Gyn exam symptoms and conditions

Like a lot of the women who have written here, I have been irritable, moody, and withdrawn. My sex drive is virtually non-existent and I have been having calf pains almost since I had the Mirena inserted on January 28, 2008. My family life is being adversely affected and I feel as though we are falling apart.

The week before my period, I get so sad that all I want to do is curl up in a ball, rock myself and cry. I have never been like this before until the past few months. I have two young children and the sad thing now as it has been for the past 6-8 months is that I don't want to be around them. I wake up irritated; I go to bed irritated. Nothing my kids do makes me happy. They are only 6 and 3.

My six year old asked me two weeks ago "mommy, are there any extra chores I can do around the house to make you less tired". I just about melted into tears. NO six year old should feel the need to take on household responsibilities. Tonight she asked me "mommy, why are you so mean?" That was the final straw.

I took a bath tonight just to relax and the thought came to me that it's the Mirena that's causing all of these problems.

I got a letter from the doctor's office the other day telling me that I need to reschedule my appointment. Well, guess what? Not only will I be rescheduling my annual PAP and GYN exam, but I will be getting the Mirena OUT!!!! This time I will make the appointment with a different doctor because it seems that this one always has to reschedule her appointments.

I just want to be my normal self again.

I have had Mirena since July. I went through a lot of life stress this past fall (moving to a new city after 10 years, being separated from my bf during this time for two months, etc) but I really think Mirena is not right for me.

I am bloated all the time, my periods are erratic, I am more moody than usual and I have NO sex drive. Worst of all, I think I'm pregnant ALL THE TIME. I just don't trust this thing and I literally drive my man nuts worrying about being pregnant. I also have developed some pimples (like on my back, upper arms, etc) that I never had a problem with before! I have gained a few pounds as well.

I feel like a putz spending all this money but I really want it out. I feel like I should "give it more time" but really, what is the point?

My daughter was put on Yasmin approximately three years ago to help with her acne and to regulate her periods which it did help with. However, she began having such severe anxiety attacks and mood problems that she ended up being on Zoloft for this. She was due to go in for her annual gyn exam and I was looking on the Internet for information about YAZ, thinking that maybe this would be better for her -- and that is when I found all these different websites discussing the anxiety, mood disorder, depression, etc associated with Yasmin. Well, we decided to finish up this cycle (last week) and for her to go off of them because now we both think that the reason she had the horrible anxiety, etc was because of this birth control pill. We are both really hoping that she will feel better quickly off of it and will then wean her off of the Zoloft. I am so upset to think that she has had to take the Zoloft for over a year now and she never had this problem before the Yasmin!