Monster symptoms and conditions

I am on the same boat with all of you!! I had my daughter at the end of July and had my Mirena placed September 21st. At first I thought this was going to be so great and I wont have to worry about a pill every day! WRONG!! I feel pregnant again.I'm swollen, my skin is WHACK, I have never had a breakout so bad, and I have been bleeding ever since it was placed. Sometimes its super heavy and other times its just a gushy brown discharge. So gross. My doctor says "Oh, this may happen" but this is just insane. I have NO sex drive, I'm moody and after reading all of your posts, I know it is from this MONSTER MIRENA! I am calling on Monday to have this removed. Thank you all for sharing!

I experienced the same thing , your post was almost identical to what was happening to me. i`ve been working out for years ,was a personal trainer and have been involved with marshal arts for years. I started taking Nexium and a week after taking it I could hardly go to the mailbox and back without breathing hard and not being able to get a full breath thought it might have been my heart for some reason then panic would set in because I felt like my throat was closing up. Went to the ER cost me $1200 and they said everything was fine .I was taking 40mgs a day for about 4 weeks and finally said enough an quit cold turkey. I`ve been off it for about three weeks i`m getting better but still find myself trying to catch my breath especially after eating. Does anyone know how long it takes to get this monster drug out of your system? I guess it depends on the person. I`ve read any where form 3 weeks to 3 months ? Any advice would be great ! Please do your research before taking any drug just don`t fill the prescription and start taking anything anymore seems like most times the side effects far out weigh the benefits.. God Bless

I think everyone reacts differently to every pill. I also think it takes your body a while to adjust to the new hormones. I did have some irritating side affects:

-I was a raging bitch for a couple days.
-I started to black out when I would drink.
-Boobs were tender
-ACNE

I got over everything after the first pack, except the acne. I gave up after the 2nd pack because I had such awful acne. I tried very hard to give my body a chance to adjust to it..but I couldn't handle the acne anymore. I would literally cry because of it. Im 23 years old, never had acne in my life, and I looked like a 14 year old boy starting puberty. I mean I would get the occasional pimple the week before my period before, but these WERE monster pimples and I would wake up with one EVERY morning. Ive been off the pill for a week now and Ive noticed a HUGE difference. Although I'm no longer raising a farm of whiteheads, I still have ugly scars from the past 2 months :(

Thank god for this web site.I got my mirena in march 2008. In November i quit smoking so i didn't realize the side effects were from this monster! i have..... headaches that feel like a brain freeze.... my feet hurt after walking thru mall so much i have to sit down while my guy shops! go figure. i cry and am paranoid... cant sleep well, numbness on right side mainly while sleeping. depressed and don't want to leave home. nightmares. and worst of all BACTERIAL INFECTIONS! there is a scent. very noticeable to me. so doctor is sending me for all kinds of pelvic exams. I told him what I've read, but of course THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS TO ALL BC! Its coming out the 14th. cant wait. oh.... and zero, zilch, nada no sex desire drive or anything.

Wow, I was amazed to find this site! and glad I did. I went to my doctor about 3 months ago, and I had some reflux coming up and he prescribed me the omeprazole. I didn't do any research on the drug and thought it was just a stronger version of tums or rolaids because I've never had to deal with this before. Well, I started on the Omeprazole and I felt like I was in another world. After I started taking it, I honestly feel many other things have happened, such as after I would eat, I couldn't breathe! It's not that I felt the food was getting stuck, but was moving slower or something and I couldn't take air through my nose or mouth...not once did I blame it on this meds...anyhow, My neck started hurting VERY bad! I thought it was just stress....next, my memory feels like it's really slacking and I'm only 38. I can't concentrate. So, I ended up in the ER and was having very bad chest pains...thought it was a heart attack, but everything turned out to be ok and they said I had GERD. They prescribed me Nexium. That's when the true hell began. The first day wasn't bad,but a lot of gas and chest pain, along with the shortness of breath continuing. By day 2 on nexium, I was having severe, and I mean severe anxiety and panic attacks...I ended back up at the ER, again, they said everything was ok and they gave me ranitidine to take too. If I'm not mistaken, nexium and prilosec are almost the same thing? Tonight was the worst of my life.....my panic attacks were horrible, felt like something was stuck in my throat, my neck hurts so bad and my mouth was so dry I couldn't even spit, I was so dizzy I couldn't walk, my ears were cramping from the anxiety and my eyes were blurry...I honestly feel crazy. I have taken prilosec on and off for 3 months, and now I know why my anxiety was so bad for so long, but the nexium topped it off. I heard that 40 mg of prilosec is actually 20 mg of nexium....this drug is BAD and I will never take it again. I will try the apple cider vinegar method w/ some honey. My grandparents swore by it and just start watching what Im eating. I heard its 72 hours before this crap gets out of your system..I can't wait!

I am 20 year old and my gyno put me on Loestrin 24 for ovarian cysts I have. I have been on for 3 weeks now and I think it's great. I will admit the first two weeks I was oddly emotional and little things would make me cry, but now I feel very in control of my emotions, and I think it has actually helped me to be more stable. The symptoms I have experienced so far are nausea if I don't eat it before I take it, a little bit of anger over things that usually wouldn't effect me in such a way, my chest becoming fuller (not a complaint!), and my acne clearing up a lot. I was on Ortho Tri Lo for a couple of months and I was a monster. I also tried the Depo (the shot) and it made me an insane psycho bitch and I do not recommend it to anyone. Every birth control you try is going to effect you differently than someone else, so reading these experiences and what happens to each person does not mean you will have the same experience.

I have the mirena now for about 4 months, ive gone from and outgoing fun loving, keep fit person to a person who doesn't want to go out, i wont train cos ive abdominal cramps. Im getting panic attacks, heart palpitations.
My sex drive has hit the pits.... when i do manage do try sex it hurts like hell... my vagina feels all spongy on the inside.

My back hurts, im constipated, cos when i try and go i get cramps in my tummy.
My periods stopped which is what i love about the coil, but i pay for it another way with monthly bloating and cramps.
I never had period pain or cramps before the mirena.
I've turned in to a monster, my moods is a rollercoaster, i feel my husband is cheating or doesn't love me any more. But he does love me and isn't cheating, its the coil thats making me feel this way.

And for the body hair what can i say. I no sooner shave my legs and then they are back to looking like leg warmers. Facial hair is another, and then the pain in waxing.

This list is endless. there isn't just one thing i hate about the mirena but all of it. We had sex 2 nights ago and now i am bleeding so much that its like as if i just had a baby. I am drained yet i don't need iron tablets.
My husband is now going to have a vasectomy ASAP..

I've been taking Lisinopril for about three months and wonder if this could be causing my anger. Before this medication I was definitely not a angry person but lately even the smallest things set me off. Has anyone else experienced this type of side effect from this medication? It has definitely regulated my blood pressure maintaining at 120/80

Thanks,
M.

this thing is a monster that has taken over my body! i had mirena put in in January of 09 after having my second baby....thought it was a great and easy solution to the birth control issue...boy was i wrong. since i have had it i have been a mess...bleeding all the time, headaches, weight gain, loss of hair, shortness of breath, nervousness, constipation, inability to concentrate and BAD irritability. my poor husband is going to have a nervous breakdown. i am glad to hear that i'm not the only one though. i was a little worried that i was going CRAZY! i made an appointment today to have mine removed immediately!!! i'm going back to the good ole pills...forget this foreign object in my body! wouldn't recommend this to ANYONE!

Like many of you, I am relieved and thankful that I had the patience to click around a bit and find this website.

I have only had the ring in for five days and this afternoon I realized that my breasts were extremely tender and swollen. The more I thought about it, the more I also realized that my mood has been absolutely awful for these entire 5 days. I'm a pretty emotional girl as it is, but it's been ridiculous! Angry, impatient one minute, sad and pensive the next minute. Really not what I'm used to. Not only that, but I've had some spotting as well. What's worse I've already gained about 6 lbs and have been eating like a monster. At this rate, I definitely do not want to see what happens if I keep it in any longer.

I've been on birth control for once in my life prior to this, for about a month in high school, and that also messed with my body a bit. My mother raised me not to put any hormones in my body, and although I'm older now and it might be an added measure of protection, I know that I am not willing to allow my physical and mental well being to be this affected. My boyfriend and I always have protected sex, and although I can get a bit paranoid around that time of the month, I am going to make it a point not to since we use condoms properly and they have been around for such a long time for a reason.

I only used the Nuvaring for one month because I could no longer handle the side-effects. Physically, it was great. I did not gain weight and my boobs became noticeable larger. However, the mood swings were unbearable. I cried all the time. I went on vacation and the entire time, I felt fat, ugly, and just DEPRESSED! I fought with my boyfriend non-stop, fortunately, he was very understanding and knew that these mood swings were not me, but my medication. I hated him seeing me become this monster that was completely hormonally induced and not at all a reflection of who I am. All I wanted to do was drive in my car, listen to sad music, and cry. I have one of the most fun jobs in the world and I LOVE it, but I suddenly hated going to work. I grew increasingly resentful and then depressed by my own behavior.

I kept the NuvaRing in for the full three weeks, then took it out. When I awoke the next morning, it was as if a haze had been cleared away. The sun was shining and I felt a thousand pounds lighter. The familiar feeling of MYSELF had returned.

My doctor really wanted me to stay on Nuvaring for another two months, but I refused. I've had problems with low-dose hormones in the past, so I switched back to a high-dose hormone and have not had problems since. I'm back to loving my job and no longer cry because the wind changes direction.

Well I am like all of you I am a proud parent of almost 4 year old twins. I have had every problem in the book to even have children. Endometriosis, BAD PERIODS or NO PERIODS, NO OVULATING NOTHING. LEVELS OF ESTROGEN & PROGESTERONE IN MY BODY WAS UNREAL! THEY STATED MY BODY WAS PRODUCING TESTOSTERONE ABOUT THE LEVELS OF A MATURE BOY IN PUBERTY.... GROSS

WHAT HURTS MORE THEN ANYTHING IS WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR ALMOST 14 YEARS & OUR LOVE IS STILL STRONG BUT I HAVE NO DRIVE TO BE CLOSE TO HIM, I KNOW THIS BOTHERS HIM DEEPLY! MY KIDS ALSO ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS AS WELL. WE TRIED FOR SO LONG TO HAVE CHILDREN & THEN WAS POINTED INTO A GREAT DIRECTION FOR A AWESOME DOCTOR & HE MADE IT HAPPEN - AND WITH TWINS.

I HAD MY MIRENA PLACED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER THE BIRTH OF MY TWINS, LOVED IT FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 3 MONTHS THEN I HAVE HAD SYMPTOMS I DO NOT LIKE. HAIR LOSS WEIGHT GAIN ALMOST 50 POUNDS IN A 2 YEAR SPAM MY PC DOCTOR STAYS ON ME ALL THE TIME ABOUT THE WEIGHT I HARDLY EVER EAT & CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM NOT LOSING WEIGHT. BEEN ON THE ALL WATER DIET ONLY AND NADA THEN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WHITE DIET NOTHING THERE EITHER. I HAVE THE SEVERE CRAMPS AFTER ME & MY HUSBAND HAVE INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS IF THERE IS ANY. HE IS LEFT OUT & I AM ALWAYS TIRED & NOT IN THE MOOD I HAVE NO DRIVE! I HAVE WENT THRU THE DEPRESSION MOODS & NOW I FEEL LIKE I AM CONSTANTLY ON A EDGE WAITING TO FALL FOR TEARS OR BREAKING SOMETHING. I FEEL LIKE I BREAK AT A BLINK OF AN EYE YELLING AT MY KIDS OR MY HUSBAND, I USED TO BE THE MOST PATIENT SELF KICK BACK PERSON YOU COULD EVER MEET & NOW I FEEL LIKE I AM A MONSTER IN MY OWN BODY!

MY APPOINTMENT IS NOT TILL JULY BUT AM COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TILL THEN…..

I WANT TO BE MYSELF AGAIN!

My husband has been on Simvastatin for a few years, six months ago his dose was increased to 40mg, since then he has become someone I don't recognize, we have been married over twenty years and he used to be a very placid and wonderful man. He is now both verbally and physically abusive, he threatens me with divorce on a regular basis. He lies about me to others telling them he does all the housework (never) there is never any food in the house ( Totally untrue) He disappears for hours on end, and sleeps much of the time. He can be quite plausible with other people but turns into a monster when he returns home. Doctor told me I don't think it can be the statin, don't believe everything you read on the internet! She said to be sure for him to come off it for a few weeks - he refused! His aggression is escalating and I now dread him coming home. he has odd moments of being nice but within hours he is back to being nasty. He had been impotent for 7 years but now during his "nice moments" becomes amorous! I am at my wits end, has anyone else experienced this!

I've had Mirena for 14 months and have an appointment to have it removed in 2 weeks!! I've had constant back pain, depression which they kept telling me was PPD, anxiety attacks, my arms and hands tingle every night now, im super moody, my sex drive is a standstill, im tired all the time, and the stomach pains are ridiculous. Theres times i still swear i feel a baby kicking! I was losing weight just fine until i had this monster inserted and now ive gained!!! I linked all of this to mirena about a year ago but nobody but my husband believed me! My gyn flat out refused to take it out that it was all in my head! I now have an appt with the GYN i saw before..he might be further away but he at least believes me!!

Update from Thepeartree:
I had "the monster" removed on Monday....no problems at all. For me it didn't hurt (except for the normal uncomfortable feeling of the speculum). Took about 20 seconds. My ob-gyn still thinks Mirena is the best invention ever. I tried to again tell him some of my issues I have had for 3-4 years. Basically he said that Mirena has "very miniscule levels of hormones" and walked out the door.
Anyway, I started my period yesterday (Friday) and today its pretty heavy. I don't care as I feel like its my body getting back to normal!
Good luck everyone! I can't believe it too me 4 years to realize that I am not crazy! I will post again in a couple of weeks.

Hi,
My 5 year old son has been having similar problems. He was on Singulair on and off since 2006, throughout winter for his asthma and sporadically in the summer. His new pediatrician finally said to keep him on it everyday the beginning of 2009. The only reason I am here today is because I just filled a new prescription of Singulair and low and behold it had a new warning label none of the other bottles had, "Call Dr. if you experience mood changes, sadness, depression or fear." I quickly went online to read some reviews, to my horror I see hundreds of posts from other parents detailing my sons exact aggression/fear issues.

I have been having so many many problems at his school. I had to take him out of first Kindergarten because he hit the teacher a few times. In the new school he was doing ok but then it got worse, then better, then worse, then better again and so on. Maybe it was the breaks of singulair he would get. I had him meet with THREE different therapists for ADHD and they refused to conduct any further evaluations on him because they couldn't find what the problem was. The school even ordered an educational evaluation for him to see if there was a learning disability.

The teacher is always complaining that he's too distracted, doesn't sit still and is so aggressive. He is meeting all his benchmarks and is very bright but his social behavior is causing mayhem. At home his fear of things got out of control. He was scared of his lamp and would wake up screaming at the top of his lungs full of panic and fear because of the stupid lamp. He won't go to the restroom by himself because he's scared a monster would attack him etc. Since I started giving him the medication consistently everyday everything just got worse. He flips out at home, pushes hits and is snotty as all hell.

It makes me sad because I swear he tells me the same thing, "But mom I was trying so hard to be good and I couldn't. I was telling my brain to stop but it wouldn't listen. I don't know what happened." He would come home so sad, frustrated and upset. He had a few bouts of crying in the classroom too, lots of problems with aggression.

I've done the same thing, time outs, reward system, even made up "Jacob days" which were days we did whatever he wanted at home if he had a good week at school. NOTHING works..... I was at a loss until I read these reviews.

I am taking him off tonight and hope this is the end of all the aggression or at least helps a bit. I'm not going to say my son is 100%angel but he used to be much sweeter, calmer understanding and so on. I would just be happy if it helped a little. It's a shame because this medicine was helping with his asthma but at what cost. I will post an update and let you all know how it's going.

Oh I forgot to mention he has been in and out of the school nurses office this past month for stomach aches... he had a lot of stomach problems at home too. So I will see if that clears up too.

Getting my Mirena removed on Monday (May 11) after 4.5 years. Like others, I made excuses of my side effects. . . nausea (that would last for DAYS), lower back pain, weight gain (or I should say the inability to lose weight)...I was 130 when I had it put in and it is a CONSTANT struggle to keep my weight at 145 (and I am very active and exercise 4x a week)....also, I am always spotting. I live with panty liners and may, if I am lucky have a 4-5 stretch with no spotting. The anxiety...omigawd...too afraid to leave my house on some days. I have never had depression/anxiety issues before. Lastly, my sex drive is non-existent and I have always had a high libido.
I am so glad I found this site b/c I have felt like i am going crazy! As someone else said, "I am taking this DAMN MONSTER out of me".....

Hello Ladies!

I had my Mirena put in on 6/2008 after giving birth to my second kid on March 2008. Since then I was diagnosed with post-partum depression. Which came as a surprise to me since I didn't get this with my first baby. Doctors do say all pregnancies are different, therefor I figured my doctor was right. FOR A REASON HE'S A DOCTOR! But then I started getting severe head-aches, I have lost most of my hair, mood swings (which are the worst) and this stiffness on my upper back that won't go away even with 10 Excedrins. I have tried everything to get ride of this pain but everything is just temporary. I have had a dozen anxiety attacks. Like many of you ladies out there I blamed my job for stress, my husband for mood swings, and my kids for headaches. I had suicidal thoughts for no apparent reason. My life is great. No money problems, my husband and I have been together for 5 years and I have a great paying job but I am still not happy and I am on depression pills. I also had memory lost and I am only 26 years old. I was uninterested in hanging out with friends, having drinks, talking to anyone or going out at all. last but not least I have been wearing prescription glasses for a whole year straight because my sight is foggy. THAT' IS NOT A COINCIDENCE! After reading your comments, I have decided to have this monster taken out. I had to beg my doctor to do it since he insisted I was wrong about the mirena and that I am only depressed. Well, I know my body better then anyone else and I know for a fact it was THE MONSTER making me feel like this. I finally had it removed today and I already feel a little better. I am getting cramps but nothing major. I forgot to tell you I also gained 15 pounds out of nowhere because I eat like I did before my pregnancy and after dieting and exercising I couldn't loose the weight. I am hoping this will help you all and I will post my post-mirena symptoms in 2 weeks.

Mirena...WOW who would have known, that trying to prevent pregnancy would hurt so bad. I have had Mirena for 2 years now after the birth of my second child. Started out okay, within 3 months, I would only spot during my cycle, and before long no spotting. I thought it was great. Then I noticed myself becoming tired, no energy, just thought i needed more sleep. It didn't matter if i slept 12 hours I was still tired throughout the day. Then I noticed my patience going out the window. Every little thing irritated me, I would get so upset over nothing. Before long I was yelling at my kids, getting mad at them like I would an adult over something. Everything would be okay one minute and the next minute I would want to rip someone's head off. There's been a couple of times after an episode where i'm sitting there thinking what the hell is happening to me. This isn't me.

Then I got online to start doing some research and low and behold I find websites that are covered up with comments just like mine. My husband had just about been at the end of his rope with me just thinking I was being a b**** for no reason. Now that he has seen everyone elses reviews he believes that this thing has something to do with it. I have been depressed, I have basically lost all weight from my second birth except for my stomach. I look like I am 3 - 4 months pregnant and it will not go down.
I've been to the doctor's office asking what's going on and having test run and it all comes back normal. Nurses see my stomach and look at me saying "are you sure your not pregnant, because that's not because you are fat".

I am finally taking the plung and having this removed. The only thing I will miss about this thing is not having a period at all and no cramping. My kids and my life is more important to me than having to go buy tampons and deal with a monthly period. I've done it before and survived, and I'm so ready to have my mind back. Your gut lets you know when your not yourself and mine has been telling me for a while that I'm not myself. If you have been ingnoring your gut feeling start acknowledging it, it's trying to tell you something.

Will post later and let you all know step by step what happened after having it removed and whether or not my stomach went down and if I have a better mood about life.

Just wondering....has anyone started a civil suit towards Mirena? There's enough testimonies here that someone needs to listen.

I just got the Mirena fitted 2 days ago... I wish I would've found this website prior. I feel jipped because the doctor did not warn me how badly the fitting would hurt. So, while it was being fitted, I moaned and did everything possible to not scream. It hurt soooo bad!! When I got home, I had very bad cramps and, about every 5 minutes, I would get sharp, unbearable pains in my stomach. It felt worse than labor contractions. I called the doctor and he prescribed some pain meds but the cramps have persisted. I would like to get this monster removed but I'm scared that the removal will hurt as much as the insertion.

I have had my Mirena for about 2 years and the side effects were all the same. It took a while to put it all together, but I am having it removed and putting in Paragard instead. Does anybody know if Paragard has the same side effects? My doctor claims it wouldn't because Mirena has progesterone and Paragard doesn't. Please advise.

hi.
i am so glad i have found this site. i was trying to make a decision wether to have my mirena coil taken out as i have had it in nearly three years and all the symptoms i have been having i thought it was me,
stomach ache, forgetfulness, sore boobs, depression, anxiety, moodiness, oh need i go on...
well i had my coil in 1st time around 5 years ago( about) and i thought it was great because i have unbearable heavy periods i cant go anywhere, well they went to nil, which i was very happy about, then i got pregnant.....had to make the decision of wether to risk having the coil out or leaving in either way can cause miscarriage, i had it taken out very carefully by a wonderful doctor.
my daughter is now three which i call my miracle baby.
i had it put in again because of my periods.. and even tho i don't have them i am regretting it cause im suffering so bad, Monday im having it out and looking forward to getting my body back to normal,,, i do however need a contraception, for my periods and obviously i don't want to get pregnant right now. so i don't know what to choose... i had the pill in the past got pregnant with my son!!!! so what d i do?> ill report back Monday when i have had it out (hopefully)thanks to everyones stories they have really helped me at least i know why im a moody cow

I'm now on my second period post mirena (over two months now), and let me tell you something. I have my life back, finally.

I experienced horrific, crushing fatigue every day for the year or so I had that mofo in. In the past two months, I have done more with my life than I have in the past year.

Listen to your bodies.

I had a skin infection on my lower legs and was prescribed Cephalexin Monohydrate. I took it for 6 days, 4x per day, then stopped. I was supposed to continue on 2x per day for the next week.
I started itching at the top half of my buttocks and it quickly spread all over my back, chest, shoulders, arms and onto my scalp. Small lumps or hives and red blotchy skin nearly all over my old body. The itching was driving me crazy. I didn't know where to scratch or rub next.
My doctor couldn't see me for another week so I went to see another doctor who prescribed Phenergan (promethazine hydrochloride) tablets and Celestone M (betamethasone) cream.
Relief came within 24 hrs, I went through 4 days of hell and while still itchy on the 5th day, it was getting better. I also used ionil T ( a medicated shampoo ) for my scalp.
I have never been allergic to any drugs before this monster
This antibiotic should come with a warning

I am in astonishment. I started using the nuvaring the beginning of January and just took it out this morning actually. I am an emotional person but it seems that lately I have turned into this angry monster who cries for no reason. I decided to google nuvaring to see if there were any side effects that I should be on the look out for and look what I have found! I mean I can always tell when my period is coming because I will burst into tears for no reason at all. But with the nuvaring its like the crying never stops. I just started getting this mild headache that won't go away and feeling sick to my stomach. I have never felt this way with period on the way. I like my period being regulated but is this the price I want to pay. I mean think about my poor boyfriend.