July 4th - started Loestrin July 19th - Bf and I had fight, and he couldn't stand to talk to me for 5 days. I thought it was just my period so in a few days we got over it. Symptoms: heavy acne, bloating July 20th - Moods: depressed, heavy acne July 24th - bf and I broke up because of many fights and this time was the worse Throughout August - Moods have mostly been depressed and sad, constantly changing, very emotional, cried a lot. It was mainly due to the breakup. August 27 - Spotting, and didn't get a full period September 3rd - Went to the doctor and got prescribed to Prozac because of my depression due to the breakup. I started feeling more depressed afterwards because I never thought I would be one to take anti-depressants. September 5th - I started losing it and had a major mental breakdown. I normally keep a lot of things to myself. I talk to just a couple of close friends. But this time I was so surreal and depressed that everybody has noticed this dramatic change in me these past few weeks. I have been very moody, very short and irritable with people. My emotions feel uncontrollable. I believe that being on the pill intensified whatever feelings/emotions I was having. Every day my moods would constantly change. One day I’m great and optimistic, and the next I’m crawled up in a ball on my bathroom floor. I kept on getting more forgetful and more insecure with myself. I was emotionally drained and depressed to my lowest that I had ever been. While I was driving earlier tonight, I prayed and literally shouted out to God asking Him why I am feeling this way. I was freaking out, crying, sobbing, and screamed in my car. I have NEVER ever felt this horrible about myself. I am normally a strong individual and thinks that I hold myself together pretty good, but I....JUST...LOST...it. Then shortly after my lil parade in the car, I parked and just sat there quiet. I started thinking how long it's been like this. I thought it was just the breakup. But even before the breakup, I was beginning to have little tantrums towards my friends and my bf. I have lost an extreme sense of self-esteem and have gotten so many insecurities through this. I have noticed that I have been losing a sense of self-control and lashing out and become super sensitive and aggressive. Then for some reason, a thought came to my mind. I thought about this birth control that I had just started taking. And I tried to relay back in memory whether the time when I started taking the pill coincided with when I started having these moodiness. And sure enough I started taking this about two months ago (beginning of July) and problems with my boyfriend and I began a few weeks after that. When I arrived home, I immediately got on the internet to start reading and researching on Loestrin24. I felt that God placed it in my head to look into this. And lo and behold I read endless counts of testimonials from many women who have gone or are undergoing my situation with this pill. As I read through it all, it clicked in my head that it all made sense, and I felt a HUGE WAVE OF RELIEF. I was amazingly astounded to find out it wasn’t just me. I knew I wasn’t mentally unstable nor emotionally disruptive. I was like "God thank you for answering my prayers so quickly." I am not taking this pill nor any birth control pill anymore. I do realize that in the past some birth control pills have a tendency to make women more moody, especially before the menstrual cycle. I know Yaz was one too. After being on it for a few months, I stopped. Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo wasn’t too bad, but still a little moodiness. I will not be taking any form of hormone pill coz the post the girl made earlier above when she talked about the effects of progestrin lowering your serotonin levels made sense. I seriously lost my sanity and worse of all, my great boyfriend. They should put a warning label for this pill: Warning may cause serious moodiness and depression. I know it’ll take several weeks to finally get it completely out of my system, but I am stopping my pill today. Since I have a major feeling that the depression is due to the birth control, I am going to continue with Prozac during this time as my body gets adjusted to being off of the pill and then hopefully wean off of the Prozac. I will come back and give you ladies an update on things. Please pray that things return smoothly to how they were, and most of all, please pray that my boyfriend and I may have a chance to get back together. I have been nothing but horrible around him, and I know it’ll take some patience to adjust and return to my old self, hopefully with time he will see that. I look forward to brighter days and having that optimistic strong attitude where I was more in control with my emotions.

Prednisone for poison ivy....can a side effect of medication be tooth abcess?I have had a 4 week stint of poison ivy that finally found peace with shots of prednisone and pills over a 12 day period of time. I noticed the last few days a swelling around an area that previously had a tooth abcess and now it's back. Is this caused by prednisone and what can I do about it? I am now on 2 pills/day vs.previous 3/day...by tomorrow I will start 1 pill/day and wean off in 4 days. Anything else I should do, I am swollen!

so stop taking it. obviously it's not good for you so why take it even 3 days a week? you can mange your cholesterol without drugs. and besides, cholesterol is not the bogey man it's been portrayed to be by the pharmaceutical industry to sell their pills

so stop taking it! if you banged your hand with a hammer and it hurt, would you keep doing it?

What a great relief to have found this site! I almost cried...I have battled these same symptoms for over 2years,and nothing i have done has helped. now see a neurologist for my migraines, have been complaining to my OB for the past 2 yrs, have had my IUD fir almost 4yrs and have felt so defeated by byself and have just wanted to give up,finally insisted for the IUD to be taken out, it has now been out 5days and I am having my first menstrual cycle in 8years! I am so thankful to know I am not the only one that has had this struggle...

Everytime i take lisinopril within 10 minutes i start feeling terrible. Migranes, lightheadedness, and dizziness. I am still in school so everyday of this is torture.

I have had the Mirena out now for three weeks. It is this week that the realisation has hit me: I no longer feel anxious I feel like my happy self back four years ago before I had it put in My libido is returned - hallelujah I am starting to lose weight - without doing anything My skin is not so dry The extra discharge has stopped completely. That was SOOOOO annoying and completely negated the effect of no longer having messy periods throughout that time!! I haven't had any headaches I don't feel so tired I have an ovarian cyst (have never had one before) that the doc said would go away by itself - apparently a common side effect of Mirena I am 100% convinced that the Mirena caused the symptoms that I've been experiencing over the last four years. And I just thought - all that time - that it was stress. Honestly, that's a four years I DO NOT want to repeat: Headache, migrane, discharge, depression, anxiety, loss of libido, weight gain, dry skin, skin irritations.

I seemed a little tired with Zocar, Vytorin seems to make me real tired. Doc gave me a 3 week vacation from it & I felt better after 10 days. Then I got tired again so he put me on it 3 times a week instead of daily. I got tired. again. When I get tired I lose my motivation & will. It is like hitting a wall. I just finished a 6 week vacation of of it & I felt good. It's been about 10 days that I'm back on & I am getting tired again. Pyschological? Maybe but I don't think os