Dh symptoms and conditions

Well, I have one side effect I haven't seen anyone mention. My breasts feel weird, like they did at the beginning of my pregnancy. I've been trying to figure out a way to explain the way it feels, and its a combination of when I had a yeast infection in my breast while breast feeding (not nearly as painful though) and the way they felt when I was in my first few weeks of pregnancy. I also have constant cramping, its not terrible, but constant. Then I've also had joint pain in my hips, I've woke up in the middle of the night with my hands asleep. And you can't even imagine the weight problems I've had. I weighed 180 two days before I had my twins, 160 when I came home from the hospital, 135 in January, and now I'm 175. If I gain 5 more lbs I'll weigh as much as I did 8 months pregnant with twins. I've tried dieting and I still keep gaining. Then my DH also says that I am not the same person. He was the reason I started looking into side effects because he told me one night that I've changed since I got the IUD and it is making me crazy. I thought he was crazy, that it was just because I had babies and more on my plate now, but then I thought that maybe he was right, that my moodiness and weird feelings combined could all be from the BC. Then I started researching. There are too many woman posting problems with the Mirena. I think it should be taken off the market (and they should pay for everyone to have it removed). If you go to Google and just search for Mirena IUD, don't include side effects or problems, just type in "Mirena IUD", you will get an official site, a couple of drug websites, and the others are sites for side effects. That should tell you something. There's even an support forum.

Hi all...

Well, I first posted when I got the Mirena out on Feb 13th and I just wanted to give an update.

I am STILL having migraine type headaches and a "morning sickness" of sorts. The moodiness is NO MORE! YIPEE!!!

I was wondering if anyone can share what their periods were like after taking it out? I'm late this month and I figured I might be. I've actually been having so many pregnancy type symptoms (which are recorded side effects of Mirena) that I took a pregnancy test and it came back negative.

My doctor told me that Mirena can be ineffective at preventing pregnancy in the first 10 days and she told me to use condoms during that time. However, my dh and I did have unprotected sex once during the first 10 days after the bleeding subsided. So, I guess it's in the back of my head that there could be a pregnancy. I guess what is concerning me the most is that the doctor said that IF you do become pregnant on Mirena that the egg would never be able to settle in the uterus and it would stay in the tubes and be fertilized there which leads to ectopic pregnancy. I know that's more than likely not the case, but being that it was suspected that I've already had an ectopic pregnancy ( i lost it too early to truly know) I'm kind of concerned.

Anyone have anything like pregnancy happen after Mirena???? Or ON Mirena? I know they say it's as effective as tubes tied, but I'm just curious.
And how are the cycles after Mirena? Anyone notice a difference in length?

Thanks for all your support and encouragement ladies :-)
YOUR WONDERFUL!

the pediatrician prescribed singular for my dd when she was 12yrs old for her asthma. she described it as being safe. that same year dd started having problems in school and seemed depressed. I talked to the doctor about it thinking maybe it had something to do with her adhd medication. the doctor thought maybe it was just normal teen behavior and dd trying to adjust. eventually we took dd to a therapist and things seemed to get a little better. then dd started complaining about stomach pains, she talked about strange dreams at night and would wake up in the middle of the night. Then the tantrums started, wild out of control tantrums. she would scream, throw things, destroy things, she talked about wanting to die, how she hated her life. again I went back to the doctor her adhd medication was adjusted and I also got her back into therapy. therapy was helpful but we continued to deal with the wild tantrums. we kept trying to seek help and answers but to no avail. we were beginning to think dd was suffering from a mental illness. the doctor told us to keep an eye on it and the next step would be maybe putting her on more medication. In the meantime dd became anxious, she had an anxiety attack at school, she would get in arguments with her friends and become very irrational, she continued to be angry at home, she destroyed things in her room and punched a hole in the wall. When I would look in her eye she had the look of a wild animal. my doctor began to think it was merely teen rebellion and we needed to get tougher with her. Never did it ever cross my mind that it could be something with singular till I heard about the study on the news then it all clicked. before singular my dd was an above average student who was liked by teachers and students alike. teachers talked about how well behaved she was and she was a leader. she was very active in various activities at school. Now she has become nervous and suffers from anxiety attacks, she has out of control tantrums and anger. her friends frequently avoid her or her calls because she has become so moody and angry. she frequently complains that her stomach hurts and feels like she's going to be sick. she screams and talks about wanting to die and that we don't love her. till today I had considered this drug to be safe and very useful in controlling her asthma but after doing more research i'm beginning to wonder if it's worth the risk.

Hi all. My DH has been taking Geodon for 5 months for "delusion - other". The docs don't feel he's bi-polar or schizophrenic. He started up on 20mg and was taken all the way up to 160mg at night until he got ridiculously drowsy on this drug from that dose. He was having issues getting up in the morning (even after 9 1/2+ hours of sleep the night before) and was getting scared of driving to work as out of it as he'd be. The doc took him down to 120mg and it was still bad. So, then they dropped him down to 80mg and he started experiencing severe anxiety. He said he felt like his chest was closing in on him. So, now he's on 100mg and still tired, but not as bad.

Don't get me wrong.. if this was the only issue, I'd be fine with it. The Geodon was a godsend, at first. It really made his delusion dissipate (he wanted to run off and preach the word of God on street corners) and he was able to go back to working 8-hour days after a few months.

But now that he's gotten past that (he's had this once before, 6 years ago, and they had him on risperdal and depakote until the delusion was gone and then took him off of everything completely) he is BEYOND depressed. He has no history whatsoever of depression and has never felt this way before.Our family has never seen him like this. It's increasingly interfering with our relationship, as he just stares at me blankly if I happen to get upset about anything. He's just completely dead inside and feeling worthless. He can't even have an emotional conversation with me anymore and he used to be the most attentive, wonderful husband and friend he could ever be before he got on Geodon.

He also has zero interest in sex. I mean, he can go through it just fine, but he just doesn't want it on his own. And that's depressing for me!!

All in all, I want him off this drug as it seems that, once it did its job, it's eating away at his cognitive and emotional sides. He has a hard time reasoning and, of course, then ends up getting depressed because he feels worthless at his job. I just don't get it.

My question is: if he should happen to be bi-polar ( I mean, if the docs have all gotten it wrong) and he's going through a depressive phase, shouldn't the Geodon be helping? He just seems to get more and more depressed as gets further and further away from being delusional.

We're going to the doc on Thursday and I'm going to tell him that I want DH off this med.. no matter what he thinks. We just can't keep going through this crud anymore. I'd appreciate any feedback/advice/empathy you all can give.

I just miss my husband and I feel like this drug is running him into the ground and wrecking our marriage. :(

I'm glad I found this site as I thought I was being paranoid! I have had the Mirena fitted for nearly 8 months now and have felt constantly unwell. I have gained weight after losing all my baby weight with #3, and can't shift anything now. I have an almost constant terrible mood and hate being a mother most of the time. I have absolutely no patience with my children or husband and now even hate my WAHM business!

I have just suffered two weeks of flu like symtoms complete with aches and shivvers and it coincidentally stopped the moment my period started. The unbelievable tiredness is still here though. I think I've been living on Ibruprofen for the last couple of weeks which has got to be bad for me.

I also get pregnant really easily and get ill on the pill so didn't feel like I had an option. DH won't get the snip and I'd hate to get pregnant again because I'm tired and feel like the worst mum ever at the moment.

I wish I could have the thing taken out.

Hi all! Thank you for posting your stories, otherwise I would think that I am going nuts and my doctor would probably agree with that diagnosis before admitting that this is not the thing for me!! I had my Mirena placed July '07, approx. 8 weeks after having my third child. My hair started falling out by the handful (which I attributed to giving birth recently, but this never happened with the other two). The strings poked my husband's penis everytime we had sex, which was painful and irritating for him. Intercourse is very painful for me! I bleed and have a sore uterus for days after sex or even a hard aerobic workout. I have absolutely no sex drive and I am a very sexual person normally. My stomach is unusually bloated and I can not lose weight regardless of how hard I am working out or how little I am eating. I do not have a period and couldn't tell you when my last one occurred. My doctor has been so stubborn about removing this thing! He keeps telling me to give it time. I can't find my strings and am having it removed this week. This must be one huge money machine, because the resistance to remove it has been crazy. I believe that the Dr.s must report every time they have to remove the Mirena prematurely and what the side effects are/were. Good luck ladies and just remember...this is YOUR body and you know when something is not right!

I had posted here a couple weeks ago and have jsut read through some of the posts since then.

Suffice to say I am on month 3 of Yasmin and for the past 2 days I am in FULL BLOWN panic attack. I have not been able to talk myself out of it much and as a result I have not eaten since Tuesday night. I am barely holding water down. My heart has been racing too. I have noticed slight symptoms getting worse and worse with each cycle and I am so done with these pills. Honestly I am done with any bcp. I have tried to get my dh to get 'taken care of' and he won't consider it. He has no concept of emotions like I am having; like most men I guess. He just thinks I need a hobby or something....yeah whatever.

I am stopping this pill today and I have a call into my RE/GYN's office now. I have tried several bcp's over my life (I am 35) and they have all given me some sort of bad side effect. I have tried low dose, I've tried high dose and inbetween and they all end up bad for me. I have PCOS so my RE is pretty adiment about me staying on a bcp regimen but my quality of life with my kids from day to day means a lot to me. They're 4 & 1 and need a mom that is happy, energetic and not this puddle of fear and misery.

It also irritates me that doctors play dumb to the correltation of symptoms from bcps; it's like we don't know what we're talking about yet we LIVE it every minute of every day. I feel crazy enough right now and I don't need a doctor telling me I am because his medical book says it can't be the bcps.

Denise

I am on my third cycle of Yasmin and I have PCOS.

I have lost my appetite most of the time; my libido is ok; though I do see a slight decrease. My problems seem to be fatigue; no energy, and I am starting to see a slow rise in anxiety.

I have 2 kids and the fatigue and overall blah feeling is really killing my days here. By midday I just want to nap! Mid-cycle last month I had boughts of diarrhea after 1/3 of a glass of wine. So I tried a mixed drink instead with fruit juice and the same thing happened. Horrific abdominal pain came within the hour of the drink. I haven't touched it since. Has this happened to anyone else?

I REALLY do not want to take bcps of any kind but my dh will not consent to a vasectomy. I don't know how much more I can do this with Yasmin.

Just wondered if I was alone; obviously not by reading some of these posts.

Thanks-
Denise

I am so happy to see a website full of this info because the little book that this evil pill comes with doesn't realistically warn you about the potential side effects.
I've been on Yasmin one week. I am naseous. It reminds me of morning sickness during pregnancy.
The depression, mood swings, irritableness and just plain mental problems just started this week. My dh is begging me to stop the pill. I am socially withdrawn. TOTALLY NOT MYSELF ANYMORE..

on top of this, I feel panicky, nervous and irritable.

I had started a new diet and weight loss program the week before I started Yasmin and I've lost 10 lbs. I don't know if the pill is helping me achieve my goals faster.

I have a rapid heartbeat as I type this. I am ready to ditch this pill. The bitch control that this is supplying me with is resentment for my husband and vice versa. Good birth control --- put women in bad mood with no libido --- no sex -no pregnancy. Good formula!!!!!!!!

Hi,

My wife started taking Yasmin about 2-months ago. After 2-weeks she completely lost her sex drive and ability to climax. She's very frustrated by it.

She has also experience the tenderness in the breasts that many people here have mentioned. Her appetite has increased. Her periods are thick, dark, and last only 2 days of low flow (this is very different from her normal cycle, which used to be quite heavy for several days).

She is trying to induce lactation (for adoption) and is taking Domperidone in combination with the Yasmin. I'm wondering if some of the side effects are diminished when balanced out by another pregnancy-related hormone. Remember, Yasmin makes the body think it's pregnant but it only gives a piece of the equation.

My wife will only be on Yasmin for 6-months as part of the inducement process, and then she will be off of it permanently. After reading all of the posts here, it looks like many of you suffer increased side effects after 6-months. Maybe this is a drug that should be rotated out after that time (in favor of something else). I don't know what the ramifications are of doing that, but it might be better than feeling like you've lost your mind.

Also, remember that your doctor WORKS FOR YOU. If you think that this product is the source of your symptoms, FORCE your doctor to change the medication, or simply fire that doctor and get another one. Ultimately, you are responsible for your health, and doctor's can be wrong.

--DH.