Lower back pains symptoms and conditions

I have had Mirena in for almost two years. I have gained about 20+ pounds, my usually high sex drive has disappeared, I have awful lower back pains that shoot down into my leg, I have migraines so severe they send me to bed. I thought this would be a worry-free choice of birth control. I am disturbed to know that so many other women are experiencing the same symptoms. I have not yet had it removed, but I am soon. Thank you to everyone that posted and helped me to understand my symptoms.

I had my mirena for one year...I had it removed this year, while I had the mirena I keeped a headache & some lite cramping and my face broke out something awful,and I was tired ALL the time like I just couldn't get enough sleep. I didn't have a period at all, thats what I loved about the mirena. My sex drive was normal,...Ive had my mirena removed for 6 weeks now and about a week ago Ive started having AWFUL lower back pains and my periods are CRAZY.....an most the time i feel like i am going crazy lol...anyone else having lower back pains after having the mirena removed?

I am a sixteen year old girl and I've been on Loestrin 24 for the past three months. I've really noticed that I am always hungry and go pee around 8-10 times a day. My boyfriend's mom, a teen mom, was very concerned I am pregnant. Because I not only gained two cup sizes but started getting taller and I probably have gained 5lbs. since I started and it definitely gave me acne, which I never used to get. I have HORRIBLE lower back pains but usually goes away after a quick massage but still. All of these symptoms seriously made me worried about being pregnant, even though I used a condom every time. I am worried still though cause I went directly into my second and third months of pills without having my period.
Overall, it helps with what it's supposed to do, but can easily make you believe you're pregnant. Beware! (:

Hi everyone im a 22 year old mother of two. In April of 2008 i had mirena inserted and like all of you have had all of the side effects associated with it..... hair loss, anxiety, weight gain, lower back and ab pain, ovary pain, acne, depression, mood swings and so on.. after finding this site and reading many posts i made an appointment to have this thing removed... For me the benefits did not out weight the side effects... so i had it removed 1 week ago... spotting there after and a full blown period that has not gotten any lighter (again, has been a week) .. usually i do expect to be on my period for a week with the second and third day being the ones with the most flow but i have not gotten any lighter and i am menstruating blood clots!!! does anyone know if this is normal??? I mean big clots,,, i have never had this happen before... i did call the doctor office where i had it removed and from what i understood its normal but it just doesn't feel right.... im starting to think i was pregnant and am having a miscarriage except i have no pain... ( first day of last period was July 9, 2009) went in to have mirena removed 8-18-09.... did this happen to anyone else??? oh one more thing,,, i do have a bit of lower back pains... i appreciate any replays thank you

I am so glad I found this site. I'm 42 and the doc put me on these stupid pills because of ovarian cysts. The first few days were fine but by day 4 I had awful stomach and lower back pains and by day 9 I had leg pain. I have had awful insomnia which I NEVER had before. One other thing that I thought was odd I woke up in the middle of the night soaking wet, like I had peed myself but it wasn't urine. I thought I was really sick and then out of curiosity I googled these pills and was shocked at what I found. I will stop taking them tomorrow, it's not worth it. The body and joint aches are awful not to mention the bloating. I look like I'm 5 months pregnant. I wish I had seen this site at the first sign of my symptoms because I would have stopped right away. I was really starting to think I was going crazy.

i was given lisinopril by my doctor for hbp,about 2 months later, i started having blurred vision,severe lower back pains,leg cramps,constipation,mood swings like i didn't care about nothing in life anymore,short head pains,breathing problems,and i almost moved out of the house with my wife because i was always depressed for no reason and i was upset because she didn't understand,this medicine is dangerous and poison.i pray that the lord will lead us and guide us to the right doctor with the right medicine. god bless you all and continue to have faith that the lord will heal us all in Jesus name.i thank him right know for revealing this to us,he is still on the throne and he still loves us.

I had Mirena inserted into my cervix in March 2009. Almost one month later, I started having lower back pains and also pain in the left side of my pelvic. After going through 3 weeks of physiotherapy, the pain has reduced but it is not yet gone. Also, I've gained almost 10lbs during the past two months even though there is no change in my diet. Are these side-effects of Mirena?

I had Mirena inserted in my cervix in March 2009. Exactly one month later, I started having lower back pains and also pain in the muscles of my left pelvic. Currently, I am undergoing physiotherapy for relief of the pain. Also, I have gained almost 10lbs in two months even though there is no change in my diet. Is this a side-effect of Mirena?

I had mirena put in October 2008, A total of 17 months. I am a 31 yr. old mother of 4. And I have experienced many side effects. First, of all the non stop bleeding for the first 15 months I bleed over half the month. And my periods prior to this was always short 3 days at the most. Now I would bleed 15 or 16 days at a time. I suffered hair loss, it has fell out in patches is some spots. But, luckily for me I have very thick hair so other people wont notice. But, I know its there. I have also gained weight about 20 pounds. I have lower back pains shooting pains in my lower back, I have had blurry vision at times. And that funny fluttering feeling in my stomach like a baby kicking, tenderness in my breast. But I will say that the bleeding is what that bothered me the most. I have had the brown discharge, the funny odor. But now after 17 months the bleeding has slowed down a little but its a very bright red color which is so weird. Looks like you just cut yourself, not like period blood. I have also experienced depression, and emotional rollercosters from happy to mad to excited to sad in 0 - 60 seconds flat. I was not like this before I had this inserted. Its just that I have 4 children and I went in to get a tubal ligation and i let my obgyn talk me out of it because my uterus is retroverted and supposedly I would have a greater risk of having a tubal done with complications. And she talked me in to this Mirena Now, I am second guessing myself. My breast hurt like Im still pregnant. But, I have problems with the patch, the pills so its like is there any bc that will work for me. And don't want to remove this without some other plan ready. I do not want to have any more children. But I am seriously contemplating TAKING THIS DAMN THING OUT!

wow....so i have been having the majority of these symptoms and would never had thought it was the mirena until i started reading all these comments..

I had the mirena inserted in July 2006, I never lost any of my baby weight i still look like i did when i was 9 months pregnant....and i've never been overweight my whole life. I also started getting very bad lower back pains, but i have always just blamed it on being overweight. I did go to the doctors once they took an xray and said everything was fine. Other symptoms I have had are , always tired....no matter how many hours I sleep during the night i wake up so tired as if I haven't slept at all. My body always hurts, my arms shoulders and neck. The other night was the first time I had got any chest pain, it actually felt like I was having a heart attack, i was about to go to the ER but it stopped and never came back. Because of that this is why I started researching it. I plan on calling an OB doctor today to set up an appt to have it removed as soon as possible.

Hello! My name is Angelita and I am so happy that I found this website. I had the Mirena put in about 4 months ago. Thank "GOD" I had it taken out today. I've been dealing with headaches, fatigue, hair loss, acne, mood swings, upper and lower back pains, insomnia, cramps that felt like contractions, weight gain, hot flashes and joint pain as well. I seriously feel as though the "DEVIL" lives with in me, because I have been so mean towards my family. Taking all the strength with in me that at times I don't even want to get out of bed. I don't even want to leave my house to spend time with my family, because I am to tired to get up and get ready, and I feel ugly due to my weight gain and acne out breaks. For 4 months Mirena has stolen my life! I demanded yesterday that my doctor take it out! I told him that if he did not have the time to send me to another doctor who did because I wanted it out! He called me in the morning and asked if I could be there at 2:00, with a big smile I showed up. It didn't hurt when he took it out, but I did feel like a rush around my pelvic area. I felt like a drain sort of speak. Pressure like a period was about to start, although I have not started to bleed. Does anyone know when I should expect to bleed and when will all the other symptoms go away?

I'm 23 years old, and a mother of 2 children under 2. I had my Mirena placed in September 2008. Since the placement, i have had extreme bleeding and clotting for 20 days straight in the beginning. my doctor said that was normal and that it would subside, which it did, but i was still having the abnormal bleeding throughout. That wasn't a concern for me, it started with the strange pains that i would get, it felt as if something sharp was poking my insides, my boyfriend also would feel it during intercourse, and at times it would be so painful for him we had to stop. That has ruined our sex life. Just recently i have developed lower back pains and didn't know where it was coming from, i thought maybe because I'm constantly picking up my 7 month son who weighs as much as his sister who is 2. But then the depression started kicking in. I feel so lost. I cry out of no where, and I'm always tired, and have no motivation, or desire to care. I feel like everything is falling down around me, and i have no control over it. I snap out of no where with anger. I'm a stay at home mother, and i feel trapped every day. i love my kids, but lately i feel like I've lost who i am, and it's effecting my relationship with my children, not only that but with their father. i feel myself distancing myself from him. I don't really have anyone to talk to about anything, and sometimes i just wanna run away from everything in my life. i used to be such a fun person, always laughing and happy, but now i feel like I'm not me, like I've changed completely. i thought i was loosing my mind until i thought maybe this is all a side effect from Mirena? My doctor did not warn me of this so i wasn't sure until i found this website. I can't believe everyone is experiencing the same thing! as of now i don't have medical insurance, and i want this thing removed! I'm in the process of getting insurance so i just hope that i can cope with this a little longer, because i feel like I'm gonna lose myself entirely

I am in worse pains since I am taking Ultram Er 100 mgs. The pain Management Doctor can not understand that I am having those lower back pains if I am under the medication for three Weeks already.
The Doctor, who is on vacations, suggested that I should go to the emergency room of any Hospital. I will finish the story later.

I have a pretty severe form of cystic acne which I had a 9-month treatment for when i was 16. It went away completely after a course of accutane up until about 5 months ago when i started smoking cigarettes for the first time. within a few days, i had full blown acne again around my mouth. i'm 23 and its been literally six years of perfect skin i didn't even have to think about. i didn't realize it was the smoking until a month and a half ago. so i stopped, and the acne cut down drastically but not completely, so i went to the dermatologist for medication.

i was given doxycycline, 100mg twice a day. ive been taking it for a month and my skin is back to perfect however I feel like i'm forever feverish, i get extremely nauseated if i don't even enough to eat when i take it, and i get insane hot flashes within 30 mins of taking it. i'm basically sweating nonstop all day long everyday. i want to stop taking it but i don't want the acne to return. i cut down to one pill a day and already see some acne returning. i'm so glad i found this site -- none of the side effects ive seen listed include hot flashes or constant sweating. i also have pretty intense lower back pains

ok. so i just started Lo24 on Sunday...and right away started feeling sick. i had to stop it taking it, that's how bad u felt. so i only took it for 2 days. im having extremely horrible lower back pains, and i started bleeding this evening. Is that normal after having been on it for only 2 days? or should i be worried that i am pregnant??? can someone please answer this for me?

I started using lipitor from my doctor, it lowered my cholesterol all around but I started to have lower back pains. At first I thought it might be prostate cancer, but after having to MRI's done they found no cancer, thank god. But I went to an orthopedic surgeon to see what the problem was. He looked at the mri's and saw lower dics hitting my nerve endings. He also thought that it might be muscle problems so he gave me 3 epidurals and that helped for a while took away about 50% of my pain, but I still have the pain, It is hard for me to get comfortable when I sit or even when I am sleeping. I don't want to think that it is the lipitor that is doing it to me but after talking with others I feel it is time to talk to my doctor about it. My doctor said that lipitor is the safest one that will do very little harm to my liver. I am not a doctor so I would not know.. My cholesterol level was 246 at one time now it is 175. I am now facing possible spine fusion to help correct my disc problem. But will also ask doctor to prescribe something else.

Alan

I DON'T REMEMBER HAVING ANY PAINS FROM MY FIRST SHOT BUT IS THIS SECOND SHOT OF GARDASIL I HAVE HAD CHILLS, HEADACHE, FEVER, AND LOWER BACK PAINS AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD THE FLU FROM THE CHILLS AND HEADACHE AND FEVER..BUT AFTER I TOOK MEDICINE I NOTICE THAT I STILL HAD THE BACK PAINS AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCES BACK PAINS LIKE THIS BEFORE SO I ASSUME IT'S FROM THE GARDASIL SHOT.

I had Mirena inserted November 2007 and it has been a horrible experience! I use to have a light cycle that lasted for about 4 days and I never had cramps. Since I've had the Mirena I've experienced cramps and wouldn't dare wish that pain on anyone! In December I bled for 10 days. I was distraught! I figured ok the worse is over, yeah right! Two weeks later I'm bleeding again it lasted for 21 days!!! I started thinking it prevents pregnancy because your bleeding all the time! I've had two more periods that lasted no less than 8 days. I've noticed I've been having lower back pains and some chest pains. Not to mention I keep a vaginal infection!! I've never experienced these symptoms before Mirena! I want to have it removed but if the pain of having it removed is worse then having it inserted I'm screwed!!

I have created a group on Yahoo to talk about the side effects of Gardasil. If you or a loved one has had the vaccine and has experienced side effects, please come and tell your story.

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AS I WAS READING A COUPLE OF RESPONSES TO THE LOESTRIN 24 FE I SAID TO MYSELF OH MY GOD THAT IS ME. I STARTED IN DECEMBER LIKE I WAS INSTRUCTED. AFTER THE FIRST ROW FOR THE PILLS TO GET IN MY SYSTEM GOOD ENOUGH I STARTED SPOTTING, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR ME SWITCHING OVER FROM DIFFERENT PILLS, SO I DIDN'T THINK NOTHING OF IT .THEN I STARTED BLEEDING HEAVIER,AND THE CRAMPS STARTED COMING STRONGER WITH THE LOWER BACK PAINS IT WAS HORRIBLE. I HAVE BEEN BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDING FOR LIKE A WHOLE MONTH ALMOST WHAT IS GOING ON. LIES ALL LIES!!!!

I have been on Loestrin 24 for a month and a half and it is killing me. Originally, I started because I was literally bleeding for 2 months. A week after I took the pill, my bleeding altogether halted. I was so happy. Unfortunately, I just got off my first period of being on the pill and it lasted 11 days. My friend said that can be normal. Okay, I thought I would be able to manage through it. Nevertheless, I am having horrible mood swings to my family and boyfriend. I am not trying to put myself on a pedestal, but I am always easy going, very amiable, always smiling... this is a complete turn around. I go from being mad to the next minute crying. I'm so over-emotional and I am watching myself act this way and I can't do anything about it. It is sad and a horrible feeling. Also, I'm always exhausted and always wanting to sleep in. I take two naps a day and I'm 20 years old. It isn't right. The lower back pains are horrible as well. I have an appointment the 28th and getting back on Ortho Tri.

I have been so very pageful ever since having my Mirena put in. After having my son Jan. 07, I was sad at first, but then everything turned to rage after having Mirena put in. I'm 29 and NEVER had any other form of BC before in my life.

With Mirena, I get bad cramps randomly, lower back pains, moodiness no sex drive and anytime my son jumps on my lower lap or if I'm putting him in his crib, I get cramps because of the pressure I put on my cervical area.

I love the 1 day of periods, but it is not worth the hostility I feel.

I have been taking Diovan HCT 160 for the past 4 years and did not realize the side effects I am experiencing is from this medication. After reading comments from this site I now realize why I am having hair loss, lower back pains, fatigue, sleepless nights, weight gain, palpitations, anxiety, excessive gas, depression, daily joint and body pains. Just about everything on this page is what I have been going through. Has it maintained my BP, Yes! I have gone from 150/100 to 120/80.
I am so glad I came across this site. I will be speaking with my PCP, ASAP.

I have been using NuvaRing for about 3 months now, it is my first time using any kind of birth control. I haven't been the same since I've been on the NuvaRing my boobs have gotten bigger which is a good thing but they hurt some times, I've also experienced headaches, abdominal pains, lower back pains, depression and lack of sleep, had my period for only 3 days and it wasn't a lot of bleeding.My sex drive has not been the same lately I just don't feel like doing it with my boyfriend at all, I've been thinking that I might be pregnant, but its impossible I've been very careful. I decided to take the ring out and have been off it for a couple of day but I still have some of the same feelings.How long would it take for me to go back to normal? Some one please help me.

I started on the NR on the 11th of this month, the first week was pretty good just a little cramping(I chalked it up to having to get used to a new drug) on the 20th I started getting severe lower back pains I could barely stand to do my filing at work. the back pains have continued, I went camping this weekend & could not even enjoy my weekend with my daughter Saturday afternoon I started to experience a severe headache, nausea, light headedness, blurry vision, not to mention that I could barely open my eyes due to such pain from my headache. I was going to go home that night because I was feeling so horrible but I knew that I would not be able to drive for 1 1/2 hours feeling like this. I tried tylenol, ibuprofen, & even a percocet to try to relieve the pain. nothing worked. I decided to drive home on Sunday morning & on the way home I had to pull over to vomit twice & the headache just got worse. I decided to research the side effects a little more thouroghly since trying the NR was the only thing that I had changing in this time & never having such severe pains & headache before. I was shocked that a drug with some of the side effects is on the market. I have also had an experience with blood clots in the past & now I am getting worried about the aches that I have been experiencing in my legs & arms. I have taken the NR out tonight & I will let you know if things improve. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS DRUG FOR ANYBODY!!!