Annoying thing symptoms and conditions

I have always trusted the COPPER coil and have been using it for about 10 years now...I got it taken out to have a baby, and was planning on getting "fixed" so I wouldn't have any more, but my doctor said that Mirena was even better, so I figured why not, it'll stop my periods altogether. I've only had mirena for a couple of months now, and I have to say...what everyone says here scares the hell out of me. BEFORE mirena I was on medication for panic attacks and slight depression, and I had no sex drive at all. But so far, believe it or not, I find these things getting better! I wonder if mirena has opposite effects if you've already had the symptoms...I hope so...right now I feel great...I'm becoming me again, the panic attacks have considerably subsided and I feel like I'm digging myself out of the depression...I've been ecstatic! The only real side-effects I've had are cramping one random day and tingling once. Also, I'm not gaining weight, but not losing either. The only annoying thing I find is I have that thick brown discharge instead of a period for 5 or six days, but I'm wondering if my period will stop completely eventually (hopefully) but no matter what I'll take brown sludge any day over an 8 day bledfest.

However, after reading through everyone's comments, I find myself really worried, since I've only had mirena a couple of months and a few of you said that it took like 6 months or so for anything bad to start happening. If that's the case then where will that leave me afterwards? Will my depression get worse?? I don't know what to do, and now I'm pretty nervous.

I just found out about the hives issue when going off Zyrtec. The incredibly annoying thing about this is that the reason I went on the Zyrtec is because of hives so now that I'm trying to see if my hives are gone by going off the drug I can't tell because that's the withdrawal symptom! I used to have to take up to TWO pills a day to deal with my hives and now I can go about three days since I started using traditional Chinese herbs (through a practitioner) to work on my hive issues. Part of me thinks that the herbs are working but it's impossible to know because of the withdrawal issues. I would not have taken this drug for hives if I had known that was what would keep me from being able to stop taking it. I'm really aggravated!

Cymbalta has been a lifesaver for me. There is one annoying thing though... constipation. It's probably due to my other meds. as well but it is well worth the "effort" to stay on it. I have tried virtually every anti-depressant out there. I've had allergic reactions to many medications that have left me with proximal muscle damage (muscles closest to your body) and during the 10 years I was on Lithium (the first and major cause),. then cholesterol meds. such as statins, I had to have several surgeries to fix what muscles were breaking down (total rotator tear from simple exercise). Anyway, all this to say I had severe depression, was officially un-diagnosed bipolar, got off the statins, Lithium and got somewhat better. Then three other meds. did this to me so my body really reacts strangely to meds. Cymbalta has really helped me to function and not want to just die. Stay on it if you can. There aren't many better choices out there.(I asked to be put on the highest dose 300 mg 1 per day to see if I'd get the muscle pains that start at the top of the thigh and shoulders)

My Dr. just put me on this Loestrin 24 Fe and i am totally new to bc this is my first time on it and its not going to well... i have yet to stop my cycle! its been 16 days and counting!! i called my Dr. office and they said it was normal when you first start bc. but im going insane!! my cycle has never lasted 16 days!

just another update on my other 2 postings. Things have really hotted up here, lets just say the doctors surgery will get a nasty surprise in the post!! I urge anyone who has been conned into taking this drug to make a stand, sooner or later the medical community is going to have to listen. Websites like this are a godsend, but....POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!! Give them what for, they can't brush this under the carpet for much longer and they have no right to make anyone take this drug. My doctor behaved as if nothing had happened, I nearly pegged it and they treated me like a nutcase! The most annoying thing is that I already have Crohn's Disease so I should never have been put on it, but they completely disregarded that fact, something they have been aware of for many years...NO EXCUSE at all. There is a definate cover up, have you seen the news this week??? More people are to be started on simvastatin because the government wants to save money on heart operations!!! They are either incredibly stupid (no surprises there), or have been completety sucked into the statin hype. There is going to be a massive strain on the NHS because of all the other health problems this drug causes, I saw 3 different specialists because of my sudden ill health, do they really think it will save them money??? Any one from the Government reading this?? get your bloody finger out and do something! Apart from not saving money, what cost to all that have been put on it??? what about their health? and by the way, I am the patient but I HAD to ask the doctor for a test for muscle wastage even though he knew this had been occurring, non admition of guilt then? National Health? NO National Joke and we are on the recieving end. I am not a lab monkey and don't want to be a test subject for these poxy drug companies and neither should anyone else, get RID of these awful drugs!

I've just started my second pack of Femcon pills, and now I know that the awful, persistent headaches I've been getting are caused by them because I didn't get any headaches during the placebo week in the pack, but they came back immediately when I started again on the active tablets. The other annoying thing (besides the complete exhaustion) is that my contacts keep popping out. I know this is a noted side effect of Femcom, as are the other complaints I've mentioned here. Just thought I'd share with everyone, since these notes are making me realize that lots of people have suffered with this pill and it's not in my best interest to keep taking it.

I can't even describe how this website is making me feel. How could I be so stupid as not to consider my birth control as having large effects on my body. I was on Ortho Cyclen before and it was fine but I wanted to switch to something else because I gained weight on it. I switched to Yasmin and didn't notice much of a difference besides the annoying thing that I still get severe cramps and back pain during my period. In probably the last almost 2 years I have been suffering from depression and OCD symptoms that are very bad. I was not sure what was wrong with me! I have also developed IBS symptoms to the point that I can't even go out and eat dinner with my boyfriend or family without being anxious about having stomach pain, nausea, and having to run to the bathroom. I was tested for an ulcer (it's genetic in my family) but it has been confirmed otherwise. I am on Omeprazole (to decrease stomach acid) and feel at lest functional on it but still get severe stomach pain, nausea, and diarrhea. No one seems to understand!!! I also get dizzy spells and feel faint and weak frequently. I was diagnosed with a thyroid disease but have been on medication for that and never really felt many side-effects from that anyway. I am going to request a different medication the next time I see my gyno and hopefully I'll be back to the fun-loving spontaneous person I once was.

hi everyone.
just a quick update. i have been off yasmin since june.this month my period came after 30 days which means that for the last 3 months i have had a regular cycle..woo hoo! i had virtually no mid cycle anxiety and virtually no anxiety before my period this month. although i still get quite nasty cycstic spots just before my period and my skin gets a bit greasy i am generally feeling much better. i am not gloating i am just letting you know that there is hope that life can be good again. today i went to visit my grandmother who lives a 1.5 hour car journey away then i took my 2 girls to the cinema.these are 2 things i would not have been able to do this time last year and i did them today with very little anxiety! hang in there ladies with a little bit of faith in yourself and your body you can have your life back.
just one annoying thing though,has any one else gained loads of weight after stopping yasmin? i gained all the weight back that i lost on yasmin with interest! i seem to gain weight really really easily now and carry weight differently to how i did before.it is now more on my belly and my thighs and bum!

sarah

Not been here for a couple of months and very interested to see all the new postings, some quite alarming. Still on 5 mg. a day. Re: Rosemary's post. Yes, I too have a high reading at the doctors - we usually have a joke about it now (but not to the level of yours Rosemary). My decent quality monitor at home, best reading last week 124/72. About the worst 140/85. Have had to take another Zantac (ranitidine) tablet today - due to excess acid - cannot source this down to any particular food I've eaten over the past 12 hours or so. Hair loss? Still out on this one as I tend to have thicker growth in Summer and thinner in Winter (in UK). The annoying thing is that I've been on Lisinopril now for 18 months as a purely preventative measure. But this is a Catch 22 situation now. If I stop taking it, in my innermost thoughts I would think: "am I shortening my life, or my good health? Should I carry on with these tablets for the sake of my wife and kids?"