Evil thing symptoms and conditions

I'm a 34 African American female.I had the mirena put in 08/06.Four months ago I had it removed after two years of hell.I was so mean and angry at everyone and thing,then my husband was afraid to have sex with me because the string would stick him and he would yell.Also no periods is not healthy in my book.the headaches everyday,The dryness during sex was the worst.Now that the evil thing is out of me i'm so much more happier and i'm not as paranoid and jealous.After it was removed it felt like a ton of bricks was taken out of my body it was really killing me and i thank GOD i made it.My body.mind keep telling me too take it out but i thought the side effect would pass they never do they only get worse,Also when they removed the Mirena it was all bloody as if i had been bleeding for two years stright.I am now still waiting on my cycle.Then i will feel better.I hate the Mirena,it ruin my marriage and now i am trying too repair all the crazy mood swing my family has put up with.

Ok, so I had this little "evil" thing put in May of 2007, at first it was fine and I hardly noticed it. Well, except for the not having a period, then having all the brown goopy stuff I suppose it was a period I guess. I went back and forth between nothing and episodes of this. I used to refer to my symptoms as having a "mock" period cause my body wanted to have one but I wasn't. I told my doctor I thought something was wrong at my annual in January of 2008 because I couldn't loose weight, I was tired, my migraines came back, my back hurt, my boobs hurt. She told me I needed to have my thyroid checked and ran all kinds of tests. I dismissed it all, but in the back of my mind I thought it was because of this little "evil" piece of plastic. I'm sorry but not having a period is NOT normal. I lived with the "side effects" and at my annual in February of 2009, I had gained more weight, even though I was taking fat burners, working out, and watching my eating habits. Then about 3 months ago, I started experiencing the worst pain possible. Always around the end of the month when I was having my "mock" period symptoms. It was so bad I could barely stand up. My mood swings were HORRIBLE, my husband and I fought a lot. It keep getting worse. After repeatedly telling him that I thought this was all due to this IUD, he dismissed it until this month, when I could barely stand up because of the pain. He finally said take it out. I am getting it taken out today at 10 am and I am counting the minutes. I thought I was crazy, and that this was all in my head. I finally told my husband that I am taking it out and our fertility is in Gods hands. I have an 18 year old daughter, and a 19 year old son. They are grown and gone, he has 2 children from a previous marriage that he never sees. I am 38 years old and have resolved myself to the fact that if I become pregnant it is Gods will for my life, but in the mean time I will be rid of this "evil" thing and all of the HORRIBLE side effects. To anyone reading this that is thinking of getting one, PLEASE don't, you will be sorry. I feel as though it was an ok option for me for about a year, not the 5 they say and it costs way to much money for only having a year. The side effects are horrible, you will experience them and you are NOT crazy.

I'm 39 yrs old and I had the Mirena inserted in Sept.of 09. Since I've had this put in, I have a period every 2 weeks and it last for 2 weeks if not longer!!!!! Very annoying....... It seems like I'm always bleeding or discharging and I can't stand it anymore. I've also experienced hair loss, I have always had thick hair and now my hair is getting thin and it hasn't been growing. I'm also experiencing insomnia, my sleep has progressively declined since this was inserted. Now I'm on my second medication to try and get some sleep. I'm tired all the time, extremely moody. I get pissed off all the time over nothing. It is affecting my relationship with a man I'm totally in love with and if something doesn't change I'll end up losing him. Before the Mirena things were great and now they're getting worse and worse. I don't do things with my friends anymore cuz I'm tired all the time and moody and my boyfriend gets the grunt of it all. He has a 5 yr old and I have no patience with her and I've always been really good with kids and I never had such a lack of patience before the Mirena was put in. Needless to say I have an appointment on July 7th to get it out. Oh and did I mention the 15lbs I've gained since I've had it put in. I've never been overweight or had weight issues in my life. Since this has been put in, it seems like I keep gaining weight and it doesn't seem to stop. I go to the gym and do weights and I do a lot of cardio and nothing seems to stop the weight gain. I'm praying that after this evil thing is taken out, I can get back to being my happy self and treat the people around me the way they deserve to be treated. I know some people haven't had any problems with the Mirena, but for me its been a living hell!! No birth control is worth all these side effects. I'm thankful I found this site because I didn't know what the hell was wrong with me until I started reading all the things that other women have experienced that are similar to what I've been going through!

My experience with Mirena has been awful. I had it inserted a little over a year ago (2 months after the birth of my younger son). Since then I had cramping ALL the time, significant hair loss, periods every three weeks, then every two, then every week and a half. They only last three days on average, but I go through a heavy tampon an hour. I lost a lot of weight while on Mirena, but I don't know if that can be attributed to it-just diet and exercise. I had severe bloating, depression and mood swings, complete lack of sex drive (very much unlike me), here's the kicker. When I went to get it out (last week), they couldn't find it. So after 3 ultrasounds, 2 xrays, and a CT scan, they found it. It's perforated my uterus and is floating around in my abdomen. The evil thing has gone rogue!!! I'm scheduled for a laproscopic surgery next week to find the damn thing, followed by a more in-depth surgery to remove the evil.

If you're thinking about getting it---DON'T!!!

I have had the mirena for about 11/2 years, i got it after my daughter was born....i went to work today with really bad cramps, i felt like i was in labor all over again as the night went on they go worst it feels like the mirena is Scratching my uterus wall, i am scared it might be lost in me, the pains keep getting worst i am going to the doc first thing in the morn, i cant deal with this anymore...i have been wanting to get it out for along time but my boyfriend would not let me, i had him read all the post you guys have wrote and now he finally agrees its a good idea.... thank you..... i have a lot of side effects all of them were mention in the posts....i have gained 50 pounds bcuz of this evil thing. i wont it out so bad! thank you girls for your post it means a lot!

I also had mirena and kept getting yeast infections and BV infection. I had the evil thing for 5 months then I had it removed. I had hair loss ,depression,low energy, mood swings out this world,and always feeling nauseated. I also had weight gain when the Doctor says it don't make you gain weight which is so untrue. I feel a little better now that its gone. Im still not 100% Im more like 75%.Its only been one month from having it removed. No more BV or Yeast infection because I was getting this every month. I have had a very heavy period since its been out. I found a website to make a lawsuit on and its ******. This birth control needs to be taken off the market for good!

hello again ladies. i'm 3 weeks 4 days post removal of mirena and i'm just having my first proper period. it is heavier than normal, but bearable. i was just wondering if anyone else has really bad headaches after removal. i'm not usually a headache sufferer, i was wondering if it could be hormone related.
the heartburn i was previously experiencing has completely cleared up, (so far) the pregnancy feeling has gone and i'm no where near as agitated or moody. i'm so glad i had the evil device removed i do feel better but not completely yet.

also i don't know if anyone else has the the same problem, but i've been having blood tests because i was feeling ill and having joint pain. i had blood tests which showed a raised esr level. i had the test repeated 3 weeks post removal and its the level has dropped quite a lot. it was 20 which is the lowest result i've had so far. i've been tested for lupus arthritis etc, could mirena have been the culprit all along? hmmmmmm..........

I had Mirena inserted in May 04 and have been miserable ever since!
I had my 2nd child and did not want any more, I was scared to get my tubes tied because I had a newborn & a 4 year old to take care of.
Since I had Mirena, I have had severe back pain, weight that won't budge no matter what, severe constipation, swollen legs & feet, panic and anxiety attacks, moodiness, hot flashes, miscarriages, severe stomach cramps, depression, bloated stomach, almost constant nausea, headaches, you name it I have it.
My husband got a vasectomy 4 weeks ago and I can't wait until I can get this horrible evil thing out of me.
I didn't think it was the IUD until recently. My doctor played it up like it was a miracle contraceptive-even told me it was better than tubal ligation and vasectomy. ha!

c.

You sound just like me! My joint pain was so bad i thought I had a really bad case of arthritis. Some nights i felt like my legs and wrists were broken! ... and this makes it hard to look after 2 kids under the age of 3. My husband and i have been in marriage counseling for months now, and I have been for solo counseling for depression, anxiety and an over-eating disorder... all of which has been pretty much cured since the removal of my Mirena on Feb. 14th! I was forewarned by the women on this site that, after removal, I would have some bad spells during PMS and ovulation time.. which I have had. And during those times i started to doubt my diagnosis. Looking back now, the puzzle fits so perfectly, I don't see how I could have doubted it. I just never understood PMS until this Mirena came along. I never had it before. Get that evil thing out and look forward to getting better. No birth control method is worth this kind of sacrifice. I'm so lucky my husband stuck it through. A lot of men would have given up on me long ago...

i can't believe all these posts, i come on here everyday now, i'm so glad i found it. i had my mirena fitted in oct 08, and have completely changed since. before i was a happy, energetic, optimistic, fit, healthyish, now i'm in counseling for anxiety and depression, in the doctors evrery other week (not kidding) i'm so glad hes nice and understanding! here are my symptoms in 5 months

aching joints, (been referred to a rheumatologist),
depression and anxiety (been referred to a councilor),
head aches,
tired,
smelly discharge,
excessive bleeding, (8 weeks),
painful periods,
pain underneath ribs (not sure if its related),
dizzy,
don't feel like me any more,
forgetful,

I have had my Mirena for about nearly 8 years now and have been experiencing all of the below listed side effects. Headaches, Blurred Vision, Dizziness, Back Aches, , Hair thinning, Mood Swings, Loss of Sex Drive, and the newest thing.my option picked up some worrying eye problems.
I have been to a specialist and he wants me to have an urgent cat scan
I have seen that this problem he thinks it is pseudotumour cerebri but can not rule out the dreaded brain tumor.On reading up about pseudotumour have found it connected to the Mirena coil.I put the other problems down to pre menopause or just a problem with my contact lens/prescription needing renewing.
Anybody have any thoughts or experience of this?

I am so glad I have found this site!! I had Mirena inserted about 10 months ago...and after reading the posts I'm having it removed tomorrow! I decided to look up Mirena on the web as last night my Husband told me that I'm so moody all the time & he's sick of it. Looking back... since having Mirena fitted I've suffered with cramps, dizziness, back pain, weight gain, depression, lack of energy & very bad mood swings. I've also been having really bad acne for about 6 months and tried everything to stop it but without success. I was diagnosed with a blood condition about 3 yrs ago and I found out today on another website that there is a Caution to having Mirena fitted (my Doctor never mentioned this to me!!) I can't wait to have this evil thing removed and start feeling myself again.

Ladies today I am free...had this evil thing removed and have no regrets!!! I too had all the side effects and will find another method....this is not worth the risk

I have had this evil thing in since Sept. 2007. I have experienced extreme mood swings and the cramps have kept me from being able to go to work on a couple of occasions. Enough is enough and I went to the doctor today to have it removed. It couldn't be done because they cut the strings too short. Now I get to go to the hospital where yet another doctor can try to remove it. Using Mirena has been a horrible experience and I hope that once it is removed I will be myself again.

I had my 3 daughter in sept. 2007 and then the Mirena put in, in Nov. 2007. Ever since then I have had no sexual drive, irritable I fight with my husband everyday, high blood pressure, and OMG the abdominal cramping. The cramping keeps getting worse and worse every month that goes by. I should have known something like this would happen when I was laying on the table and the doctor had to look at the instructions on how to put it in. Yesterday I was in so much pain that I could not get off the couch and I was home alone with my 5, 4, & 1 year old. I was bawling I was in so much pain it was like I was in labor all over again, the only difference was I didn't have anything good for the pain. I was taking 3 Tylenol every 3-4 hours. I talked to my doctor 2 months ago about my problems and she said that we needed to think long and hard before we took it out. I still have it in right now and I'm still in a great deal of pain. I feel like a bad mother I got really hateful with my kids today and the worst part was I couldn't even get up to cook them anything to eat. I called my doctor and I have a appointment this morning. Hopefully they will take it out. I was just wondering if anybody has had these problems with the mirena. Also, when I try to have sex with my husband it hurts so bad that I actually start to cry. This has never happened before. Then I feel like I have let him down. If you could let me know if you have had any of these problems please write me and ******. I just want to know if I am losing my mind or not.

Thank you for reading this,
worriedmama

The side effects are: ******

Everyone has explained the exact symptoms as listed on these two websites. The Mirena website will not list these and the IUD is not marketed as such because let's face it, no one would use it, but if you study actual drug websites and the scientific facts of what the drug does , then you would not be surprised that your hair is falling out , your butt is getting big and you have no sex drive. These are "less serious side effects". But when we were all approached with the device, no one ever said "hey, it makes you cramp up and have strange tingling sensations in your extremities, accompanied by joint pain, but what the heck, it’s good for 5 years!" Pretty sure you would have said ..."huh? That doesn’t sound good to me”.

The hormone released in the IUD is levonorgestrel a synthetic, biologically active progestin. Progestins are hormones, an imbalance in hormones cause the same crappy side effects that you are having. This is why people feel better then they have the device removed, because you body goes back to making the correct hormone balance customized for YOU. Progestin is prescribed for male and female alike, guess what I’m not male!

I'm pretty sure that this "synthetic progestin”, is messing with my normal hormone creation. Although Dr's may disagree, I’m seeing a connection here.

So mine was inserted due to irregular periods , I had no other complaints and yes, now I have the weight gain , depression , join pain , etc ... but, I did go to a hormone specialist 1 year later , who did a hormone panel and found out that my hormones are out of whack ...due to the device?, or pre-device insertion? I have no idea, but now I am on hormone replacement therapy and guess what, symptoms are gone.

So my advice is this, if you just had a baby, had sudden period changes, or any medical reason why this evil thing was prescribed, or maybe, you were just fine and had this IUD inserted for birth control purposes and now all of a sudden you could care less about sex and taking this thing out for a test drive. PLEASE demand that your doctor due a blood test to determine your hormone or thyroid level to see if it is out of balance.

If you young, they won’t believe you, if your older or just had a baby, you have a better chance. But please explain , hey it’s just a simple blood test , if it comes back normal , hey the Dr is right, your crazy ,so move on to plan B which is taking the thing out, or If your right then 5 years of birth control is a great thing WITH corrected hormone levels.

HRT makes this uterine parasitic device much more manageable for me. The IUD did stop my heaving bleeding , abnormal periods and sever cramps for which I suffered for years , and I don’t want to take it out because I do not want to endure that same pain , so try a little estrogen , progesterone, testosterone , DHEA cocktail it worked for me and I hope it will work for someone who is have the same issue.

HEY EVERYONE: IT'S JEN AGAIN!! I HAD THE MIRENA TAKEN OUT ON TUESDAY, AND LET ME SAY I FEEL GREAT!! MY MOOD SWINGS HAVE VANISHED, MY HEADACHES ARE GONE AND NO PANIC ATTACKS!!! UMMMMM I WONDER WHY!! LOOK LADIES LISTEN TO YOUR BODY, IT TELLS YOU WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT! THESE DOCTORS THAT ARE LYING AND SAYING THAT ITS NOT THE MIRENA NEED TO SEE THIS SITE. I AM MORE PATIENT WITH MY TWO LITTLE GIRLS NOW AND MY SKIN IS CLEARING UP. I CAN'T WAIT TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT. IF I CAN SAY ANYTHING TO YOU ALL, THIS IS IT<< GET IT TAKEN OUT ASAP, IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER. YOUR HEALTH IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT!! GOOD LUCK AND I AM PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU!!

LOVE
J.

I was on the pill for about 4 years, but I got really tired of taking it every day. I got kind of lax with it so I decided it was a good idea to change. I considered depo, but I know it causes weight gain and takes a really time to get out of your system. My doctor said nuvaring was her favorite form of birth control for college students, so I tried it.I didn't understand my side effects at first either, the first two months seemed okay. Then:
-A month of bleeding.
-Monthly yeast infections (never a problem before.)
-Complete inability to orgasm (never a problem before.)

I am clinically depressed (on medication for 5 years) and nuvaring didn't seem to affect that.

I'm getting off this evil, evil thing next week and hopefully will get my orgasms back. Anyone know anything about implanon?

i got mirena put in April 1st of 2008, considering removal. At first i bled like crazy, extremely heavy flow for 18-20 days long. They did start to lighten up after about 5 months so I'll say September is when they did. It is now November 2008, so i haven't even had it for a year yet! The periods did lighten up tremendously and last about 5-10 days, however, they are never on schedule. Along with all that i have developed uncontrollable mood swings, SHARP, TIGHT CRAMPING that feels like my uterus has a charlie horse with a rake clawing me to death and a spam sensation that comes and goes around my cervix. Sometimes my body even acts like its pregnant!! One month i was lactating, the next month i had morning sickness and nausea. Plus bloating and gas that is so uncomfortable; all the gas has left me feeling those spasms in my rectum!!! Part of me thinks this is more nerve raking then a pregnancy. i have had more then 2 scares thinking i was pregnant because the way my body was acting. The latest thing is my energy levels are low, and my schedule has changed. I tend to sleep all day and have a mental fog all night to where i am exhausted but sleeping is impossible. MIRENA IS NOT AT ALL WHAT ITS CRACKED UP TO BE LADIES!!! *******

I am not a person who believes that everything wrong in life needs to have a lawsuit. I DO believe the Mirena needs to have a lawsuit to stop unsuspecting women from getting this EVIL thing placed in their bodies. I had the Mirena inserted in January 2008 after lots of research. I thought that I was making a good choice. After 8 months of hell, I had it removed yesterday. I bled constantly for 8 months straight. I also experienced many other side effects such as achy joints especially after sitting or sleeping. I had headaches, no energy, lower back pain, acne (more now than when I was a teenager). I suffered several infections and had eyesight changes. I also gained 21 pounds in that 8 months. I have not ate carbs in many years and had maintained my weight until I had this thing put in. Needless to say, I am angry that this product is on the market.

*Did anyone have to sign a waiver, or something, on a Mirena packet, before they had it inserted?*

I didn't even read it, yeah.......I know.... :(

It looked like the doctor version of the pamphlet that I was handed the week before I got this evil thing.

I may print some pages of this blog out, and give it to my GYN when I have it removed. I'm wondering if there's some sorta "kickback" they get for having their patients inserted with it? Free lunches from the drug reps??

I wonder if what I signed made me give up my rights to sue them????? Any thoughts?

Hi everyone! I posted on June 27th about the Mother Goose looking doctor and not having sex a week prior to getting your Evil Thing (ET) removed. Well, I just wanted to post once more to say that I did get it out the following Monday, which was almost a week ago. I'll spare you all the details about the incompetencies of my doctor's office not having my appointment on the books and my doctor yet again going off to deliver another baby and the amount of time I had to wait for her to return. The point is that she did come and she did take it out. The other thing I'd like to mention is that unlike Mother Goose, my doc said that of course the ET was causing my cramps and they should certainly go away as soon as it was removed. She then said that as far as my other symptoms were concerned the best she could figure (after she bluntly asked if I was depressed) was that because I had been on the pill so long that I had not had any real PMS symptoms and now I was having them and just didn't recognize that. Ok, again I'm 31 and yes I do look a bit younger than that, but I promise you I'm actually a bit wiser than that. Although that was not the craziest thing I had heard during this ordeal, (please see my Mother Goose post) it was a bit on the ridiculous side because I did in fact have a whole lotta PMS while I was on pills and I certainly know what PMS is and how to recognize it! Also, who has PMS everyday, which is essentially what my doc saying although I doubt if she realized it. I said nothing, but just waited for her to be done with her defense of this piece of crap she recommended I put in my body. She also had no explanation for my bladder issues and offered no concern or way to fix it nor did she address my discomfort and at times pain during sex. She just stood after she was done dismissing the list of symptoms I had written down for her and accusingly told me that she warned me that women who had not given birth often had problems with the Evil Thing. Actually, what she told me was that I was a great candidate for the Evil Thing and that women who had not given birth only experience more pain/discomfort with insertion. I remember this very clearly. Again, I do not care--just get on with it and get it out!! She did and now I have to say I am finally me again. The next day even I could tell a difference--that little black cloud wasn't following me around anymore. Each day that passes I feel a little less like I might impulsively quit my job or beat the crap out of some innocent bystander for no apparent reason. I've even had sex--because I wanted to--and it felt like it used to, not at all uncomfortable or painful. I no longer have any cramps at all--that was an immediate relief and overall I can tell it's just not there anymore, just no longer present in my body. My face is still full of acne, but fewer new breakouts. You can put food in front of me and I eat like a normal person and not like some starved refugee. I still have some bladder issues, but again as time passes I can tell that it is improving. I think with a little more time I'll be back to 100% and I'll just look back on this as a little hitch--a mistake I made when I started going to a new doctor's office. BTW, I don't plan on going back there at all. I've been to that office 5 times and seen 4 different doctors in a four month span. I've also decided that the next time someone asks me if I want a foreign object placed in my body, I think I'll just say No Thanks! Take care everyone and best of luck with your Evil Thing.

Ok ladies, I'm not even sure where to start today. I posted earlier this month (June 8th) and finally got in for an appointment to get this thing removed 2 days ago. I refuse to refer to it by its name on this website anymore since whenever you do it is put in bold as if it is special so, from here on out I choose to call it that Evil Thing or ET. I have been so depressed since my appointment that I haven't felt like talking to anyone about anything much less about this, but I'm starting to come out of it today so, here goes. Things did not go well from the start since my doctor wasn't available for my appointment as she had been called away to the hospital to deliver a baby. Well, I'm a pretty flexible gal and I understand that although I don't want kids other people do so, I can share my doctor. I was OK with seeing someone else as long as they would remove this ET. Initially, it sounded like it would be no problem from what the nurse was saying, but then in walks this Mother Goose looking lady who starts in on me about how I haven't had it very long (3 months) and why would I want it out. So, I start to tell her all the problems I'm having. (Small recap: extreme daily cramps, increased appetite, decreased energy, significant mood changes, decrease interest in sex as well as uncomfortable/painful sex, acne, plus others) She proceeds to tell me how strange that it is that I'm having problems with cramps since this ET is supposed to make you have fewer cramps. So, I'm all well that's nice, but I never ever had cramps when I took pills (for 14 years) and I have literally had cramps every single day for the past 3 months. Based on that one thing alone I wanted the ET gone. Despite her skepticism she was agreeable to removing it, but then she asked me the question. The question I couldn't answer and the question that turned me upside down. Maybe I should have known this before going, but I didn't and certainly no one bothered to tell me. She asked when was the last time I'd had sex because it was very important that it had been more than a week ago due to the possibility of getting pregnant. Well despite my complete lack of interest in sex, at some point last week I threw my poor husband a bone and we had sex. Since I can no longer concentrate or focus or remember anything that goes on in my life because I have this ET in my body I couldn't remember exactly when that was. I even called my husband as sat there naked from the waist down and in a complete panic desperately hoping he could remember, but men don't remember ANYTHING!!!! Mother Goose said she thought I would be OK based on the time frame I had it narrowed down to, but tells me she had removed one before and a lady got pregnant who had had sex 3 days prior to removal. (I did know I was past 3 days, but the story did its job and scared me.) I asked her if she could give me a 100% certainty that I would not get pregnant if she removed it and she couldn't. Well, needless to say I still have the damn thing because I just can't take that risk. I have already had one accidental pregnancy while taking the pill and I just can't go through that again. I broke down. I had a complete meltdown in the office because it was supposed to be over. That day was supposed to be it. I was supposed to be rid of this ET and start to get on with my life and I felt like it was my fault because I couldn't remember, but NO it's not my fault because if it wasn't for the ET I would be able to remember things! Anyway, that's how my thoughts were going round and round. So, I start to explain more to Mother Goose about how this is a perfect example of how the ET has affected my moods. Well, once she sees this display she gets all concerned and starts asking me more questions and over and over again "so, this JUST started 3 months ago?" As if I was making it all up. As if I'm really depressed and have probably been so for some time and I'm using the ET as an excuse. WHATEVER!!! So, at this point I'm not sobbing anymore and I've flipped to really angry b****h mode because she was seriously pissing me off. She goes on and on with these depressive symptom questions and asking how stressed I am and finally I'm just like, look I'm a normal person with normal problems who knows how to deal with things, but I can't now because of this ET!!! She didn't say the word out loud, but I know she was on the verge of prescribing me an anti-depressant. She did say she had NEVER heard of the ET causing this (or any of the symptoms I listed for her) to happen but I could be her first. I was so worn out at this point I didn't even have the energy to educate her even though I felt like it was my job to do so for the sake of other women who might cross her path. She finally quit grilling me and then my absolute favorite part of the whole visit came when she leaned forward, patted my knee and said, "now, you know you're going to have to keep your sweetie off you for awhile." I'm 31 for goodness sake and married--I think my "sweetie" and I can abstain for a few more days. Plus, did you not just witness the meltdown I had when you told me you couldn't remove it today because we DID have sex--do I look like a moron to you? Good grief!!! Mother Goose lady had no idea how much danger she was in at that point, but I did well and restrained myself--mostly because I was just beat, I had nothing left. I go back for Take 2 on Monday. That appointment is again with my doctor--I hope she is actually available this time. Thanks for letting me vent--I needed it. Most importantly, if you are getting your IUD removed do not have sex a week prior to removal. Mother Goose says most doctors are good with no sex 5 days prior, but she feels safer with 7 days, personally I think they are all idiots! Take care everyone.

I am 29 yrs. of age. My experience with Mirena has been mostly bad. With any medication I usually try to see how it works for me and my body before reading into any web site. I don't want to pre-determine my side effects before they even happen! So, I didn't look up anything on this until I started having side effects of my own. And here's my story...
I got this thing put in right after the birth of my son in Feb. (MY 2ND BABY)My dr. told me it would be the best time to do it since everything was still fairly loosened up down there. I have to say that it really didn't hurt me to have it put in. I barely felt it. I went home with some minor bleeding and started cramping a bit. The next day I cramped a lot. Nothing that a menstrual cramp medication couldn't handle though. Next, I started gaining some weight. I checked on-line immediately to find out if weight gain was an issue. I found that many if not most of the women had some weight gain. Little did I know that weight gain was minor compared to my other symptoms.... I have had HAIR LOSS!!! I think I'm going bald. Ok I am over exaggerating, but seriously I lose handfuls of hair with each shower. I have gotten to the point where I just towel dry my hair and spray it with hair spray (kind of the messy look) I don't want to comb it and lose more hair. I have been very itchy in the vaginal area, and have had discharge also ( kind of wet and watery looking). Is my water breaking again??? lol I have read some of the stories about the mirena and decided that some are far fetched, but I really have to say that having these side effects for myself I realize what my "normal" is. My body is not agreeing with this at all. Even if it would level out after a few more months I don't even think it's worth the wonder! I have tried to stick it out just thinking I must be crazy and that these side effects are not from the birth control, but now I am realizing that I am crazy to leave this Evil thing in! I will be getting it taken out ASAP!

4 weeks post removal of Mirena. I have a question, and I am gonna try to not be so blunt, but I want to know if anyone else is having the same thing...intercourse and more so "inner" foreplay is a bit uncomfortable/painful, almost like the way it felt when the Mirena was in...anyone else having this problem? I have my yearly exam coming on June 5th and this is an issue I am defiantly gonna touch on. I'm just wondering if it damaged my cervix?!