Hard core symptoms and conditions

Hi my name is Emily. I am getting my Mirena removed tomorrow after having it in for three years. Loved the carefree feeling of it, hate the side effects. I have been a gym rat hard core for three years...and haven't been able to loose any weight at all! i am 110 lbs and five feet tall...and completely uncomfortable with these 8lbs that refuse to leave my body! i never thought my iud was to blame. I feel bloated all the time....i haven't had a period for three years, and yet i feel like I'm on it every week.my husband is so confused!! I'm bloated, my emotions are insane and i keep thinking "what is wrong why am i so sad?" The most recent thing has been headaches in the evening....every night. And I am not that "person" i never had constant headaches in the past ever. I get zits on my throat and usually have very clear skin. I am happy to get this thing out, and actually looking forward to having a period and just having my body do what it was designed to do on its own.a little scared of pregnancy,but more scared of infertility.

I am so glad I found this website.

After 2 years of being on Yasmin/Ocella, I have realized that my symptoms were entirely from this horrible drug.

Symptoms I experienced on Yasmin/Ocella:

-HEARTBURN! I had to have an endoscopy to determine the damage caused to my esophagus, and was on hard core antacid drugs for months.

-UTIs!! I suffered from a UTI pretty much every time my fiance and I had sex, and my Gyno referred me to a urologist. Mind, I had NEVER suffered from these frequently in any other time in my life.

-Strange heart beats - heart skipped a beat often.

-Anxiety, to the point of dysfunction.

-Back aches, kidney infections.

-Bladder infections.

-Depression - for instance, lying in bed for hours after my alarm went off, not wanting to get up.

-NO sex drive. NONE.

TAKE THIS DRUG OFF THE MARKET.

extreme hair loss, no sex drive, mood swings/ anger outburst, hot flashes, headaches, tired, depression, etc....

I am 39 yrs old, have been married for five years and have two children with my husband and one from a previous marriage. I am finished having children and after my daughter was born, I decided to have the Mirena inserted (being and labor and delivery nurse, I had heard good things about the Mirena....especially the no periods!) I have had my Mirena since 2/08, didn't have a problem getting it put in, actually was fairly easy. Had bleeding on and off for 2 months after and eventually no periods. I was also breastfeeding at the time. Once I quit breastfeeding I had a period almost a month later and have some break through bleeding here and there (never know when so can't say for sure it is a true period).

Since having it inserted I have had NUMEROUS side effects: hair loss more then I would equate to normal post pregnancy loss and still loosing hair, no sex drive (poor husband, can count the number of times in the last two years on one hand), tired all the time, insomnia to the point I have to take benadryl or ambien to get to sleep, anger/ severe mood swings, weight gain and just over the past few months, my sense of smell is abnormal (almost smells like I have a cigarette/ rubber tire smell constantly and is driving me insane) almost to the point I have convinced myself that I have a brain tumor or something. This may not be related to the Mirena, but nonetheless a "weird" symptom.

My mood swings are awful, almost to the point where I feel bi-polar at times. I was never this way before and was pretty much even tempered. I hate the person I have become, my family takes the brunt of my anger, which is totally not fair to them....I feel like a bad wife and mother. Thankfully my husband is a GREAT man and loves me no matter what. I mention all these things to my OB when I went for my yearly exam, she tried to pass it off to me having four children at home and being a working mom, etc... and prescribed me paxil. I debated back and forth about taking the medication, because I just have a thing about taking antidepressants...this is not me. I am a member of another website called ****** and there is a Mirena side effect support group, so many women have similar complaints and I can't think that this is all just inside of my head. I swear I am going to go crazy or have a nervous break down. I think I will just take my chances and have this Mirena removed. I agree with a previous poster, I would take the symptoms from having a monthly period any day over this, cramps are nothing compared to how I have felt the last 6-8 months.

Those of you that may think this is a bunch of crap, I am glad you are not experiencing the side effects, but I didn't at first, it took almost a good year for the major things to start coming to the surface. I would give anything to be my old self again.

I almost want to cry right now.
I had my mirena put in after my first child at my 6 week visit.
I don't even recognize myself anymore, I'm so moody and snappy I have to take an antidepressant every day so I don't go loco. I really just thought I had PPD. I have been WORKING MY TAIL off in the gym and hard core dieting and I CAN NOT loose weight. Which of course has killed self esteem and my sex drive. Sex HURTS so much anyway I was just trying to get through it every time.
I can't believe this little terrorist in my body has cause all of this.

I thought the mirena was so awesome because i didn't get ANY periods after the first 3-4 months. And i couldn't get pregnant again by accident.

But all of these HORRIBLE side effects are totally not worth it.

I feel like i had a light bulb moment when i stumbled upon this site. Thank God for you ladies sharing your experiences. I'm so sorry to those who have been so severely effected by this thing. I made my appointment for Monday to have it removed. I want it OUT OUT OUT!!

My second trip to this forum. A couple years ago, I developed plantar's fasciitis in both heels and had to give up basketball (at 54), and it took about nine months to recover from that. I had been on Lipitor 10 mg, and, while I can't say there was a cause-effect relationship, I had no problems of this kind before then.

Well, I continued on the Lipitor, and this past fall got horrible impingement pain in one shoulder that evolved to a frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis). Tonight I did a quick google search on this and it led me back to this site. Again, I cannot PROVE anything, but I've NEVER had any trouble with joints and just have to wonder.

I read on one link that Frozen Shoulder is on the rise, and wonder if Statin use is possibly behind it. I'm at the point that I may go off these drugs and go hard core Atkins diet again, the only thing that got the excess 30 pounds I'm carrying off, and also gave me "textbook" numbers on my lipid profile.

I'm starting to think this drug is possibly the problem. It's not worth it to take a debilitating and crippling substance just to be able to eat whatever I want.

I wish I never had the mirena put in at all. I've had it for almost 2 years now after the birth of my third child. I let the doctors talk me out of tubal ligation. Boy am I sorry for that. It seemed ok for about a year. My periods slowed down, everything seemed kind of normal. But now I have irregular bleeding, like one woman described as old, stringy blood. My hair is SO thin I had to go out and get extensions, again, like another woman. I cannot lose weight no matter what I try, and I've always been very active and do some hard core work outs. Still, I'm not losing anything. I'm bloated. Headaches seem to be more present. I called my primary care and am making an appt for tubal ligation and removal of this horrible device. Perhaps some women like it. I cannot stand it and can't wait to have it removed. I just hope my hair grows back ok:( Good luck ladies!

JILL HERE. HALO TO ALL. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE WHAT IVE POSTED TO DATE ON LIPITOR. 20 MG. BUT THE DR. HAD THE AUDACITY TO SAY TRY TEN MG. MY QUESTION TO THAT IS , IFF TEN MG WOULD DO IT, WHY GIVE TWENTY TO START WITH. HOWEVER. AS IVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND CODEINE AND PARACETAMOL THIRTY MG. ON THE LIST AS SUCH AND IT MAY BE THERE IN ANOTHER WORDING. I CAN HONESTLY SAY AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT MY SON WAS MURDERED BY A NEGLIGENT NON CARING INCOMPETANT MEDICAL PERSON AND POISONED BY XANAX AND CODEINE AND PARACETAMOL. IVE ALL THE EVIDENCE AND PROOF OF THAT. DO YOU THINK THAT THE MEDICAL BOARD HERE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA CARE. NO. ITS ALL A OUT INVESTED INTERESTS EG POLITICS ETC. OF WHICH IVE NO TIME FOR. THERE IS ONE THING THAT NEVER WILL BE PREVENTED FROM BEING TOLD AND THAT IS THE TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MY THIRTY FOUR YEAR OLD SON. ALTHOUGH THE CORONER SAID , AN OPEN VERDICT. THE EVIDENCE AND HARD CORE EVIDENCE AND PROOF IS JUST WHAT I SAID. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE THE RETURN OF RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE IN THE MEDICAL ARE WHOM PRACTICE TRUE CARE GOOD MEDICINE AND HIGH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY OF QUALITY. IT APPEARS IN AUSTRALIA NOW THAT IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF PEOPLE TO DIE AND THE NUMBERS TO RIZE BEFORE ANY THING IS EVER THOUGHT TO B E DONE, WELL ONE LIFE IS IMPORTANT AND SO WAS MY SONS. FROM A LADY WHOM ASKS MORE QUESTIONS THAN IS LIKED IN MANY AN AREA. ILL NOT BE ON THIS SITE AGAIN AS I ME GETTING MY OWN WEB PAGE ON THE TRUTH OUT IF NOT IN ANOTHER WAY. BUT I ME DOING ALRIGHT NOW OFF OF LIPITOR. I ME NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS IN THE MEDICAL AREA AS I ME ALLERGIC TO ALL MOOD ALTERING CHEMICALS AND MY SCRIPTS ARE NOW NILL.
AS LIPITOR WAS THE ONLY ONE, NOW IT IS NOT AS YOU ALL KNOW. I ME NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE SCRIPTS. OF ANY KIND. GOOD LUCK AND REGARDS FROM A GRIEVING MOTHER AND JILL. SHARED EXPERIENCES.
BY THE WAY XANAX INTERFERES WITH THE EMOTIONS, AND MEMORY CENTERS, IS ADDICTIVE SO IS CODEINE AND PARACETAMOL WHICH DOESN'T HELP LIVER.NONE OF IT IS LIFE SAVING AND WAS NOT FOR MY SON.

I am a male 45 years and used simivastin another statin for three and a half years. Over this time i had severe muscle pain at time then about 4 months ago the muscle pain in my legs came on with a vengeance. It started in both thighs then calfs got very tight sore ankles feet and eventually got in to my arms. A deep achey sort of a pain and an irritability that casesa feeling like a toxin in my inside elbows that makes me want to stretch all the time. I feel very weak compared to my former self. I tried many things to alleviate the pain but nothing really took the pain away or even decreased it much. sometimes i would lay and groan in agony. I especially noticed that draghts and weather changes made me feel worse????. I stopped taking the simivastin 6 weeks ago. I have not had a lot of improvement but must admit thet i have been trying to push my self over this and probably done more damage. My ck levels are normal but my liver enzyme is increased a little. I started also to take q10 and L- carnitine along with magnesium. I might be improving a little each day but nothing definite. I saw a rheumatologist who has no diagnosis and isn't to committal on whether the statin is to blame. He put me on celebrex which has finally given me some relief. Can anyone relate to the worsening of symptoms with cooler changes in weather? and is there anything else i could do to hasten recovery? Thank you to all contributors on this board although it is the first time i have contributed this board has been a scores of help to me.

Just reporting back with some information.
I've been off of Yasmin for over a month now. Overall I've been better but there have been a few "relapses" where I've become so dizzy/lightheaded that I hard-core started to panic. Those days can be disheartening.
I've read some previous posts from an RN who said that Yasmin in particular, suppresses your androgens (testosterone) which causes many of these symptoms. This also explains why sometimes it takes a while for these symptoms to "catch up" I know I was feeling great when I first started.
I'm a lot better now that I stopped Yasmin, but I know it's going to take up to six months to get back to normal. Have your doctor check your hormone level. Even if it's " low normal" that isn't healthy for say, a 20, or 30 year old.
For herbal supplements I would suggest Ashwagandha. It's supposed to help production of your androgens. Also keep hydrated and have plenty of Omega-3 fatty acids.
What I also encourage is to talk about your situation. Once you open up, you'll never know who you'll find that had the same issue. We women can be a very helpful resource for one another.
I'll keep you posted on the progress and I hope the best for all of you.

I have been on Lamictal for approximately 7 years. The product initially seemed to work a bit on controlling my seizure activity, and did provide a bit more confidence in social situations. At this point I was taking 400mg per day, and had little side effects other than the absent mindedness, and occasional problems with vertigo.
Briefly, about a year ago, I began having an increasing number of partial and general seizures, and was brought up to a dosage of 700mg per day. It was at this point that I began noticing what could only be called "hard-core" side effects. These included days where I was just totally confused, paranoid, suicidal, having an unrelenting feeling of not being able to breath, feeling bloated in my abdomen, and regularly being struck with a very irregular, very scary, rapid heart beat.
At this point, I am taking 600mg per day, and am still having most of these side-effects, but in decreased frequency. My neurologist never mentioned any of these possible symptoms, and doesn't seem overly concerned about any of the problems that I have mentioned in the past. With this in mind, it is somewhat relieving to see that there are others out there who are noticing similar effects.
If anyone can explain the difficulty breathing thing a bit more, it might help me wrap my brain (no pun intended) around this whole mess. I'm not sure if it's related to a decrease in blood pressure - I've been monitoring mine and haven't seen any irregularities. Or if it's related to a decrease in the amount of oxygen in the circulatory system due to the drug itself, or as a side-effect of the shallow breathing I have read about in other posts here.

Please talk to you doctor before ever stopping a medicine cold turkey, you must ween yourself off of anti-depressants/anti-anxiety medications in order to avoid serious side effects. I've been told that the withdrawal symptoms can be worse than any other drug around (including hard-core narcotics or alcohol).

My view on YAZ is simple. It sucks! This is by far, the worst birth control I have ever taken! My side effects ranged from fair, to mild to uncontrollable. At first, everything seemed ok. My periods did not get any shorter, and they didn't get any lighter. Over time, that changed. However, its still not normal. I always tend to start my period 2 days AFTER I start my new pill pack (after the "reminder pills.") I gained 24 pounds on the pill in a year, so I've been working out hard core for the past three months and lost 5 pounds. Its horrible! I also reported to my doctor that I had a HUGE decrease in sex drive. My husband and I now have sex once a month...IF he is lucky! I also at times feel like I hate the world and everyone in it. I become very depressed, and I start to think about how crappy my life really is. Granted, I'm not in the greatest job in the world...not even a good one. But I was fine at it before I started taking YAZ. -I've been written up because of a supposed "attitude" I had while starting YAZ. I also am experiencing bad cramps before I start my period along with Diarrhea. I've recently noticed that my vision is starting to "blur" and I feel like I'm going cross eyed when I talk to someone and look them in the eye. I am hugely dissatisfied, and DON'T recommend taking this BCP to anyone.

Hello! I've been taking Lamictal for about 6 years now. I'm diagnosed as BP II and have the most difficulty with depression. I currently take 500 mg-- 400 mg at night and 100 mg in the morning. I have to say that Lamictal has been very good to me for the most part. As long as I don't put myself into extremely stressful positions-- such as my last job-- I do quite well. I also take a combination of supplements with Lamictal which seem to give the extra push that I needed to completely get out of my last depression. I take 1000 mg EPA (fish oil), B-100 Complex, Folic Acid, Cal-Mag, multivitamin (high quality, organic), Vitamin D (at least 1000 mg) and a few others.

I notice that when I take it at night if I don't go to sleep right away, my mouth and tongue will tingle. Sometimes when I take it in the morning, I feel foggy and dizzy and sometimes get vertigo. Every now and then the side effects seem to get worse, which I am not sure about. I started searching on the internet because I've been noticing that the "tip of the tongue" problem has been occurring more and more often. I often cannot think of the word I want, simple things even. As others have mentioned, I also have difficulty with memory. I am still very successful, currently pursuing a 2nd Master's Degree, but have noticed that achieving the same level of quality of work takes a lot more effort than during my previous degrees.

I do have some periods of anger/irritability and have recently been sleeping a lot, though it probably has a lot more to do with the time of year-- winter with less light-- than anything else.

I am particularly worried about my memory loss and inability to sound "well-spoken" in a setting which demands that of me. It is frustrating! I don't want to do any lasting harm on my brain. After increasing to 500 mg from 400 mg, I have noticed more of these brain issues, but I'm also doing so much better mood wise!

Well, for me, I'm a hard-core smoker. I will be 40 in April, 2008 and I started smoking when I was 13 1/2 yrs. old. Anyway, yes I've had the nausea, but as long as you eat a meal and take right away, I haven't had that problem again.

Well, I'm in my third week and still smoking. Is anyone else slow like me? I was up to 2 packs a day so it's a really major struggle for me. I am finding it longer periods for me to crave a cigarette, but then I have to have one. Yesterday I had 26 cigarettes. Which, yes I know, it sounds like a lot! But on the other hand that is a half a pack I have cut down so far. I'm going to stick with it but...

I have to say, I also am suffering a lot of mood swings. I didn't think I was acting paranoid, but my daughter said I was and then I read that a few other people were having the same problem. At least I know I'm not alone anymore and talk about anger and sadness, I got them. The headaches are a real bitch for me too, but maybe I'm more susceptible since I do suffer migraines. I'd love to know if people are having that problem. Some of the reviews I read mentioned headaches, but I'd like to know if they were terrible or mild headaches. Otherwise I'll worry there is something else going on with me. With all the problems, I want to continue taking, I've tried the gum, the lozenges, the patches (allergic to the adhesive-terrible rashes, itching, and heart palpitations), cinnamon sticks, regular gum, smoking cessation classes, and etc. I need something to help me. I just want to live a normal and healthy life.

I have been prescribed Lamictal for seizures, and am currently taking 400mg daily, with my 300mg of Dilantin. Had horrible side effects this weekend-nightmares, exhausted, worsening depression, crying jags, difficulty swallowing. Has anyone else experienced mood changes for the worse while on this drug?

First off, I am so relieved to have found this website and to have figured out that i am not going crazy...
This whole thing started off right away when i started to use NuvaRing.
I think by the second day that i was on it I was in the metro and when the metro reached the next stop the doors didn't open right away and i started to have an intense panic attack feeling like i was trapped and became extremly nauseous... worse then i've ever had in my whole life... I didn't know what was wrong with me and for the past two weeks i thought that my life would never be the same and that i would live like this forever...

I tried so hard from when this started to happen to me to try and figure out what was wrong and i couldn't think of anything that could cause me to feel this way... Then this morning it hit me that it could be the new birth control that i was taking and i started to research and found this:)

I've also experienced extreme nausea and lack of sleep... also sometimes i would feel extemely hungry and sometimes i would feel like i couldn't even look at food. My breasts have been hurting a lot; like when i'm on my period... and i've had terrible mood swings and a lack of patience.

Recently terrible depression has started to occur to the point where i even thought about killing myself which is something that i have never thought seriously about in my life...

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS HAS ALL BEEN IN ONLY A PERIOD OF 2 WEEKS!

this thing is terrible and i would never reccomend for anybody to begin taking it. It should be taken off the market.