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I have always trusted the COPPER coil and have been using it for about 10 years now...I got it taken out to have a baby, and was planning on getting "fixed" so I wouldn't have any more, but my doctor said that Mirena was even better, so I figured why not, it'll stop my periods altogether. I've only had mirena for a couple of months now, and I have to say...what everyone says here scares the hell out of me. BEFORE mirena I was on medication for panic attacks and slight depression, and I had no sex drive at all. But so far, believe it or not, I find these things getting better! I wonder if mirena has opposite effects if you've already had the symptoms...I hope so...right now I feel great...I'm becoming me again, the panic attacks have considerably subsided and I feel like I'm digging myself out of the depression...I've been ecstatic! The only real side-effects I've had are cramping one random day and tingling once. Also, I'm not gaining weight, but not losing either. The only annoying thing I find is I have that thick brown discharge instead of a period for 5 or six days, but I'm wondering if my period will stop completely eventually (hopefully) but no matter what I'll take brown sludge any day over an 8 day bledfest.

However, after reading through everyone's comments, I find myself really worried, since I've only had mirena a couple of months and a few of you said that it took like 6 months or so for anything bad to start happening. If that's the case then where will that leave me afterwards? Will my depression get worse?? I don't know what to do, and now I'm pretty nervous.

I started taking prednisone when I was only 12 years old and I was on it for about a year and a half. At the age of 10, I was diagnosed with glaucoma, uveitis and cataracts and for about 10 years now I have had all these illnesses. My experience with prednisone had been HORRIBLE. Within two months alone, I gained 50 pounds, my skin started to get really really thin, I started to develop stretch marks ALL over my body with the only exception of my face and hands. I started to get the chipmuk cheeks to the point that my family was afraid that I was going to literally explode. My liver was damaged. My kidney was damaged. The vertebrates in my spine where being chipped away. There was a point in that year and a half where the doctors told me that there was a 70% chance of me going blind. The bottom line was that PREDNISONE WAS BRINGING NOTHING FOR ME EXCEPT RUIN. On top of that, I was constantly depressed. Kids at school would point at laugh hysterically at me. And if people weren't laughing, they were struck by fear and were trying to figure out what exactly I was. I remember this one instance in my school cafeteria where one girl stood up on the lunch table, pointed at me and screamed SHE'S AN ALIEN!!

I was and still am scarred physically and emotionally. My arms and stomach are really saggy because the skin is soo thin. As I said my entire body is scarred with stretch marks. I can't show the slightest bit of my body to anyone because I am so ashamed, embarrassed and afraid of peoples judgments. I am afraid that no one will ever want to be in a relationship with me.

All I can tell you is that though I stopped using it about six and a half years ago, this dreaded drug has truly ruined my life from the very start of my childhood.

Hi sorry this is not a side effect exactly but a complete and utter stuff up! I had my Mirena inserted in May, 2 weeks later I had a horrendously heavy period and severe cramping - I have never previously had a period that bad before that I had to lie down. Anyway I was supposed to get my Mirena checked but I had left NZ to go to the UK to watch my father die so I was obviously preoccupied. Anyway 10 days ago, after feeling sick and really tired all week, my breasts started hurting, I took a pregnancy test and I am 8 wks pregnant which is not a good thing. I've had a scan and they can't see the Mirena anywhere but have said it's quite hard to pick up on scans but they can't feel any strings either. So i'm assuming it came out at some point. I have also heard that in the UK women in their late 30's early 40's are having the same problem as apparrently it can be quite easy to dislodge it say when you've got constipation. So basically all you Mirena users be very careful and make sure it is still there! I have no come back on anyone and this was a very expensive mistake getting it put in and now having a termination.

Sorry, but it is me again.
Eventhough I made the 'demon' drug look bad with bad side effects, you have to look at the WHOLE picture with YOURSELF in it. Is this 'demon' drug going to help you? Are some of the side affects less problems then the one you are curing?
I had both my kidneys fail for some unkown reason. The Doctors never found out why. Today, I have my own kidneys because of the 'demon' drug. However, I lost other parts of me as 'side effects'. Was it worth it?? I keep telling myself it was, at the time they told me my kidneys were starting to work, it seemed like a good idea. Now after 2.5 years looking back, I guess it was a good decision. NOT ALL people have all of these problems from the'demon' drug. Everyone is unique.
Do you take chances with the Power Ball lottery? If so, you just have to take another chance, but this one is on LIFE.

God be with you all. Take care and DON'T give up.

Talk to you later

Angel