Bad decision symptoms and conditions

I wasnt going to post anything since i no longer have mirena in, im just now concerned w fertility and curious of side effects that are or could be perm. but i feel like it might help w the next persons decision to get mirena. i strongly advise against it! i had it for almost 2 years. i was in pain off and on, constant pain w sex. my partner could feel it every time. i went to a hospital er bc i was unable to find it and the doc said the mirena couldn't fall out...ummm ya bs! i was living w this devise hanging out of my cervix(half way out) for about a yr i got a bad infection a couple of times and i was already very prone to large cysts on my ovaries(no doc ever told me any side effects and even knew my history w the cysts-not just ovarian but everywhere u could think of) i could feel mirena the whole time it was in me, just couldn't afford to get it removed..almost tried to pull it out a couple times. i didn't get weight gain at all im pretty sure but had a lot of pelvic pain and as i said no good sex bc it would hurt so bad..and stab the penis so no good for him either..dont ever get this very bad decision...im not sure why it isnt recalled they recently recalled a bunch of birth control pills but not mirena??? with this device u run the risk every day of having it move and pierce your uterine wall, which can cause internal bleeding and death...not to mention all the other horrid problems and pain...not worth it! STEER CLEAR!

I am 44 and had the Mirena put in July, 2008 because of heavy periods/anemia. I thought it was a good thing at first although my periods were lighter I had spotting 2-3 weeks out of the month and never knew when it was going to happen. By December I went back to the Dr. with numerous other complaints (that is not me), I have been healthy, active, happy and within the higher side of normal weight up until now. I have aches and pains I cannot explain to the point of even getting off the couch or out of bed hurts, I have gained 30 pounds in 10 months, I have had blurred vision as well but I thought that was just my age, is it a coincidence that so many other women have this complaint? No sex drive, extreme back aches, nausea and I feel tired all the time. I am also a f/t college student and I find it very hard to concentrate and study. I did not have any of these problems a year ago. I was told there were no side effects so I decided to try it. Very bad decision, I called my Dr. today and I am getting it out ASAP.

I just got my Mirena place 2 days ago! The cramps were unbearable!!! Last night, I had some serious heart palpitations and shortness of breathe. I felt like I was dying! After reading all of the posts, I'm really feeling like I made a really bad decision. Today I'm really fatigued and weak, with a constant headache. I feel like I'm coming down with the flu. I've been spotting since Monday as well. I don't think that I will be having this I.U.D in for long.

I have had my Mirena since 2004 and haven't had any major issues... the usual spotting when I first got it, and some spotting and mood changes when I am due for a period (which is typical of PMS). I also do not really get cycles anymore, which I consider an added bonus (my doctor said this might happen because before the IUS my cycles only lasted for two days and were really light). Sometimes I do feel abdominal pain or have a little spotting after intercourse and my honey also complains about feeling the IUS and being poked by it but I dismiss his complaints because he would really complain if he had kid number 5 was on the way. My concerns at this point are will the IUS stop working early it will be 5 years in Feb. but it wasn't like the device was manufactured the day I got it. And, should I get another IUS once I remove this one or is there another birth control that will be better for me.... the Mirena is still somewhat new when compared to other methods of birth control and I don't what to have two over a period of 10 years and then find out in 15 years it was a bad decision.

So, I am a 23 year old who has been using nuvaring for I dont know, a year or so. I find it simply amazing that you all have had these problems. I've never had a lick of trouble while on it. I did however recently stop the nuvaring due to financial issues and ever since I stopped I've had spotting which is normal and uncomfortable pressure in my lower stomach which I doubt is too normal. How weird that my problems start AFTER I remove the nuvaring. I hate to hear that you all had problems with your nuvarings but I feel like this site is a bit too biased and might give girls who want both sides of the story an unfair view of the opinions. Nuvaring was not a bad decision for me, but may be for others. Girls, weigh your options and make an educated decision.

I started taking Trivora in June, 2008. I had to stop taking it after 2-1/2 weeks because I was extremely hungry, tired and was had gained 5 to 7lbs during the 2.5 weeks (same systems as if you were really pregnant). The only very nice thing about Trivora was that my boobs looked great!!! I am a b-cup and it went up to a full "C". Of'course that was probably due to the weight/water gain. I didn't feel good at all. I have never taken this type of birth control pill. I took it because it was an alternative to the name brand birth control pills that I normally take. I made a bad decision in getting these pill because I was saving money. I am not sexually active but, I wanted my periods to be regulated. Boy... I should have never made the decision to switch my name brand. On another positive note... my period for the month of June was very light, painless and short. However... my period for the month of July... still has not arrived. It feels like I am going to start but, I never do. Keep in mind... I am not sexually active... and I have never, ever missed a period aside from my two children that are 17 and 12 years old. I know that the Trivora pill has caused a side effect that I was not expecting. Since taking the pill I have gained approx. 10lbs in one month. Feeling bloated all the time because my period still has not started is something that no one wants. Yes... I feel depressed, stomach pains, nausea and I have frequents headaches. I would not recommend this pill to anyone. Hopefully my period will start so I can feel normal and not retaining water and have a constant bloating feeling.

I had posted a concern back in October. My son was acting out in school and we thought it was the singulair. We stopped the Singulair and we ended up pulling him from the school and putting him in another school, because we thought perhaps it was the teacher. My son was doing great in the new school, still off the singulair. We took a chance thinking maybe it was the old school not the med. Bad decision, we put him back on Singulair and after the 2nd dose, we got a note home from the new school citing the same concerns that were happening at the old school. We stopped the med again and he is according to the teacher he was doing much better. We are still happy that we moved him from the old school, but the med seems to really affect my son's behavior.

I am similar to the women on this site. I am 32 with 2 children and decided not to have a tubal ligation after my 2nd baby. I decided to try "the Pill" and boy this was a bad decision. I have been on Ovcon for 1 month now, I have had breast tenderness, severe headaches, some bleeding & extreme depression. Not to mention I can not fit in my jeans right now! This has been a horrible month for me and I am sure for my kids and husband as well. I thank all the woman who posted their side effects, because I thought that there was something really wrong with me and now I know that I am not the only one going through this. Needless to say, I will be taking myself off the pill today!

I just want to thank all of you for these posts. I had gotten online about a year ago after reading about hallucinations and nightmares from Singulair use in kids. I only found company-linked sites then. My son had been having night terrors and once told me there was a clown in his room sitting next to me ( I know, creepy). He also had bruises all over his legs, but his doc at the time said "Well, he's three. " It looked like he'd been beaten. I took him off it immediately, and his asthma worsened. His pedi convinced me it was a bad decision to pull him off ( He is also on Flovent), and that Singulair is one of the best preventatives, etc. So, we put him back on it. Over the last year, (he is now 4 and 1/2) he has also gotten worse and worse. I have had to restrain my son on many occasions, and he often seems to "switch" without warning from a great mood to a monster. He also throws toys, hits me, screams abruptly for no reason, has horrible anxiety ( has progressed from chewing his nails to biting the skin from his fingertips), and has destroyed almost every toy he owns for the past 2 years, despite pretty harsh punishment on our part (removing all his toys from him for progressively longer periods of time, throwing away toys he chews on or breaks) None of it has mattered, and my husband recently brought up the possibility that he needs to see a psychiatrist. Well, the medication thing came back to my mind, and I've had that feeling in my gut lately. His very loving grandmother recently said he seems so angry and negative, and she has repeatedly referred to him in the past as a "tender soul" , always happy, loves everyone. I have been so sad lately, fearing that others will never know the real him. SOMETHING has happened to our son, and I am thanking God I found this site. He will get no Singulair tonight. I will post again after a few days and let you all know if there is a difference.