Drastic changes symptoms and conditions

I got the Mirena inserted 6 weeks after the birth of my 2ND child. I've had it for 3 years now and I can't begin to explain the drastic changes that my body has been through. Depression, Hair Loss, Mood Swings, Back aches, No sex drive, Headaches, Blurred Vision with Nausea, Weight Gain. I can't take this anymore! It is actually stabbing my poor husband when we do have sex. I've been to the gyn about these symptoms before. I felt that he kinda dismissed me. He did ask me if I wanted it out, but at the last minute I changed my mind out of fear of getting pregnant again. I am getting this thing out of me Monday May 18Th! I've had enough! I want the happy, healthy weight, sexually charged woman that I was before this IUD back.

I am so happy to have found this website! I have been taking Yasmin for almost 2 weeks and I am currently waiting for my MD to call to schedule me for an appointment, TODAY!

The first week on Yasmin I experienced slight piercing pain in my chest, but it went away after a day. I did not have any other problems. When week 2 started, I have been experiencing emotional and behavioral changes. I am experiencing depression, lack of motivation, loss of appetite, and fatigue, but I have been having problems sleeping. I am not taking any other medications and my diet and lifestyle have not changed.

These drastic changes in such a short time has me too worried. It seems that I can not function at all.

I love my NuvaRing. But don't get me wrong, I have had severe side affects (vaginal swelling tenderness, chronic yeast infections, Vaginitis, painful sex, gas, bloating, fatigue, anxiety, weight gain, no sex drive, engorged breasts, clear skin, leg cramping, you name it I have probably had it) with it some of the effects are just normal for birth control or my not so perfect lifestyle). I have been on NuvaRing for 2 and a half years. I have had many drastic changes in my life while on the medication. I will not blame it on the Ring, but I won't say it was something else.
I loved the NuvaRing when I first got on it. It was strictly for BC, not to regulate my cycle or bypass cramping or anything else. The first year I was on it, I was a sophomore in college. My stress level was normal for a college student on scholarship, I was anxious and sleepless even before starting the NuvaRing. So when I started it, I remained the same. The first few months were fine. After a while, I began to get easily irritated and snapped easily. Again I was a college student, handling more than I should have. I had 18 hrs. in courses, a full time job, and a part-time job. So I just thought it was me, it couldn't have been my BC. Again sleepless and anxiety were a way of life.
I have always struggled with weight. I'll admit I was 198 lbs. when I started NuvaRing. I am slightly ashamed to admit that I now weigh 255 lbs. Granted: I have poor eating habits and exercise for me is walking to my car.
But this year something changed. I graduated college (cum laude) and started my career. I don't feel the stress of college anymore and I thought I would have no anxiety, my sleeplessness would dissipate, my patience back, and frankly would return to what was normal for me
Now for some of the negativity.
My parents have noticed my irritability and my weight gain. (who hasn't its pretty obvious). They never said anything, until I one day just couldn't take it anymore. I yelled at my parents (I have never done anything like that before) and I cried all night. The next day, my boyfriend called and I for some odd reason did not want to talk to him, yelled at him, and hung up. Not really a nice way to treat someone you love so dearly.
I have been short tempered and honestly don't see why anyone puts up with me. After I yell at people (the anxiety and short temper) I always feel so bad and end up crying for hours. Even the little things will make me cry. I was always an emotional basket case, but I was never a crier. I now cry for no apparent reason at everything.
Because of my gift of forgetfulness: a few months ago (5 to be exact) I forgot to take my ring out for the one week. I put it in a week late. Ever since then my body has been out of whack. I have suffered major depression. I struggle to get out of bed in the mornings. I can't wait to get off work to come home and crawl back into bed. Not exactly the thoughts for a new college graduate doing her dream job. Some days my depression will control my life. Other days I feel like a normal person. If you ask anyone who knows me typically; I am a fun loving easy going patient person. I mean I gotta be: I became a special ed teacher. Lately I have suicide thoughts, as I lay awake for hours.When I fall asleep, I feel I could sleep for days. I attempt to get 8 hours of sleep a night, but usually end up with 2 maybe 3. Then there are days I will sleep all night, come home from work and go to bed at 4pm and sleep all night again.
I also have noticed that I crave food 24-7. I kept attributing it to my way of coping with everyday stress and my eating my emotions (emotional basket case, I know) I feel like I am constantly starving.
Why is it now that something has changed so dramatically. It is just me and my chaotic emotional basket case life or is it something directly linked to my method of BC? I have no honest idea, but I feel much better knowing that others out there have had great experiences with NuvaRing, and something then goes wonky. (for lack of a better word).

Does anyone know if maybe they changed the formula or something?

After reading previous postings, my experience seems so minor. I was on prednisone for about 2 weeks, starting at 50mg per day for 5 days, then 40mg for 2 days, 30 mg for 2 days, 20 mg for 2 days, then 10 mg for 2 days. I was put on it for severe poison ivy. I experienced sleeplessness, irritability, very quick to be irrationally angry and also had drastic changes in my triglyceride levels. I was hungry all the time, and extremely restless. 3 weeks before starting treatment my triglyceride level was 108, and cholesterol was 205. 5 days after treatment ended, my triglyceride level was 216, and cholesterol 214, all after being on a completely Vegan diet the whole time. It's my understanding that prednisone makes your body be in a state of alert while taking this drug, juicing you up to complete fight or flight status 24/7 while on it. Even 7 days later after being off of it, my patience is still limited. I will never take this stuff again.

I have been on Ortho-Tri Cyclen lo for about 5 years off an on. When I first started the pill I was fine but after being on it for about a year everything changed. Before I started the pill I was losing weight. I was 163lbs and I got down to about 142lbs which was great but since then I've been on constant weight gain, I've tried metabolite and aerobics, some diet changes and now I last weighed 187lbs, with a few drastic changes I think I've dropped about 3 lbs since then. My sex drive used to be fairly high now it doesn't exist, I'm moody and always have headaches. I get nauseous a lot. So as of today I'm just going to quit the pill and live with cramps.

My sister had horrible side-effects.....she said her brain acted like it was trying to "turn off", skin-crawling, stomach pain, extreme restlessness, insomnia, short and long term memory loss, and more. I saw drastic changes in her behavior, that she didn't seem to be aware of herself. She became quite impulsive, aggressive, and exhibited very bizarre behavior. I blame the Paxil, and caregiver burnout for the tragedy that resulted in the tragic, untimely death of our mother(who was also on Paxil).

I had the Mirena inserted January 2007. Thought it would be the best option since I forgot to take the pill. It hurt like CRAZY, I swore and screamed that the other patients in the waiting room looked at me funny when I came out.
In one year I picked up over 20kg's, even though my eating habits and exercise patterns haven't changed. I also became EXTREMELY depressed, my doctor then told me it sounds as though I'm Bipolar. I refused to accept it and just got on with life, towards the end of last year I became addicted to sleeping pills, just to take the edge off my severe mood swings. I started cutting myself, broke up with my boyfriend for no apparent reason etc. I had it removed last week on valentines day and my Gynie put me on Yasmin. Hopefully my moods will start to stabilize now. I asked the gynie who put it in if the Mirena could cause such drastic changes in my body and she said no because apparently the hormones are localized. I believe this is sooooo untrue! If you're pregnant, it's all happening in your womb, yet your whole body goes through a change.
ps, the removal didn't hurt at all! And I'm so happy that the thing is out!

Hello,

I read about how YAZ birth control pill affects the body and psych and I am now scared. This is my 2nd day of YAZ (I've never been on birth control pills ever and I am 27 years old), it's all new to me but after reading all these negative posts about Yaz I don't know what to do. Before the birth control pills, I was depressed, annoying, serious weight problems - 210 lbs :~~((, low energy, low libido, always tired, terrible migraines every 2nd day, ridiculously increased appetite and excessive hunger, hair where it shouldn't be, menstrual blood clots, excessive cramping etc
I have all these problems for 3 years now and now that the family doc. put me on YAZ birth control pill I am even more scared - mainly of more weight gain, it would be a tragedy for me, I am fat enough already and what's worse I can't lose the weight, exercise doesn't help, diet doesn't help, NOTHING. Will YAZ birth control pill worsen my already tragic condition? I just don't know what to do and what to believe ... I appreciate any advice or help you can give me ... Thank You to all!

Im solidly into my third week in my third month on Yasmin. With each passing month the mood swings and PMS get more extreme (week three is nearly impossible- my bfriend and I have simply become accustomed to dreading it). I've never felt so withdrawn from myself and others- its almost as if Ive had a perpetual inner shadow since day one. It JUST finally clicked after a friend of mine mentioned that 4 days after dropping Yasmin she's already 90% happier. Go figure. I too have had acne on the lower chin area of my face and have gain a few pounds. Nothing significant, but a woman knows when she gains weight and isnt eating more. Ive always been stable and happy and lately Ive found other things to blame for all the drastic changes in my life- I just trashed the last half of the packet...let the good times roll.