Diet medication symptoms and conditions

I had Mirena inserted in Feb 2007. The insertion was quite painful. I had severe cramping accompanied by light spotting for 2 or 3 days. After the cramping went away I didn't have any problems what so ever for several months (other than complaints from my husband of a pinching sensation during sex). I thought the device was wonderful, and regretfully have recommended it to several friends and family members. I had no bleeding at all, no period or spotting, for close to a year. Then one day after sex, when I got up to go to the bathroom I experienced heavy bleeding. The bleeding was so bad I was worried that the Mirena had punctured my uterus or something. I made a doctors appointment to have it checked and they said it was still in place and occasional unexplained bleeding was normal. Although it freaked me out I thought maybe it was a one time thing and said okay. Well, every since that day every time we have sex I spot, sometimes its very light and others quite heavy. Also my husband said he could no longer feel it during sex. I couldn't understand why if it hadn't moved as the doctor told me. The next side effect, well group of side effects, began not long after. I began having nausea, stomach pains, just feeling kind of blah. Then I started gaining weight. I thought "Oh my God, I am pregnant!" I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. I have thought that I was pregnant at least 5 times due to the increase in the nausea and being so emotional. I have gained about 30 pounds over the last 8 months and can not lose it. I have even taken Adipex, a prescription diet medication, no results. I have an appointment to have it taken out the 21st, if it's even still in there. I hope my body and my mind goes back to the pre-Mirena days.

I had always been 160 lbs since 8th grade, which was a fine weight for me bacause I'm tall and muscular. When I was 25 I gained 20 lbs over 3 months with no change in diet or activity. So I went to the doctor because hypothyroidism is very prevelent in my family. The blood work showed I was borderline hypothyroid, so the dr didn't suggest starting any medication. So I started working out 4-5 times a week for at least 1-1 1/2 hours per day. I also got on phentermine to help jump start my diet. After doing this for 2 months, I had gained 5 lbs. Which is crazy because anytime I needed to lose weight, I had no problem dropping 10 lbs in 2 weeks. I was frustrated but ignored it for a while because I got pregnant shortly after that. During the pregnancy, my throid was checked again and was normal. I weighed 248 lbs the day I went in to give birth. 2 weeks later, I weighed 210lbs and a month after that I was 200lbs. Then I went back to work,(where I walk continuously all day) and I could not budge my weight below 200 lbs no matter what I did. So I went back to the dr and I was slightly hypothyroid again. I opted to go on generic Synthroid 25mcg. I then gained 37 lbs over 4-5 months. So I went to another dr. to get on phentermine. I started the phentermine and lost about 27 lbs. I have been off phentermine for a while, but have been working out vigorously working out and watching my diet and couldn't lose another pound. So, I thought the synthroid might be making it harder to lose weight. I stopped taking it and have lost about 10lbs in the last month. I think there is definitely a connection in synthroid and my inability to lose weight. But I still can't get below 200lbs and I still feel sluggish. I am only 28 and don't think I should attribute this to age. I can understand age causing weight gain of 5-10 lbs per year but not 155lbs in May '05 to 183lbs in Nov '05 then to 200lbs in Jul '07. Please give me any suggestions you might have. Diet, medication, activities???