Dizziness and fatigue symptoms and conditions

Has anyone had side effects pop up after 3 years? Yes, you heard me. Three years. Hair falling out. Joint pain. "Foggy headedness." Chest discomfort. Gotta be that. Please share.

It's nice to know that I'm not alone..

I got Mirena in November 08, and since then I've developed a plethora of unpleasant side-effects. Initially, I couldn't put them all together. As I'd had a fainting spell and some restless legs a few months prior to getting Mirena, I've been concerned that all of my symptoms were stemming from a nutritional deficiency like folate or b12 anemia. Nothing seemed to quite fit exactly right though, and I take vitamins regularly, so I was perplexed until last night. After googling "tingly feet" and "heartbeat" I stumbled onto one of these forums.

I have felt like a crazy person all of this year, and I am now quite certain that it's from Mirena. Feeling foolish that I didn't see this sooner.. but I guess I we perceive what we want to, and I was happy to have easy birth control.

I've NEVER had heart palpitations, this kind of foggy-headedness, anxiety like this, unexplainable nausea, tingling in my feet, or depression before. My dizziness and fatigue alone had me fearing for my health, and my extreme mood swings had me fearing for my life.

I'm getting this removed as soon as possible.
Clearly I could've done my pre-Mirena research better, but the pamphlet and pep-talk I was given did not mention everything that I've been going through. I'm a little pissed, to be honest.. but mainly relieved.

I think I'm going back to the Nuvaring.. I'd rather bleed than be a dysfunctional, ill, zombie-person.

Im 23 years old. One of the youngest people that is on coumadin I got sick when I was 22. I developed blood clots on my liver and stomach. Due to blood deficiency. I was told by the doctor it was inherited by one of my parents. My side affects are very fatigue, tired for no reason, skin blotches, slow memory, I get tired after 10 minutes of running like Im ready to collapse. Im always dizzy. =( I feel very fragile. I do get depressed sometimes because I feel like im very young at my age for this to happen. I found out I have to be on coumadin for the rest of my life. But we all move on....

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Hopefully someone can share there idea's or another source of help.

I took the generic version and I had numbness in my mouth and tongue like I'd had a Novocain shot. I had shortness of breath and extreme dizziness and fatigue. I took it for about a week and each day it got worse until I decided I wasn't taking anymore.

I am soooo relieved as I have been reading everyone's posts. I am scheduled to get my Mirena out in a few days. I have had mine for almost 10 months, and have had headaches, dizziness, anxiety, lack of energy/concentration, and nausea. I just haven't felt like myself. I am 28 years old, and at times feel like I am 70!! I have had a constant headache for 2 weeks, to the point I have gone through tests to rule out anything serious. It finally clicked in my head the other day that it could be the Mirena, while I was taking a pregnancy test (the nausea is horrible). I will post after it is removed.. hopefully with good news. Thanks to all that took the time to post, good to know that I am not crazy. I pray that the removal helps my headache!! Does anyone else that suffers from side effects, notice an increase at certain times? My headache/nausea always seems worse in the evening.

Thanks and blessings to everyone who has posted problems with Lisinopril on this site.

I am a 60 year old Caucasian male who was put on Lisinopril 10 mg by my doctor in conjunction with 54 mg of Concerta for treating me for ADHD. Two years later I finally discovered that the “ADHD” was caused by my progressive glasses being one diopter too strong causing Induced Dyslexia. The real problem was not my ability to mentally focus or “follow a task list.” The real problem was my inability to read what was in front of me, let alone find the list.

I now have a correct progressive glasses prescription and computer glasses for seeing what is on my monitor so that I can think again. I weaned myself off the Concerta and haven’t felt this good in 5 years EXCEPT for when I came down with the flu five months ago (despite taking the flu shot – which we now know only worked 40% of the time). After being ill for six weeks with the flu, however, almost all of the flu symptoms were gone except for the dizziness and fatigue.

I was so dizzy and exhausted that “I felt like I was on some type of drug.” That was when I realized that I WAS taking a prescription drug - Lisinopril.

It was also when I discovered your webpage and the side effects of Lisinopril of dizziness and fatigue.

I stopped taking the Lisinopril and within 36 hours the dizziness and fatigue was gone and I feel great. Mentally I think that I am also much more alert, and think that the Lisinopril also increased the confusion that the Concerta was supposed to help reduce.

Again, THANK YOU.

I am 32 years old, and mother of two children, 5 and 2. I had Mirena for 1 year and 7 months. I just had removed 2 weeks ago. I am hoping that my side effects will go away quickly. My experience was horrific: mood swings, loss of sex drive, dizziness, hair loss especially around forehead and scalp, lower back pain, fogginess, word loss...the list goes on. My number 1 complaint is the mood swings, irritability and rage which pretty much occurred all the time, but more intense before and during my period (which were lighter - the only good thing to come out of this). My other huge complaint was I had absolutely no sex drive and would rather do anything else than even think about sex. I did not have any weight gain, although I run constantly and was also put on Zoloft for PMS and may have caused a loss of appetite. I often felt off-balance and was constantly walking into things, even hit myself in the face with my car door during my period which is when fogginess became more intense. The worst part of all, was that once my period/rage ended, the guilt of how I treated my husband and children during that week was indescribable and would cause a feeling of worthlessness and despair. I had rational thoughts that my family would be better off without me. I shutter to think of what may have happened if had not been on a low dose Zoloft. I am a high energy, Type A, cheerful person with tons of drive, and would push through at work and at home, but for other types of people I truly feel that this medication could be deadly and could ruin your marriage and your life. At times I was convinced that I was bipolar and going crazy or having a nervous breakdown. I had a few panic attacks and anxiety, but I would just run 5 miles a day to take the pain away even though I felt like other things were falling apart. My OBGYN said "Absolutely NOT Mirena, it's PMS babe, you are getting older". Without a doubt, it was Mirena - DO NOT have this inserted. I made a hasty decision when my daughter was 3 months old without doing the proper research after my blood pressure was elevated on the pill, and did not begin to put the side effects together until a year after having. The removal was so easy and although I am going through a hormone adjustment - mood swings and lower back pain, and am extremely tired, but I am already beginning to get my sex drive back. My husband had surgery and was cleared. I can not wait to feel like myself again and get off the zoloft too. Mirena should definitely list more side effects.

I took Avelox 2 months ago for 7 days and experienced dizziness and fatigue, my sinus infection cleared up but for the next 2 months the dizziness and fatigue did not go away. I couldn't figure out what it was until I got another sinus infection and was prescribed it again... This time I have had crazy anxiety attacks, it feels like a thousand pound person is crushing my chest, my heart is racing, my neck is stiff, my joints hurt, my head has constant pressure on it. I feel like I am going to go to sleep and not wake up. I have had psychological issues and emotional outbursts. I have lost complete function and control of my body. My arms jumped while I was trying to eat, and couldn't even grab a fork. I feel like I am dieing or going to die. Its just crazy... I wouldn't recommend anyone to take it.