Crash symptoms and conditions

Looking back at a post, it was 8 months ago when i first posted re long periods. and I'd had 3 two week ones then. So 11 months of bleeding...I've been to the docs, taken more hormones, different hormones, tried not having sex, tried having lots, but still bleeding and bleeding. Mirena used to be great. Have had it for over 3 years..... but it just stopped working. The acne has got worse.. the mood swings are worse, the dizzy spells before the "period" pain.....

I feel so guilty for recommending it to so many people as the answer... but it just isn't right for me anymore. Got an appointment to have it removed - scared of the removal pain and possible Crash... always struggled to keep hormones in check!

Thanks to all for their posts ... nice to know we are not alone. Would be nice to hear from anyone who has used Mirena to control Endometriosis.... or is thinking of it.... think it's pretty good... but hard to tell as it was inserted when I had my lapaoscapy and removed the adhesions. All Mirena side affects confused with endo.... but still think Mirena is the big cause.... enough is enough. Three years is a long time. (and a period constantly for nearly a year is insane!!) Good luck.....xx

everyone has their own opinion about mirena but i am here to assure you all that your not crazy. Im currently 19 years old and had mirena inserted October of 2008. Its been about a year and im going nuts. For a long time i had no answers to all of the crazy side effects. I didn't want to believe it was this wonderful easy convenient birth control. Im a college student and i just didn't want any unplanned babies. well its made my life worse. I smoke cigarettes so my doctor told me this was the best option and so i was all for it. Slowly but surely i started losing hair i didn't notice for awhile because my hair was thick in full well i can wrap a standard pony tail four frekin times around my pony. Its about half of my usual hair now. NOT ONLY is it falling out but its very dry and splitting all it does is tangle. Im very healthy young and i take vitamins daily to try and slow this process but it does no good. Since February of 2008 ive been having these terrible episodes were i get worked up for no reason. Ill be sitting in class and all of a sudden i feel like ive run a marathon. My heart races my palms sweat and a tremble. I get so freked out i have to leave class because i fell like im going to die. The worst anxiety attacks and i have to control my breathing or they just last longer. My face is so oily and so is my hair. I usually only washed my hair every other day so i don't strip the natural oils out but now its become a everyday thing which just contributes to more hair lose. I use to break out only around my period now i don't go a day without acne. Im even getting it in my scalp and back. If I don't eat on a schedule i feel like im going to pass out i get severely hungry and weak. I have pains in my uterus and ovaries sometimes and though they don't last long they are painful. I never feel like i want to have sex ever and if i do theres no telling when its going to hurt. Im very dissatisfied with mirena i loved it at first but not enough to go bald. ITS MADE MY LIFE SO STRESSFUL I FEEL BALD AND UGLY AND THAT LEADS TO DEPRESSION.

LOWER BACK PAIN
STOMACH PAIN
NO SEX DRIVE
ACNE AND OILY SKIN
DAMN NEAR BALD
PAIN IN UTERUS/DURING SEX/ANYTIME
EXTREME ANXIETY
DEPRESSION

Just an update, had my Mirena removed this morning. I was expecting to have to convince my doctor but when I told her I felt it was the cause of my side effects she agreed. She is not the doctor that inserted it and said she does not recommend it to her patients. Removal was a piece of cake, no pain at all. Felt cramping about 5 minutes after and I am bleeding already. I am preparing my self for the crash, but I will push through that knowing that at the end of it all is the old normal me. Will keep everyone posted.

I am 26 years old with two kiddos.
It has been 4 weeks since the removal of my Mirena (it was in for a little over a year). So far, no more dizziness, nausea, joint pain, nor cramping. I made a list of all of my symptoms so that I can check them off when they disappear. Symptoms that I am still suffering from are: Eczema (fingers, arms, elbows, legs), tired, acne, cloudy thinking, moody, not much of a sex drive (but getting better), emotional, no patience, hard to focus, having and overwhelmed feeling...like I can't multi-task and handle lots of different things at once, just having no desire to clean up around the house...kind of and "I don't care" attitude. None of these symptoms were in my life prior to Mirena. I really hope these go away in the NEAR future!! I heard about the Mirena "crash", I don't think that I experienced that, just the same stuff with some symptoms vanishing. Best of luck to all and God Bless!

I have had the Mirena for 11 months. I am 47 years old. I had it inserted after the birth of my daughter (at my six week checkup), who is now one year old. I thought that the depression and debilitating tiredness were part of post-partum depression, but it just keeps getting worse. I feel like I have lost the last year of my life, and today I feel like I don't even have the will to live anymore. I almost can't get out of bed in the morning unless I absolutely have to, I have depression all of the time, but it gets worse during PMS, I have chronic back pain anyway, but at PMS time it is excruciating, I have NO sex drive, I cry at the drop of a hat, I feel worthless and unhappy. I have not gained weight, rather I have lost it and have virtually no appetite. The only good thing I have noticed (and it was immediately) is that my skin tone changed for the better. I have been debating about having it removed, but I don't think I can go on like this. It is not fair to my husband or my baby, not to mention myself. I am glad I saw this website today. I agree that my doctor refuses to admit that any of these side effects have anything to do with the Mirena. I also bleed (lightly) at least 10 days per month. I don't have insurance, but Planned Parenthood said they would remove it for $80. I am definitely making an appointment in the morning. I just hope the "crash" I have been reading about isn't too bad on me. I don't know how much more of feeling this depressed I can take.

Having read a lot of the posts on here I have just made an appointment to have my coil removed. I only had it inserted 2 months ago but have had severe fatigue and been unable to work as well as quite bad depression, very tearful, and loss of libido. Luckily I have not put on weight - lost it in fact - but I just don't feel right at all. My homeopath warned me that the doctors would deny that the coil was causing any of these symptoms but isn't it better to remove it and see?

I have had my Mirena removed since last Wed. 8/12/09. I started what seemed to be a period on Friday and only went a couple of days. Not heavy at all. I can totally tell something has changed. I have more energy, I sleep better at night, no night sweats, my aches are almost gone. It was getting where it hurt to walk by legs ached so bad, but now it doesn't. I haven't really experienced any crash so I'm thankful for that. My hair is not coming out as bad. I seriously can't believe that the birth control Mirena was causing all of my health issues. I can't believe that any woman would want to go through this. It seems to me that more than less are having these terrible side effects due to Mirena which tells me that it has not been properly tested before being put out there for us to be the guenie pigs. I am so happy to have that removed and my life is finally getting back to normal.
Good luck to all of you.

I finally had the Mirena removed today after almost a year of hell with all the side effects. Does anyone know how long it will take to feel normal again or if i will experience any other side effects before feeling normal again?

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Can anyone tell me how long after having the Mirena removed do the symptoms go away? What is the crash? And, for the ones who had anxiety/panic attacks, how long before that went away?

Can someone explain to me what this "Mirena Crash" is that so many of you are talking about? Maybe that's what is wrong with me?

I haven't posted since March '09, that is when I had my Mirena removed. Went through a few symptoms The Mirena Crash, bleeding gums, nausea, extended period over so far 14 days. I wanted to know of others that have had long periods like this after the removal, mind this long period is happening now in my 4 month of removal..

LADIES.... PLEASE HELP!!!

I had my Mirena removed 6 weeks ago. Unlike most, I didn't bleed right away. It took me 3 weeks before I bleed and it wasn't heavy. I felt better knowing it was out of me but still was EXTREMELY TIRED, brain fogged, depressed. (The only side effects which have diminished were the irritability, greasy hair/skin, and acne.)

It's now been 6 weeks since it was removed and for the past 2 weeks I've been experiencing horrific anxiety and panic attacks. I'm afraid to leave the house... can't focus. Wake up anxious. Don't want to go anywhere or do anything. I'm also depressed about this. I'm still very very very tired all the time. AND THE MENSTRUAL MIGRAINES ARE STILL HERE.

IS THIS ANXIETY THE "CRASH"??? Can it happen so late? My body seems to be "behind" the norm by about 3 weeks. So really this is about the 2-3 week mark past my first withdrawal bleed.

I'M SOOOOOOOOO SCARED

I was kinda forced by the doctors into getting the Mirena about 2 months after my son was born. I was so overwhelmed with being a new mom that I did not research it much. Getting it put in was no picnic. I have had is since 10/08 and had it removed this past Monday. Within 1 month of having it put in, I put on 15lbs. I have been and am still breastfeeding so my doctors said it would help me lose weight but I gained instead. Nothing else in my diet or anything had changed. I know having a baby not sleep through the night will make you tired but I was an undescribable tired for the past few months. I have also been moody and negative - my mom kept saying she needed me to "smile" again as I am normally a happy person. I plan on TTC for another baby in about a year so I really want to be as healthy as I can since I will have my son to chase around. I talked to my doctor about all this and he agreed that it was probably the Mirena that caused the weight gain. I am worried about the "crash" people talk about after having it removed. I am hoping since I just switched from Prozac to Wellbutrin (for mild depression & anxiety issues) that it will help. I know Wellbutrin sometimes help with weight loss as well. The past week I have read a lot of forums online and it seems people are having similar side effects...oh did I mention the foggy thinking? I wish they would have told me all the issues prior to putting it in. I never would have had it put in or had it removed even sooner

This is absolutely NUTS! I had the Mirena inserted August 2007 because I was SURE I didn't want any more children but because I was only 26 they refused a tubal and suggested Mirena (which they talked about like it was the best thing since sliced bread). Well I fell for it, insertion wasn't horrible, hurt for a split second and a bit crampy for a while but nothing major...then I bled for 5 or 6 days HEAVILY. Then it died down to an annoying amount, just enough to have to use a tampon...for 3 MONTHS STRAIGHT! I was just about fed up and ready to have it removed when I stopped bleeding and haven't bled since (with the exception of very rare barely there pink spotting after sex a few times). Ive loved not having my period and none of the emotional ups and downs that I had always had with the pill or the patch. Everything was fine until about the 1 year mark, when suddenly one night I thought I was having a heart attack, no joke! my heart was beating really fast, and hard, my left arm was tingling, my chest felt tight....only to have every test in the book come back completely NORMAL. Talk about feeling delusional! I quit smoking, quit drinking, started eating like a health nut and exercising 6-7 days a week...and it seems I gradually feel worse and worse every day. I've noticed the past few months several things, bad acne on my back, sometimes on my shoulders and chest as well, which I have never experienced in my life, I'm "fuzzy" on my back, face and chest (blond but like peach fuzz), i've notice dark hairs on my chin that i pluck but seem to return right away, and sudden bouts of depression and mood swings that are very uncharacteristic for me. Looking back there have been several times where i was really tired, dizzy and nauseous and bought and took pregnancy tests thinking I HAD to be pregnant only to have a negative result. I don't think my sex drive has been affected though I've always been more like a male in that regard (lol) so if it has I guess it would just be more along the "normal" lines now than lacking. We have decided we want to try to have another baby but I've read on other sites the horrible side effects (like the "crash") after removal and how horrible your periods can end up being and now I'm petrified to get it taken out as much as I am to leave it in!

For all of you who have had it taken out, how long did you bleed, how badly and did you experience the "crash" emotionally?

I had my Mirena inserted March 27, 2009. I have had constant bleeding and exhaustion. I cannot sleep on my stomach or back at night due to the cramping. Though my body is thin, I look like I am pregnant due to the bloating and have actually had people ask me if I am pregnant. My breasts are huge and swollen, size 34dd! I just developed severe vertigo, and am having the Mirena removed tomorrow. I am scared that the symptoms will not improve, and many have noted that the symptoms worsened before improving. I switched to the Mirena from birth control because I had depression and anxiety from the Pill, and now am worried about the post-Mirena crash, depression, and anxiety being worse.

Hi Everyone i hope you are all getting well x

My name is Mandy i had my coil put in almost just over four years ago following an emergency ectopic pregnancy, i was in hospital for a week (bad times). I was in no fit state to argue with the docs recommendations as this was all new to me, so i let them do what they wanted basically!

I had the "DEMON" removed on Thursday night (1st July 2009) by my own doctor much to her disapproval

After all the years of knowing here she actually didnt really care for me deciding to get it removed! And preceded to lecture me on contraception.I am 40 and have a 20 and 18 year old! and was mad she made a big deal of it considering my loss 4 years previous.

I ended up telling her in my most maddened but calm voice " if you dont take this out now i am either going to kill myself, kill my family or kill you"!

I told her about the thinning hair (which as a point of fact ladies for me is a big thing, not because i am proud of my locks, but because the doctors can poo poo any symptoms they like as hormonal, stress, womans probs, just woman in general!! but all of these woman all having thinning hair hmmmmm bit weird to me!) she did agree the mood swings and weight gain was the coil though.

I am not the same person i was four years ago, despite having a great life, house, hubby, job, kids, i do get the same stress as any other person and want to put the world to rights, but nothing a few friends and a bottle of wine couldn't cure. (pre coil)

If don't know if i will have any friends left!

Today i have some bleeding (i never had heavy flow before thankfully) although i did have major PMT, i expect a crash at somepoint, i am anxious and panicky and actually thought i was having a stroke, but panic will do that, i have low blood pressure ( which is on the up) tingling headaches and all due to removal i hope lol and hormones being all out of whack.

BUT....every time i thing of the little evilness not being inside me anymore i smile and feel great!

It may be for some people but it wasn't for me, now i want the old Mandy back or whatever is left of her, and maybe drop the weight along the way!!

Good luck to you all and make yourself heard xxooxxx

M. :)

I had mirena put in back in Oct 07. It was very painful to have it inserted, but after I didn't have any problems...till recently. I thought maybe my depression was coming back. I've gained 20 lbs in 2 years, and I never gain weight. I've been incredibly tired lately, my back hurts, I have headaches all the time. I've started bleeding after sex. I'm having problems sleeping at night, when I finally do fall asleep I crash for 12 hours. I thought maybe its the birth control. I did a search and found this website. IT SAVED ME! All the little things I thought I was imagining, the crying, the flutters in my stomach...Everything makes sense now! I called planned parenthood to have mirena removed, because I don't have insurance. They told me you have to be on your period to get it removed...I haven't had one in 2 months, so how am I supposed to know when to make an appointment?! Has anyone else been told this? Needless to say I called and made an appointment somewhere else, and I can't wait to end all this! Wednesday can't come soon enough!

I got mine out 9 days ago. I think I'm in the crash phase. Or everything just came down at once yesterday. I was super crabby.
I'm feeling better. my boobs are about half the size (I DO miss those), my stomach isn't bloated beyond belief, I can "feel" a little more. it doesn't hurt to have sex and I'm a little less foggy in my thinking. I hope it keeps getting better. I miss my sex drive.

My husband figured out that it might be Mirena making me nuts (and boy I thought I was going nuts). The only thing I could feel was anger, my sex drive dropped below zero, I put on about a million pounds, stomach looked 5 months pregnant (I've always had a big butt, buy my waist was always small) my boobs got huge and were painful about half the time, and I was absolutely EXHAUSTED almost all the time. I could sleep for days if I could found the time.

PLEASE HELP! Had the Mirena removed on Monday. Still extremely tired, irritable, and headaches are MORE frequent. Is this normal? How long will it last? My poor hubby shouldn't have to deal with me snapping at him over every little thing. And I just want to feel awake!

Please help me. I have had the Mirena for a little over a year now and I have been miserable ever since. I just yesterday one of my very frequent depressive states. I has become so bad that I often think about hurting myself. I am very petite, 4'11 to be exact and I have never weighed anything over 115lbs. I just recently went to the doctor and I weigh 147lbs. I have always eaten healthy and I couldn't explain my weight gain. It has become so depressing I refuse to take pictures and I no longer want to look in the mirror. I have horrible headaches and my periods are longer. I am now going through a divorce and I don't have a job or health insurance. I really need to take the Mirena off but I don't know what to do!! Every day that passes by I keep getting more and more depressed. I am afraid for myself...help me

Been taking this for the past ten years and it is the only thing that allows my skin to quickly recover from eczema. Eczema started at age 22. After my first injection I felt more powerful than Darth Vader and noticed an increase in energy and stamina. A few weeks later, a crash begins and I feel the side effect of lethargy. Consistently, after each Kenalog shot, my skin will develop several pimples around my buttocks area and sometimes on my back after a month or two. I would prefer never to use Kenalog, but it has been the only thing that relieves the patches of skin that become red and flaky due to stress, lack of sleep, and a poor diet. Ultimately, I did develop 'hypercutia' which is a skin condition which allows my dermis to bleed more easily. After stopping the Kenalog injections for a few years, my entire dermis still remains thin and more vulnerable to bleeding. I make my living as an actor and it is part of the reason i still rely on Kenalog whenever an audition comes up and I need to show my body. The pimples eventually become little scars, which eventually become little darker spots on my body. I still believe that in spite of all the side effects, it is worth it if you make your living as an actor or model.

In late May of 2008 I had a pretty severe bipolar II crash. I was prescribed Lamictal but can not recall how much; it seemed like my doctor had a healthy fear of Stephens Johnson syndrome, Subsequently my dosage was slowly increased until, one day, I began to notice a rash. I went to the ER as directed and before I knew what hit me I was in bad shape. The good news: it wasn't Stephens Johnson, Bad news: It was something even more rare and almost fatal. Fortunately, I recovered in about 7-10 days. This ordeal seemed to throw my bipolar II for a loop, and I struggled with depression/anxiety for many months. Ever since I " came to" after the Lamictal event, I have had pain in both shoulders of all things. Imaging turned up nothing unusual

So lots of people talked about gaining weight after having Mirena inserted...so does the weight come off after it's removed? I am 4 days post removal. Had headaches first 2 days (withdrawal from Progestin?) now I am having weird type period, discharge looks like tissue and brownish blood, small amt. No cramping, less bloating.Have not had a real period in almost 3 years. Need to need more about pending "mirena Crash" any info?

hello again ladies. i'm 3 weeks 4 days post removal of mirena and i'm just having my first proper period. it is heavier than normal, but bearable. i was just wondering if anyone else has really bad headaches after removal. i'm not usually a headache sufferer, i was wondering if it could be hormone related.
the heartburn i was previously experiencing has completely cleared up, (so far) the pregnancy feeling has gone and i'm no where near as agitated or moody. i'm so glad i had the evil device removed i do feel better but not completely yet.

also i don't know if anyone else has the the same problem, but i've been having blood tests because i was feeling ill and having joint pain. i had blood tests which showed a raised esr level. i had the test repeated 3 weeks post removal and its the level has dropped quite a lot. it was 20 which is the lowest result i've had so far. i've been tested for lupus arthritis etc, could mirena have been the culprit all along? hmmmmmm..........

HI ladies,
I just had mirena removed after having it for 3 years.Today is my 2nd day without it.I am having more mensus than usual.(i took out mirena while having my mensus as the doc wanted to be sure i wasnt pregnant). I am feeling more alert and not so easily agitated as i used to be b4 mirena.I will post more abt how i feel.I just hope i dont get the "mirena crash" as some of the ladies experienced.God bless..