Bad attitude symptoms and conditions

I started to take Femcon about 3 weeks ago. I haven't stopped bleeding for 3 weeks, my heart feels like its about to explode, I'm nervous can't stop shaking, and my hair is falling out drastically. Instead of gaining weight, I'm losing weight cause I don't have an appetite. I sit in my house all day in darkness..no tv...trying to stay still cause the cramps are killing me. I have pushed away from family and friends. My mother told me that I have a bad attitude...which I didn't think I did but obvious I do. No sex drive and I can't sleep at night. I do not recommend this pill to anyone. I'm going to the doctor on Tuesday and I will get off of it. I don't have medical insurance but at this point I don't care...I just need peace.

Started with a Pred pak for a sinus infection. Made my heart race and had tach and early heartbeat, which kept me from sleeping. Went to Cardiologist. Several doctors denied that the Pred would cause the rapid heartbeat. Then the Cardiologist did an echo and found a pericardial effusion and some weird spots on my lungs. They suspected lung cancer which may cause the effusion, so I had surgery to do a pericardial window and a lung biopsy. Then a pulmonologist decided to put me on Pred again...steady dosage...because she didn't know what else to do. (Didn't have lung cancer) I didn't have any more funny heartbeats, so maybe the pred didn't cause it after all. But I've gained 40 pounds. My hair has grown faster, and I've gotten some facial hair (not supposed to have that, being a female)...which I call fur. Moon face with cheeks that are hard, muscle cramps, can't sleep, but once I do go to sleep, I can't wake up. Tired all the time, headaches, joint pain-sometimes severe, dry skin, generally bad attitude, with very little patience, low potassium levels which add to my muscle cramping problems, difficulty swallowing, indigestion which I've never had, with painful and burning reflux. And occasionally when I eat, I have the rapid heartbeat again. I go in search of food like I'm going to store it in my thighs for winter. Anything you eat will turn to fat, including protein. Can't wait to get off this stuff which will take until June of next year. Then my doctor says it will be 3 months before all these effects wear off. No one told me I would get fur.

I'm having my Mirena removed today at 3:45pm!!! When I had mine inserted 3 months ago I was excited about the prospect of not having to worry about birth control for a good few years. Sounded too good to be true and in my case it was too good to be true. Immediately after insertion I had serious cramping but it wasn't THAT bad. It was livable, my fiance helped out with our now 11 month old fine. I had "spotting" which I wouldn't even call spotting I had my period for about 2 months straight. NO sex, no nothing. Within a week I started breaking out on my face, I've NEVER had acne before but my face was covered in little spots. Then I noticed within the 1st month I gained 10lbs. I was exercising the same & eating the same just putting on weight. Went back and my doctor told me it was nothing, maybe I was gaining muscle... UM NO. She told me to wait it out for another month and if it doesn't get any better she'd take it out. I waited another month and another 5 lbs and I made my appointment which was 3 weeks from when I called. So finally here I am today... ON my 2nd period of this month, almost debilitating cramps, a whopping 15lbs heavier than I was 3 months ago, acne all over my face, NO sex, moody evil woman. AT this point I'd rather have another baby than go through the hell that I've gone through the past 3 months. All I'm hoping is that I loose the weight, acne and bad attitude I've been sporting VERY quickly! I'll check back in, in a few weeks to let you all know how I'm feeling.

Try out the mirena but listen to your body ladies! If you feel uneasy about getting the mirena then don't get it.

I can't believe some of the things you people are blaming on the Mirena! There is NO substantial evidence that supports ANY of your claims! I had the Mirena put in on the May 16 and, while it was painful to put in, I haven't had pain since! My only complaint is that I haven't stopped spotting. My sex drive is IMPROVED if anything but the bleeding has made it hard to "engage". As soon as the spotting lightens enough, I "engage" and then right after, I start bleeding again. But that is no big deal since I was told to expect this pattern. As for those of you little teeny boppers who are just dating and haven't had a child yet...What the hell are you even doing on the Mirena??? Did you not hear that you aren't a good candidate for it????

Hi Ladies,
Same here. A week and 3 days post-removal. I feel a little better except for my period coming back. It started on Monday and stopped on Thursday. It was ok. nothing major. Then started up with full force again on Saturday night to Sunday morning. It is very clotty and very painful.It has taken a toll on my body. I was in bed all day Sunday. I don't feel like I have been run over by a train as before with the Mirena in place, BUT I feel the PMS raging. I have felt lightheaded and weak from so much clotting, but knowing that this too shall pass is such a great feeling! I see the light at the end of the tunnel, but my only worry is that my body will take a while to get back to normal. I have read other threads on other sites that say after 2-3 months, it all gets back to normal. maybe it depends on how long it was inside? I just wish it would disappear altogether. That IUD is awful! I still cant believe I suffered so much without putting it all together. They make you believe wholeheartedly that it is not the Mirena causing symptoms. Then how else could a normal, healthy woman begin to deteriorate so much?
I was again surprised to see one or two comments about how they feel like an 80 year old woman. That was my favorite line before I found this website. It was quite shocking. It felt like I was listening to myself speak! No joke. I would be asked how I was feeling today and I would respond with sincerity that I was feeling like I was 85 years old.
What bothers me the most is that I was a newlywed throughout this whole time. My marriage suffered and I thought it was me and that I had a bad attitude. I thought that I was just so tired and nobody understood me. Don't ask me how but my husband had a feeling it was the Mirena the whole time. I could not believe it! I am sure many of you feel cheated out of a year, two years or more of a good life and a good marriage because of this. It is frustrating to look back and see how it all played out. To think that now I am "recuperating" and getting "back to normal". We should not have been going through that in the first place and we should not be recuperating from anything. Our bodies can get back to normal, but it's that emotional roller coaster that stays with you. To me, it's lost time that as a newlywed forming a new family, I could have enjoyed with my husband and daughter being my loving self and not a mean, raving hormonal lunatic like I was. Yes, I still feel really bad about it all. Mirena is a nightmare. I am blessed to have a wonderful sweet and beautiful 4 year old and such a patient, loving husband. They both kept after me, loving me, even if I was turning into Oscar the Grouch.
Don't give up, ladies. Hang in there!

I was on the Depo shot for almost 2 1/2 years after I had my second child. I always thought that my bad attitude and mood swings was because of all of the stress that I was under with being a single parent of 2 little kids. I was due to get the shot again in January and I didn't get it, at first because I didn't have the money for it at the time, but then I started to realize that I was in such a better mood. I was actually happy and had the energy to play with my kids. I did love not having a period, but I don't mind having one now that I'm actually able to enjoy spending time with my kids. I've been off of the shot for about 4 months now and just now had a period. It has lasted for over a week now and I'm not sure when it is going to stop. Right now I'm in the process of trying to find another form of birth control, but I'm not sure what to try because I also have endometriosis so I need something that will help with that. My doctor wants me to try the Nuvaring, but after I've read all of the complaints on here, I'm not sure I want to try it at all. And I was trying to lose weight, but I discovered that it was just about impossible while being on the shot because I had such a huge appetite. I've been eating less now and have lost a few pounds already. I also had a drastic loss of sex drive while on the shot. I always thought that the reason sex was so painful for me was because of the endometriosis, but since I've been off of the shot, I've been able to actually enjoy sex again, with no pain. I'm almost afraid to try any other birth control because I do not want to go back to being the person that I was when I was on the Depo shot.

I am devastated!! Everything that I am reading about your children is describing my son. He has been on Singulair since "06 and was hospitalized for 10 days in '07 for suicide thoughts and possible attempt. Before '07 and singulair he was happy,popular and class favorite. He was very charming and played well with others. After '07 and the singulair, he became very angry and defensive towards everyone. He isolated himself and had a bad attitude. We longed to just see a smile and guess what? We saw one last night! He has not been on Singulair since friday night. 3-28-08. I can see a difference in him now. Thank God for all of you sharing your experiences and lets all pray that they will not have longterm problems from all of this. God Bless you! Reecesmom

My 15 year old daughter has severe asthma and has been on medications for 11 years. She is now on Singulair, Advair, Albuterol, and Claritin. Since she has started taking all of these medications, she has become very moody and manic depressive. I am not sure if it is the medication causing it, or hormonal stuff going on, or just her acting like a spoiled teenager with a bad attitude at times. All I know is that she does not seem to be the same child as we raised. After reading all the posts, I believe I will take her off the Singulair for a few days and see if that changes anything. I will let you know. Thanks for all the posts. Happy Christmas to all!

hi guys,

finding your posts so helpful.
i've been on yasmin for nearly 5 years and its only just dawned on me recently that my:
-anxiety/mood swings/erratic behaviour
-body hair growth
-weight gain
-increase in discharge etcetc
could actually be from the pill!!

i was always so bubbly and strong but i seem to cry now at silly things and i just don't feel myself. i initially went on the pill when i was 17 because my periods were so bad but i'm not sure what to do now... change pill or come off pills altogether?!

i'd love some feedback if any of you have been in a similar position, thanks so much

xxx

Well this site helped me make my decision. Today is my first day off Yasmin. And now I can look forward to all the post-Yasmin symptoms.
In the 4 months I have taken Yasmin, I have suffered from many side effects, including: depression, anxiety, mood swings, very low sex-drive. headaches, lethargy, frequent yeast infections, nausia, among others.
I don't know why it took me so long to connect it. I recognized the severe mood swings right off during the first week when I had severe mood swings and crying fits for no logical reason. I also experienced intense feelings of anger and irritability that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. However, i know my body was adjusting and decided to hold out for at least a month to give my body time to adjust.
After a few weeks the intense feelings subsided but I continued to experience reclusiveness, inability to cope with stress, depression, headaches, and low sex drive. The only time I felt slightly sexy was during my period.
I feel very jaded by the oral contraceptive industry and have developed a bad attitude towards birth control in general.
Now I only hope the post-Yasmin side-effects aren't as bad for me as for others who have posted here. And I hope for all of us that these symptoms are temporary and we will all return to our normal states.
Women should be informed about these things. This drug has caused me alot of emotional and physical trauma.
S

TO GUEST #12558
NO NEED FOR INSULTS HERE! YOU MIGHT HAVE INTERPRETED WHAT BRONCHITIS27 SAID IN A NEGATIVE WAY. I PERSONALLY THINK HE TRIED TO MOTIVATE US BY SAYING IF WE THINK POSITIVELY, WE'LL RECUPARATE FASTER...AND YES, MANY TIMES IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WAY WE LOOK AT THINGS AND YOU JUST SEEM TO BE HAVING SOME BAD ATTITUDE...YOU DON'T NEED TO CALL ANYBODY "STUPID," DID YOU EVEN BOTHER READING HIS STORY? LEARN FROM HERE AND DON'T FOCUS ON THE BAD....LEARN TO BE NICE!