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I have lost 20 pounds in two weeks. I must sow up them holes in my pockets

Hi all,
I have spent the last 2 days on the Internet reading about Mirena; as a matter of fact, I had mine removed 2 days ago. For the last 10 months, my life has been horrible. I had the Mirena inserted in November of 2007, I was also coming out of a divorce, so I (and my doctor) was attributing my extreme depression, anxiety attacks to it. I started noticing that my hair was falling out and it just kept getting worse and worse. I went to see my doctor again and she said I had anemia (I was having very heavy periods and bleeding through my periods). Doctor said anemia causes hair loss. I went through different tests, saw a dermatologist, I always mentioned I had the Mirena, but no one seem to relate that to anything. I actually went on the Mirena site a couple of times, but the side effects listed there were very mild so I discarded the thought that the Mirena was causing my depression and my hair loss. There is no mention whatsoever about hair loss. Months went by, I kept seeing different doctors since my hair loss was getting worse and worse, my once beautiful, thick hair had become extremely thin, I have two holes on my scalp. I continued to bleed heavy and my ob/gyn said to give it some more time. My life was a complete mess, going to work was a struggle, dealing with my kids was a struggle, some days I would just lay in bed and cried for hours, I started to believe that my life had no purpose or reason. I was truly in agony, I am sure those of you who have gone through this know exactly what I mean. Anyway, I can't believe in all this months it never occurred to me to google mirena and hair loss....or mirena and suicidal thoughts, etc., etc. I thank you all for sharing your stories and I hope we can figure out a way to let all of those mirena users out there suffering that the answer to their agony is simply to have the Mirena removed. I look forward to my new life, new hair. It has been 2 days and I don't know if it is a state of mind, but I feel so much better already.
Thx
Jessica M.

I am 42 years old and been taking crestor 10 mg for about 18 months to 2 years.. Recently been feeling tired with heavy legs.. told my doctor did a blood test everything was normal.. doctor advised to get off crestor its been 3 week and still feeling tired in legs.. am pretty active, workout , lift weights.. walk and play golf lately 18 holes carrying bag are becoming difficult.. will stay off crestor for a while and see if leg pain and tiredness goes away.. Anyone experienced similar systems... What did you do... My cholesterol on crestor had dropped to 160.. last test while on crestor was 238 hdl 133 and ldl 64.... not sure what to do but till i don't feel normal do not plan to take crestor as that is the only medication was taking....

I had my Mirena for 18 months (12/07-4/3/08). My Doctor urged me to keep it in and when I finally went to get it removed, I had retained the strings and the pain when he dilated my cervix was so painful I had to get anesthesia to get it removed.

After about 6 months of the iud, I started experiencing heart palpitations and shortness of breath. And for the last few months and even two weeks post removal I am experiencing shortness of breath at rest. And tightness in my chest. It's very scary. ALSO, I only have heart palpitations mid-cycle (ovulation) and during my period. And my shortness of breath gets worse during that time also. It is painful to exercise bc I can't breathe, I actually got a bronchial inhaler from my doctor and it's helped SO much during exercise. I would be yawning and have so much extra saliva and after 50 running paces I'd have to stop to rest because my chest would be so tight and burning. I was tested for asthma and do not have asthma. That isn't to say I don't have exercise induced asthma. I never ever had problems before this Mirena.

I haven't had any hair loss or trouble sleeping that I can pinpoint either. Mostly I looked 3 months pregnant and haven't been able to drop 5 lbs. I'm ideal weight for my height and have cut out most sugar and limited carbs and nothing has changed even with exercise. I DO notice that I was soooo nasty and couldn't control my temper. I can't positively contribute that to the Mirena but I'll see as time goes on and this wears away.

I wouldn't advise the Mirena to anyone. Not with all these women and myself having the same effects. The Dr tried to tell me that it couldn't be the Mirena causing heart palpitations but I'm 28 years old and entirely healthy.

I also felt when I was ovulating that I was having contractions. My Dr kept telling me it's not supposed to help cramping but won't make it worse and I must have said 100 times that I NEVER HAD CRAMPS before in my life. My ovulation/periods were always very uneventful and painless. And the pain I had during ovulation and my period wasn't traditional cramping. It was a wave of extreme sharp shooting pain that would shoot down my thigh and I'd actually do careful, controlled breathing during that pain. The pain would be so intense I'd stop in my tracks and grip whatever was nearest to me while standing perfectly still and doing breathing exercises.

Also, I should note I have never been pregnant before and my midwife that I go to now was saying that my body could have been trying to expel the iud bc I had never had anything pass through or in my cervix before and that the pain during ovulation and period could actually have been my uterus contracting because it was trying to get the iud out!

I hope that the chest tightness and shortness of breath go away. It's very alarming.

i had the Mirena coil going two years now and i have being experiencing mood swings, no sex drive, hair loss, terrible black heads in my face and when i burst them left holes in my face, memory loss, sweating, dizziness, and the list go on, am going to remove it,any suggestion, am so depressed i have being wondering if i am going insane my boyfriend believed am making it up

I also used to be on Yasmin ( I stopped last year around September). I started taking it when I got married, and almost immediately starting feeling depressed and my mood totally changed. I punched holes in our walls, my husband and I fought constantly, I became suicidal and almost killed myself, and I didn't want to be around anyone. I've never experienced any of these symptoms before in my life. I feel like our whole first year of marriage was wasted due to Yasmin. Since I've stopped taking Yasmin, I feel like I have my life and marriage back. :)

I think that all the women out there who have had side effects due to this drug should report it to Bayer. I don't think that this drug is safe, and it should not be allowed to be prescribed any longer.

I had my thyroid removed 3 months ago and felt great until I started Levoxyl. I've worked my way up to 75 mcg. I cannot finish 9 holes of golf due to muscle aches and throw up my dinner most nights. The only change in my life since the surgery is the addition of Levoxyl. I've heard this will go away after 'a month or so'... Is this true?

My doctor doesn't listen to me when I tell him that I feel tired when I wake up and get dizzy often when just walking. Today I felt like I was going to faint on the golf course so I quit after only 3 holes. I also have a very low libido and feel depressed. I have trouble clearing my throat at bedtime and have trouble going to sleep. I am going to stop taking this drug today.

OH! btw, one more side effect i forgot to mention. I had a terrible itch over my entire body. I would stratch holes in myself. It couldnt go away and it was all over my body.

Again with Yasmin being absolutly awful

For 3 years have ben taking Amiodarone to prevent Atrial Fibrillation and Lisinopril for high BP. A month or twoago I was completely exhausted after playing only 13 holes of golf with a cart (had taken both meds early that morning) I was convinced Amiodarone was the culprint, Today I walked a brisk mile, went to the golf driving range and worked around the yard for an hour. Felt fine. Took both meds arund noon and went in to take a shower. Felt extreme exhaustion for an hour. Blood pressure went to 80/47, pretty low. It's normally around 115/60 Now I'm convinced it's the lisinopril. Next step is to try taking it in the evening and the effect should be less the next day. If that doesn't work I'll see if the doctor can change it. I may even skip taking it for a few days to get the reaction. My wife is on Lisinopril too and she and I now have different metabolisims when it comes to temperature in the house, and she perpsires, which she never did before. We're both 80 and in pretty good shape otherwise. Incidntally any cough is minor.