Dermo symptoms and conditions

I'm 42 & have three children ages, 8, 10 an 16. I started my period when i was 12 & i've suffered with horrible cramps and bloating ever since. I've been on & off different birth control pills to relieve the pain (didn't start pill until i was 15) & to control the pain. After my kids, i started back on the pill. Some worked better than others but the ones that onced worked, eventually stopped. The last 3 years have been worse. One problem i had was that i'd forget to take the pill. That made the pain worse. Tried the Nuva Ring for 2 months & had constant yeast infections. 3 of my girlfriends have Mirena & recommended it to me. BTW my husband is fixed, lol...so i dont have to worry about getting pregnant, just needed the pain & bloating to go away. After much consideration, pelvic ultrasounds & blood tests to rule out anything serious, i had the mirena put in 8/09. a little painful but nothing like childbirth! i didnt have bleeding, did get my period the next month, not bad. as of now i feel great. i could stand to loose 10-15 lbs. & i finally feel good enough to get on the treadmill & the weight is coming off. BUT i just told my husband this week that i noticed my face breaking out. more like little bumps, skin isnt smooth anymore and occasionally i get a nasty pimple like the kind a teenager would get. So i searched the web for mirena and acne and found this sight. I have an appt for dermo in a few weeks but from what i've read it sounds like i'm in trouble. As long as it doesnt get any worse & no other side effects, the Mirena (so far) has done wonders for my pain. YEAH!

I decided to use Mirena, well...let's just say that I am considering getting it removed. I have lost tons of hair, I have been using Rogaine, biotin vitamins, and Nioxin cleanser and scalp therapy and still the hair loss continues. I always feel and look bloated, my ankles are swollen, and I am tired all the time. All these symptoms began when I got this "WONDERFUL" IUD. When I talked to my gyno. she simply brushed me off, so I went to my dermo. who I also thought was going to dismiss me. He told me that Mirena can cause hair to fall out and told me not to ignore it. I have decided to have it removed, I hope my body will go back to normal after this. Good luck everyone!

Hi Everyone,
My experience with Mirena is still causing me distress, and I had it taken out on 9/1/08. I've been Mirena free for 5 months now, and still waiting for my hair to grow back. I do see some small, short hairs around my hairline, and I'm hoping that it's growing back, but maybe it's breakage? Any thoughts?
Here's my story: I have always had very heavy periods, so after one botched ablation two years ago, my doctor suggested Mirena. I had it placed in June, 2008. Almost exactly 3 months later, I figured out why my hair was falling out. Every time I brushed my teeth, I noticed how thin my hair had suddenly become. You could see each individual hair from the front of my hairline backward about 2 inches - each individual hair surrounded by lots of space! There was hair loss at the temples as well. I had my thyroid checked first, because my mother has a thyroid problem. My bloodwork was fine. I thought maybe my last highlight/foil might have caused it...but it was not breakage, it was an all-over thinning out. I finally realized that the only thing different was the Mirena, so I insisted it come out immediately. My doctor told me that at 45, I should expect thinning hair, which was probably the cause, not the Mirena. I told him to JUST GET IT OUT!
I really wish I had researched the matter beforehand, but am thankful that I put two-and-two together in a matter of months.
If anyone else has experienced hair loss, please post. We have to get the word out!

I have a question for all of you who have had your Mirena removed. I have posted before about my extreme hair loss. I had my Mirena removed in May. How long before you noticed new hair growth? My dermo still doesn't believe that Mirena could be the cause of my scalp/hair problems, but can't seem to find any other explanation. I am still losing hair and am really starting to wonder if it will ever come back. Thanks for listening.

I HAVE HAD THE MIRENA FOR ALMOST 3YEARS NOW THAT I AM READING WHAT EVERYONE SAYING I HAVE ALL THE EFFECTS THE THE WORST ONE IS LOSING MY HAIR I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS BECAUSE OF THE MIRENA OR NOT PLEASE IF ANYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE TELL ME

I had my Mirena removed in May of 2008. I, too, was thrilled to find a seemingly perfect form of birth control after having 4 children. It has turned out to be a nightmare. I had horrible mood swings, intense anger, cramps, no libido, body aches and the worst part for me, hair loss. I have lost at least 50% of the hair on the top of my head. I went through countless doctor appointments - general physician, o.b., dermatologist. Back and forth with tests for thyroid, diabetes, lupus (biopsy on my scalp and blood tests) all of which have come up negative. I am still seeing the dermo and am on a steroid scalp treatment. The hair loss seems to have stopped but I have yet to see new growth. I am hopeful one day I will find new growth on my scalp. Everyone hang in there - it has to get better, right???

After taking Topamax for six months, I found my self different person.... I started feeling this way just in the first few weeks after I started the medication, but the simptoms incleased with the time....Anxiety, nervousness, panick attacks, negative thinking and depression....crying, making up problems from nothing, hair loss also....I decided to stop it, slowly and without any concequences I thought I am out of it....But just a couple weeks I stop it is I noticed some red spots on my skin on the lower legs, soon they became more and stronger..... Two months later I was in abnormal stress that I am going to be sick from a terrible desease... Read so much on Internet.... I can explain how terrible I felt and even though I did blood tests (everything was in normal range!!) and spoke with so many doctors, nobody could tell me what exactly is wron with me. One Dermatologist named the skin problem as Progressive Pigmentary purpura and gave me a cream for that. Thanks a lot for that because the spots started desapearing, but it may come again.... nobody knows for sure.... I think this is another side effect of Topamax, that nobody had before..... Please tell me if somebody else had the same situation... I will feel much more relieved....

I have been on Toprol 25 mg for almost a year for heart palpitations. I has worked for the palpitations, but the side effects have been a challenge. I have gained about 20 pounds, have the vivid nightmares, lack of energy, etc. One thing that I have noticed recently is the increased severity of allergies and difficulty breathing. Anyone else experiencing this?

Hello , I am 37 . I have been on prednisone for7 months. At first at 60mg i thought i was going to lose my mind , as they lowered my dose it got better . I am on it for a rare eye thing that no one knows about ,but any way my hair is fallin out does anyone have this my doctor says its not from the drug but the dermo says it is thanks michelle

I was taking Zoloft, for pain management, due to back surgery, this was taken for over 24 months during that time after the first six months my body broke out in hives. I would have muscle cramps in the middle of the nite in my legs. Dry mouth, hunger for food when I wasn't. Also my body broke out into numbers sores, that dermo couldn't figure out, after it left numerous scars on my arms, shoulders an buttock area and some on my legs, I quit taking this junk, medicine, also it cause me to have anxiety outburst, and made me angry when I am a happy go lucky person, personally I thiink this medicine is junk, now I have scars on my body to prove it.

I entered my story in January, but must have done something wrong because it didn't post. My story began with receiving injections into 3 cystic acne, when I only wanted one, and 2 weeks later one of the unwanted injection sights became indented. I was afraid it wouldnt be fixable or if so at my cost. I recently visited the dermatologist and explained what his staff had done. He kindly informed me that he would fix it at his cost. I was given a restylane injection that itself should last 1-2 years and I am to apply Retin-A twice daily to encourage collagen growth. After one year, if it is not corrected, he asked me to set-up another appointment. I had spoken with an attorney and was told that the dermatologist should correct these side affects at cost, and that is exactly what my dermatologist did without prompting! I asked my dermo to use my picture to help educate the staff regarding the serious side effects of this injection.