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I had the copper IUD after my first child and I loved it. There was only a few side effects. My periods were monumentally huge, and when I cramped before my period it went down my left thigh and drove me nuts. The periods you learn how to handle, and you get use to the cramps. I had it in for 2 1/2 years, got it taken out and was pregnant with my son the same month. After my son I went in to have the IUD put back in and my doctor gave me the "you'll love mirena sooo much more" pitch. "Luckily" for him he didn't have any of the copper ones in his office but he did have the mirena. It took 3 different inserts to get one to stick (i feel good for wasting a bunch of his money). So, about mirena. IT IS EVIL! I kept it in for a year and it was the worst year of my life. I had no sex drive, I gained 20 lbs, my periods were constant for the first 2 months, then they were gone completely (which I find yucky. I think you should have periods periodically even though they suck) But worst of all I was psychotic. I'm not joking. I actually was scared to be around my kids at times. I had this boiling rage inside me that I couldn't control and it would explode over anything. I lived like this for a year before I finally had a true breakdown and started thinking about being medicated. Then I wondered if it could be the mirena... it really hadn't crossed my mind yet. I talked to my dr. who told me that there is no way the mirena would cause any of my symptoms because the hormones don't leave the uterus. blah blah blah. I told her to yank the sucker out anyway and I swear to god, I was back to normal with in a week. I could barely look at my kids knowing that I essentially wasted a year of their lives being a hollow shell who's only sign of life was when I would spontaneously combust and scare them. I really do feel like this needs to be taken off the market. In it's defense, I have always had a pretty bad temper. It has always been pretty much limited to screaming at people though, not violence. So I think that whatever issue I have always had was made 1000000 times worse because of this stupid little thing. What makes it worse, is that you can't even talk to your doctor about it because they all just repeat what the manual says and refuse to believe that is causes horrible side effects (even though so many people suffer through the same ones).

Thank God for all of you who started this!!! It's been 2-weeks and right away I noticed a change in my body and my mood/emotions. I have been exhausted, I slept for 11 hours last night, I usually am a non-stop type of person. Every time I stand up I feel like I am going to pass out, I get light headed and I see little black dots. I have already started to gain weight that I just thought was water weight from the non-stop bleeding I have had. I have all the classic signs of depression, the dramatic mood swings, the unexplained crying, the feelings of self-pity, anxiety, and I don't ever get depressed. This morning I got fed up and I am so happy to have found out that I'm not crazy and I am just reacting to the Mirena. Everyone I talked to said that they did not react and it was not like the pill as far as emotions. I reacted worse than the pill and it was a painful experience. The Dr.'s pitch to advise me of Mirena was great and if this product does work for you, wonderful (I mean how great was it to hear NO MORE PERIODS) but for those of us that it did not work for I am thankful to have come across this site.

Had Mirena fitted 7th Feb 2008 and having it taken out on 12th June 2008. My stomach is huge despite eating sensibly and exercising. Also suffer from cramps on a daily basis, craved chocolate and have felt down in the dumps!! Can anyone tell me if having it taken out is as painful as insertion and will I bleed as much as when it was fitted. Am very nervous about the whole procedure.

Many thanks

Yeah! Jules, it seems obvious that some of your posts don't come from your personal experience. It would appear as if you were clicking on a link to take you to a Website and then re-write what you read. Here, we like to share each other's experiences and if then someone knowledgeable can pitch in with some wise advise, we appreciate it but....you don't seem to come across that way, instead, you seem to provoke some of us....and yes, it would be wiser of you if you did a little more research before you post!