Disapeared symptoms and conditions

ive had mine in for almost three years and im having all the symptoms yall do everything from migraines,mood swings,leg cramps, nausea, and back aches i dunno im really thinking about taking the thing out but a few months ago i had some episodes where id have nausea tiredness and a feeling of not feeling well i went to the doctor they threw around the words depression and all it boiled down to is they couldn't find anything wrong with me and they were trying to make sense out of it im startin to wonder if its the IUD and the symptoms have stopped though soo im also wondering if i shouldn't get the thing out anyways no matter if the symptoms disappeared or not because from reading all yallz comments here tells me im not the only one and it could get worse ive been putting up with most the symptoms for a long time so i also think maybe ill leave it in who knows

MY STORY

My Mirena was removed on 29th May 2008.

I had the Mirena put in four years ago,I had terrible pain the day after, it was that bad I was going to go to the hospital Emergency to get the thing out but I put up(the worst thing I done in my life, Im paying for it now) with it and it and the pain got a bit better,had a lot of bleeding (spotting) for the first six months and then it finally went away. For the first year I thought Mirena was Great but then the problems started.I started to gain a lot of weight,facial hair,Very sore breasts, I also had a lump removed from my left breast a couple of years ago, but I didn't know until recently that it was most likely caused by Mirena. Some of the other problems I had, My stomach bloated, I look like I'm six months pregnant ,I have a cyst on my left ovary,dry skin,acne,strange depression,headaches,and the Worst of all I had to have my Thyroids REMOVED on 1st Nov 2006 and I'm pretty sure that was caused by Mirena as well, so now I have to take thyroid Medication for the rest of my life,I had the Mirena removed as soon as I done some searching on the internet for my unexplained medical problems, mainly my weight as I had weighed about the same my whole adult life and now I had put on a few stone and now I have to try and lose it,as for my thyroid I have trouble getting the Meds right its a real pain,blood tests all the time.I just don't feel I have much left in my life,depressed,sick all the time. I eat well as I have high cholesterol so its not that I over ate,I noticed you do feel a lot more like eating sweet things. I found a site called ****** and found out there are thousands of woman,girls with the same problems as myself and that there is a class action law suit going on to Sue. Its worth having a look at this site it helped me a lot.I feel so bad I don't go out anymore I don't see friends or family I'm to depressed about my weight now. I am in the process of trying to find out if there is a Class Action Law Suit in Australia.If anyone knows of a Class Action in Australia could they Please let me know. After having the Mirena removed about 6 weeks ago I thought I was doing ok only a bit of spotting,but about 3 weeks after having it removed I got my period and the pain was unbearable,I was in agony stomach cramps and I bleed so much I thought I was going to die from blood loss,also the scariest was the huge blood clots,very scary,must of been four years of period in 1 week I couldn't believe how bad it was, I felt really sick and weak,but thank goodness its eased off now after a week. I just hope now I might slowly start and feel like my old self. Im also on medication for heart palpitations,I get Heart palpitations (SVT) a few times a week,I had my heart palpitations just after my thyroid removal op and was put on ecg and my heart rate was 176 Beats per Minute I was rushed to Intensive Care and I had to have an injection called Impending Doom (It makes you feel you are going to die) to slow my heart rate,it worked and I was kept in intensive car for 3 days,very scary thing to go through I hope I never have to go through that again,my heart palpitations got worse while I was on Mirena and now I also take Magnesium to help control them as well as Metoprolol which I have been on for some years and I recently read that if you are on Mirena it increases the side effects of Metoprolol.

So if you have had any bad experiences with Mirena please let us know,it will help others with their problems, hopefully. I just wish I never got Mirena and my advice is DON'T its not Worth the risk,if the Doctors had of told me about the BAD side effects I would NEVER of had it put in. Sorry about going on so long, Good Luck to you all,

Thanks Net.

google mirena-side-effects.****** (a mirena help,info site)

UPDATE

I have had it out nearly 3 months now my painful breasts feel normal again,I haven't lost any weight yet, but will soon hopefully,I do feel a lot better but still get some of the symptoms back just before my period.

I get sooo mad when i think of what Mirena done to me and all the other women and how bad some of their side effects have been. I get mad when i read some of the other ladies stories and the terrible things they have gone through ,

Perforations,Miscarriages,IUD's lost in their body,

Hystorectomy,and the rest. I want to wish them all the best, and we WILL get Better and Bayer ,Mirena will PAY some day for what they have done to US..

I have been on NR for about three years. It has been the only form of B/C that I have used after having my daughter. I did not learn until here recently that it may have been the cause of my problems. I noticed that I had no energy and that my sex drive had disapeared completely. I consulted my Gyno early this year and he ran some indepth blood tests to try and figure out what my problem was. He did this twice. But the tests showed that there was nothing out of sorts. The lack of sex drive got so bad that it was effecting my marriage. So, I knew that the NR was the only constant factor since I had my daughter, so I decided this week to stop using it. I have already seen an increase in my energy level and my sex drive. I have been in a better mood since removing the ring. I plan to go back to my Gyno and discuss the matter in full detail.

I have been taking Estrostep Fe since 2001. Before that I had tried other pills and had horrible side effecgts including nausea, extreme personal dryness and digestive problems.

Once I began taking Estrostep, I expereinced no negative side effects. The side effects that I expereinced were all positive. Before Estrostep I had severe cramping, back pain and moodieness during periods that lasted for 6-7 days. While on Estrostep, these menstral symptoms have significantly decreased or disapeared and my periods only last three days on average.

been taking yasmin for at least 8 months straight because i have endometreiosis.. it was really great for the skin; all my pimples disapeared and i suffered virtually no side effects.. however after 8 months i developed this red blotches in my arms and samll patches of very dry and itchy skin..i thought it was skin asthma because i have that too.. turns out it was yasmin..

I experienced a severe itchy rash on the hands, arms and back, while taking Lisinopril. Also had strong stomach pains.Was taken off for awhile, given allergy shot and Prednisone pills for two weeks. Hivey looking red rash disapeared,also itching and stomach pain stopped. Told to restart Lisinopril five days ago. Itching and pains began again. Wondering how quick does Lisinopril take to start working, and how long it remains in the syatem when stopped. Stoped Lisinopril this morning and contacted doctor for further advice. Awaiting for a call back.

hi... i wrote about my disapeared period a couple of days ago n wanted to update u guys... i did go c my doc n she put my on ortho.. eventhough my period still hasnt arrived she says my hormones r all messed up n i need to regulate them. Ill be able to get of BC in 2 cycles as long as AF does show her face but i was only taking yaz for 5 months and it didnt cause any prob until i stopped taking it.. I wouldnt recommend it to anyone and eventhough all BC pills have side effects this is the only one ive had problems with...i also suffered the insomnia that the others have spoken of but only after i got off it..

thank you for responding j

I had 2/3 of my thyroid removed in the 90s' because of a nodule, non cancer, wish I wouldn't have. After being on 125 for years now in Oct I started having palpations and numbness, went to my family dr, my endrocronoligist disapeared, anyway, he cut me in 1/2, I went from .2 to 20 on my levels, he raised me to .88, I was at 8 when my gyn raised me to 100 and then to 125 fast, I went to the ER last Sunday, and still having flushes and my hands are going numb. Right now my family dr has me off thyroid meds til tommarrow, and then start back with the .88. I feel like I am going crazy.. nervous, and then now getting tired, still having flushes and my hands are going numb.

hi there folks,

i've only been taking yasmin for 3 days and i've felt aggressive, anxious, a bit vague, tense, wired, etc, etc. on the up side i don't have to fight sugar cravings now cos my appetite practically disapeared, and i dumped a guy that i've always been too forgiving of, cos instead of feeling mildly frustrated by his stupid mind games and evasive circumlocution, i got totally p*ssed off and fed up and ended things. (good move, really) so i kinda don't mind the aggro feeling. it's making me more assertive than i usually am.

anyways, i've read about 5 pages of posts here and have noticed that a lot of the posts are about what happened after people came off yasmin. i want to stick it out for a month or so and see if the side effects go away, but i'm worried that if they don't, and i go off it, the side effects will get worse and i'll stack on weight.

so my question is: to the people who suffered anxiety and weight gain after coming off yasmin, did you also have these side effects while you were on it (but just not as bad) and it just got worse after you stopped, or did you not have the side effects and they only started after you stopped?

cheers folks!

I have been taking 3 welchol in the am and 3 in the pm for many many years. I take it for bile salt diahrea - and it is wonderful - NO side effects at all - stops the diahhrea. It is notindicated for this, but thank GOD my doctor put me on it INSTEAD of questran which was a nightmare. YES - I did develop b-12 anemia - but that can be resolved by taking supplements for 2 months (2000mcg) and then 1000mcg) daily after that for as long as you take the drug. ALL of my symptoms of b-12 anemia deficiency disapeared (which is what I think ALL of these complaints are about) after b-12 supplementation. Please go to your doctor and have your b-12, folic acid and intrinsic factor checked if you are on Welchol for a long period of time.

I have severe allergies that aggravate Meniere's Disease (acute vertigo attacks). My suffering had me at wits end and my Doctor gave me a Kenalog shot in the shoulder. My symptoms cleared up in a couple days with no side effects other than the typical steroid effects of weight gain, hunger, irratability, etc. My allergies disapeared. It's lasted about 5 weeks and I'm trying to get back in for another shot.

went to the dentist a few weeks back. didn't know that they use epi with novocaine to numb teeth. started to shake real bad. took 20 minutes to get back to normal. dentist reprimanded me for being "nervous." wasn't nervous.

then in during a later appointment, another dentist was doing a deep dental scaling and planing. she had given me a similar solution as injection. I started to react the same, shaking and anxiety. she mentioned I may have allergy or hypersensititvity.

I had been diagnosed with post traumatic stress coupled with anxiety and panic attacks a few years ago. had taken medication for it for a while. symptoms disapeared until this last visit to dentist with epi/novocaine mishap. had two full blown panic attacks today. think there is a possible link since I am not in stressful or panic inducing situation in my life.

anyone else experience this?

OK....I also had bad jaw pain for 4 days, when I was on Yasmin...and the doctor thought I had TMJ! I NEVER had symptoms like that before in my life! (see my other symptoms logged on Oct. 10,2004) I have now been off of the pill now, for 20 days....and there IS life after Yasmin!! I am not depressed anymore, no mood swings....and almost all of the symtoms have disapeared!

I even feel as though the libido is making a come back!!!

Good luck to all of you....get off of this dangerous drug...and take care of yourself!!!

I have been taking cephalexin for jock itch where I had sores on my scrotum on anus, that has disapeared, but now I have very itch red bumbs that are swelling on my penis. Is this a side of effect of the medicine. Thanks