Pms symptoms symptoms and conditions

I am so sorry to hear that you ladies have experienced such issues w/ Mirena. I feel very fortunate, My Mirena was placed 18 months ago and I've had an excellent result, I didn't find the insertion to be painful at all, maybe a tad uncomfortable. Could it be the skill level of the doctor inserting it maybe? I did bleed for the first 2 weeks, but since then I'm lucky if I spot for an hour every month. I still get pms symptoms each month, but they're mild, like blasting, increased appetite, tired, even cramps here and there. Long term, I haven't experienced a weight gain...I might have gained 5lbs. at most in the beginning, but it came right off once the Mirena had been in placed for a little while. Really, I feel extremely thankful and wish everyone could have my same results. Prior to having my child. I had used many pill birth controls, now those had horrendous effects for me. The only one effect I could say that I've had is maybe a decrease in sex drive, but nothing too drastic. I have an 18 month old, so there's not much time for it anyway. Long story short, my experience w/ Mirena has been a very good one.

Wow - I can't believe I didn't stumble across this website when I was researching Mirena. I got mine in April 09 and have had a lot of random things going on that I never put it all together that it could be the Mirena. Today, I took TWO pregnancy tests - tender breasts, swollen vag, face breaking out, achy stomach and back, specific stomach weight gain - it HAD to be pregnancy!

My girlfriend told me she was going insane w/ the same thoughts until she started reading stories of other peoples issues. Now, I'm reading all of your stories and just shaking in disbelief...

Weight gain - check.
Sore back/lower abs - check.
Slight odor - check
Terrible PMS symptoms but NO period - check
Zero sex drive - check.
Hair loss - check.
Wild mood swings - check.

The list goes on and on, it's madness! Since day one it has felt "weird" when I go to the bathroom, I just chalked it up to me thinking too much about it being in there.

I'm 32 with one young child and would prefer not to have another. I'm calling my Dr. tomorrow to discuss my options. Thank you ladies for sharing your experiences.

I had twins 17 months ago and at my six week check up...EVERYBODY highly encouraged me to get the Mirena inserted.
I did, after having read the literature in the Doctor's office. What the Lit doesn't tell you is how MESSED up Mirena makes you feel.
My blood pressure stayed elevated, I did not have spotting or bleeding...oh no...I had no sign ever of a period...but the PMS symptoms were severe enough that I honestly thought I was suicidal. I was depressed, severely, my hair came out, my legs cramped and had numbness, hair grew on my face (I am only 30), I had terrible headaches, brittle nails...
Finally, I told my doctor I thought it was the Mirena, they laughed it off and said it was just in my mind, that no one has ever complained about these things before...That perhaps I was just naturally depressed...
Well, It has been a month since I forced them to remove it...Guess what?
I can tell that I don't have that chemical effecting me like it was when it was in me...Face, clear...Hair, not coming out...mood, elevated...I actually feel NORMAL now. I would have never gotten this if I had known these side effects were possible.

I just recently about 2 1/2 months ago switched from yaz to the nuvaring. Thank god. I have been struggling the last year with these symptoms: IBS, moodiness, anxiety attacks, palpitations, shortness of breath, headaches, SEVERE stomach cramps, and much much more. It started with taking a ride to the hospital because of what i think may have been an anxiety attack. but at that moment felt like a heart attack. I knew i was too young though. I have since been to my GYN doctor, he told me that it could not be the yaz. But i asked him to switch me anyway to anything else. i have been off for about 2 1/2 months and i feel much better. I don't have to not eat because i know my stomach will cramp. I couldn't even walk up the stairs at wet n wild to a ride because by the time i got to the top my heart would be pounding out of my chest, and everything would be blurry. ...just letting everyone know ...yaz is dangerous...and i do plan on getting a lawyer because yaz never said anything about these complications....

I started on the NuvaRing just this past Thursday. It was fine for the first couple of days; no noticeable side effects. I was instructed to put the ring in on the first day of my menstrual cycle, which I thought was odd, but I did it anyway. I usually have cramps before my period and on the first day and then they are pretty much nonexistent, but with this period I had them into the third day. I still didn't think anything of it until today when I realized that I have been extremely irritable and emotional lately. You would think those symptoms would be chalked up to the period, but I am like clockwork every month. I start having PMS symptoms two weeks out from my period and through the 1st day of my cycle. After that, they are gone (besides the actual period itself). I rarely get frustrated with my dogs and lately they have been getting on my nerves easier. I have had a couple weird fights with my husband in the past few days, both totally due to my craziness, which is also not the norm for me. While lying in bed a few moments ago, I decided it must be the ring so I researched it and this is the website I found. I am glad I found it when I did. I am taking the ring out tonight and hopefully everything will go back to normal. My only worry is that I will start my period and it will last for 3 months like a couple of the stories I read on this website. I am going on my belated honeymoon in two weeks to the Bahamas and would hate to be on my period then. I have never had a good feeling about anything not natural going into my body, which is why I have never consistently taken bc. The only reason I started on the ring is because I had some samples from my gyno and had a pregnancy scare recently, which made me (and my husband) realize we are NOT ready for kids and scared me into starting on the ring.

A word of encouragement to all those that suffer from anxiety and depression:

You are not alone. I suffered from an episode of anxiety coupled with panic attacks a few years ago. I thought it would never go away, but I was able to work through it on my own and I am fine now. I still have occasional anxiety, but it seems to be for an actual reason rather than out of nowhere. Do not lose hope; you CAN overcome these conditions and live a normal life. Surround yourself with caring individuals and others who understand what you are going through. What I learned from my experience: trust yourself, have confidence in yourself (because everyone is amazing in their own way) and learn to let go of your past mistakes (everyone makes them). Don't let the word "mental illness" scare you into thinking you are crazy. Think of it this way... you are going through a difficult time in your life that you have to work through. "This too shall pass" as my mother has always told me in difficult times. It helps when you know there IS light at the end of the tunnel.

I've had my mirena for over 3 years now and fortunately have not had the negative experiences primarily posted on this website. In fact, I'm writing so that women who are considering getting a mirena won't feel that the experiences posted on this website are the experiences of ALL women who have the mirena.

I had mine put in shortly after the birth of my 2nd son. I had cramping for about 24 hours but nothing intolerable (and certainly nothing compared to labor!). For the first couple years, my periods were soooo light and very infrequent (every 4-5 months). More recently, I've been having a lot more bleeding (every 2-3 weeks) and that's what's brought me to this website. The periods are still so light with little to no cramping, but are now lasting several days and are much more frequent so I'm not exactly sure what's changed.

Nonetheless, I've found the mirena to be an EXCELLENT birth control method and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone looking for a carefree bc experience. I was on the pill for many years prior to becoming a mom and for 2 years between the births of my sons and I don't have any of the moodiness or PMS symptoms I always had with the pill. I also was able to lose all my pregnancy weight (mostly due to LOTS of exercise!) while on the mirena.

Good luck to you all- I definitely appreciate that everyone's experience with a medication is unique.

My experience with this drug was awful. I do not recommend it as a birth control method. My PMS symptoms were far, far worse (enough to miss a day of work!). Cramps, headaches, moodiness and ohh the nausea! I had chronic nausea that still hasn't left two months after stopping the medication. I wish I'd never taken it.

PLEASE HELP! Had the Mirena removed on Monday. Still extremely tired, irritable, and headaches are MORE frequent. Is this normal? How long will it last? My poor hubby shouldn't have to deal with me snapping at him over every little thing. And I just want to feel awake!

Wow I wish I had come across this website sooner. I started taking Femcon FE in September 08, after I stopped breastfeeding my then 1 year old. I had taken trivora before with the only problem being PMS symptoms (fatigue, acne) a week before my period would start. But the period would start like clockwork on the same day every 4 weeks. With Femcon FE I have not had 1 normal period in 9 months. Every month it starts early. I also have had continuous anxiety symptoms of heart palpitations and a twitching lower eyelid, which is embarrassing. I chalked those symptoms up to job related stress as I had a change in work environments in September, and long ago I would have these symptoms during highly stressful times in my life. But I cut back to almost no caffeine when I use to drink 2-3 cups a day of either coffee and soda, and still the heart palpitations and eye twitching continues. I'd rather have plain old PMS then a racing heart and twitching eye. My family doctor recommended I see a cardiologist and ran an EKG which was normal thank goodness. But I'm stopping this pill tonight and hopefully saying goodbye to a twitching eye and erratic racing heart.

I had Mirena inserted on Feb 9, 09. My period started on Feb 15, 09.....and it hasn't stopped! It is MUCH lighter than before but annoying! I am told this is normal for some women and that it can take anywhere from 3-6 months to regulate. My plan has been to wait that time period and see what happens. I have also experienced crazy mood swings around PMS time. I am definitely attributing those to Mirena. It's the first form of birth control I have had since 1998. I have always been a fairly calm person with very mild PMS symptoms. Since having Mirena inserted, my mood swings have been quite impulsive. I'm like a ticking time bomb and it really is not fair to my children. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm also experiencing the bloating, fatigue, increased hair loss, and inability to lose weight. I don't know that I can attribute the inability to lose weight completely to Mirena at this point as I am only 4 months postnatal and still breastfeeding. Also, with the hair loss, I don't think that is Mirena either. Pregnant women do not lose much hair. Since it is normal to lose x amount of hair on a daily basis, the increase for me may simply be due to hormones trying to regulate once again.

My Name is N. and I decided to go on birth control to help with my PMS symptoms. My doctor prescribed Loestrin 24 Fe. I had a Sunday start. I got my period on the 5 March that lasted until the 12 March. I started taking the Loestrin on the 8 March. I noticed on the 15 of March I started bleeding, not a lot at first, but after a couple of days it got heavier and I noticed I started to clot a lot. I called my doctor and she said this was expected and I should continue. After a couple of days the bleeding continued and the clotting increased. I called the 1800 number and they took my info and tell me to continue, that my body will take a while to adjust. On about the 3rd week the bleeding continued and the clotting got bigger. I had these huge pieces of clots coming out of me, three to four pieces at a time. Never have I clot like this before or seen such large amount of clots. It got so scary that I decided to take picture of the clots. I would have severe abdominal pain after and before these clots. I feel like I am about to pass out. I have 4 more white pills to take but after reading these other side effects tonight, this is it for me. My scariest thinking is where are these clotting coming from and why they are so large. I have been scared to stop taking these pills because I think this might be more damaging than good and since I have a couple more days stopping right now might not be the best thing to do. As I said before I have four more white pills and I am going to stop. I don’t have any children and I don’t want to think what these pills might be doing to my body.

QUASENSE makes NO SENSE!!
I have been on Quasense now for almost a full 3 months. I have just decided to stop taking it. I originally thought it would be great to not have a period for three months at a time, and not worry about becoming pregnant- I already have a baby. Usually when I have my period, it is always heavy and I get very bad cramps. So just having a period every three months sounded great.
It hasn't been great. I get nausea often. Bad headaches. No sexual desire whatsoever. By boyfriend can really notice and is upset about it. Also, I am very crabby. But the worst of it all, I have been bleeding for the last 4 to 5 weeks straight! It's terrible! AND CRAMPING! I thought this medication would make my life better. It's not. It's not fun to do the pad/tampon thing everyday for 4 weeks +!! All while taking care of a baby and working a full-time job.
QUASENSE makes NO SENSE!

i just got off of the phon with my ob's office having spo9ken to her nurse about YAZ. i have been on it for a month and for the last week i have been having pain in my calf and behind my knee. i am worried about a DVT or something serious. i wonder if a doctor would do some tests to tell me if i have blood clots or not because i am worried. the pill has greatly reduced my horrible pms symptoms but i don't want to dye of a pulmonary embolism! they may take me off of the pill, don't other pills also have a risk of causing blood clots?

I just got the Mirena about 4 weeks ago and have not had any symptoms outside of my normal PMS symptoms...until today. My ENTIRE abdomen is swollen and tender to touch, and I have so much gas built up I feel like exploding. Nothing is helping this issue. I have contracted the flu on the first day of my period and this may only be related to the flu (although I've never had this happen with the flu before). Has anyone ever felt like this? I can't even turn over in bed the pain is so great.

I loved it for years! I went on the NuvaRing in late 2005 and I recently discontinued the use of it (Jan 2009). I was suffering from 3 periods a month for years and no pill or even the Depo shot helped me. The NuvaRing cleared it up beautifully! I had regular and relatively pain-free periods and I could not have been happier.

A few months ago I started experiencing some major PMS symptoms that I have never experienced before. I gained 15 pounds over the course of 5 months and by breasts were swollen to the point that my nipples were dry and cracking (and yes, 4 different pregnancy tests confirmed that I was NOT pregnant). I was going insane with mood swings and I just felt like a jittery crappy mess all the time. My body temperature also dropped a full degree on average from what it was a year ago and I am really sensitive to cold now.

So, I discontinued the use of the Ring and started taking a vitamin regiment that I found other Ring users found useful (B-Complex, zinc, selenium, Evening primrose, and a multi-vitamin).

I have not lost the weight yet, despite working out 3-4 times a week with weight-training and cardio. The doctors have told me to wait it out for a year. It bums me out, but it's worth it. I have been on hormones for 9 years and it is time to be natural again. Thanks for listening.

I have been on NR for 15months. I liked it for a few months, but then it hit the fan. My face broke out with huge painful cysts and welts, the scars will always be there. I started to gradually gain weight (135lbs to 210lbs). My Dr told me that it was not NR over and over again. I trusted her (she was wrong). My sex life ENDED! I started to have Phsyco PMS Symptoms. Also my sleep was messed up. A mild head ache for months at a time. eventually my cysts started to spread. I stopped it even tho she told me not to. and since i have lost a lot of weight. Im down to 180lbs and i have not changed my diet at all. that was a month and a half ago. If you are having these problems STOP TAKING IT! its a new med and the doctors don't know all the side effects yet. Stop Before you end up like a 22yo with terrible stretch marks and scars all over for the rest of my life. Yazz is Wonderful. I might add.

I just wish I could wear a sign that says: I'm sorry about the last 3 years. I have an excuse why I was a complaining bitch.

UPDATE:
I had mine removed 5 days ago. After 12 hours, I had a burst of energy... was still really achy, but mentally ecstatic.
The next day was not so good... the high was over, (and I was coming down with a cold), so very achy joints. I ate a lot of chocolate!
3rd day was so-so. I was in control of my emotions, but really achy. I found an old Rx for Toradol that worked well. Ate more chocolate.
Yesterday I felt fantastic, and today even better. I have had no cravings. My aches are 90% gone, without drugs, and I have not had any depression, anger, or feelings of despair. In fact, I found myself singing some goofy song from Dora The Explorer today, and my son looked at me really strangely and started giggling. I think I'm back!

I got the Mirena IUD some time ago and until I read blogs like this one I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. About 2 months after getting the IUD I started to have problems sleeping. It got worse and worse and I was even missing work because of sleep issues. I became convinced it was the IUD but when I called the doctor and went in they told me that couldn't possibly be the problem. After waiting another month and searching the internet I was determined to have it out. When I went in to have it removed the nurse told me that it can amplify any PMS symptoms that you might have. I had been on the pill so long I didn't realize insomnia was a PMS symptom for me. It took about a year to fully recover from the sleep problems but sure enough about 2 days a month I still have problems sleeping (PMS time). I did call the company to register a formal side effect - if enough other people do the same with their side effects hopefully they will all soon be registered.

i was on it for about a year and a half and i have never had any problems with PMS symptoms but about 3 months after i started taking it I would have mood swings. My libido also went down and I began gaining weight around my hip area. This past fall i stopped taking it b/c my husband and i were ready for children. I stopped in September and then I did not have a period until I had to take Provera from my doctor. We were hoping that this would just help my system get started back but it did not and we had to then take Clomid to successfully become pregnant. There are many other sites talking about this particular drug and many women have had the same issues.

I started taking Yasmin about 5 years ago. At first, I experienced a little nausea as my body got used to the drug, but after the first few months I was fine. Fine until about a year and a half ago. In the past year and a half, I've had absolutely NO sex drive, and terrible PMS. I swear I have PMS symptoms 3 weeks out of the month. It's miserable. I'm always moody and get aggravated at the smallest things. VERY unlike me. I also feel bloated a lot of the time. I work out regularly and eat healthy, so I know the bloating is not caused by eating badly. My doctor assures me my problems are with my birth control. I started a new birth control yesterday, so I hope it works! The main thing to remember is that different birth controls work differently for different people, and your body also changes through the years. What worked for you at one time, may not work for you 5 years later. This is why it's very important to communicate your problems to your doctor so he/she knows exactly what you're experiencing and can help you. While diagnosing yourself online can be helpful, it's not as good as expressing your concerns to your doctor.

I have been on Paxil for just over a year. I am on it strictly for PMDD, and I can not use regular hormones so Paxil was the next best thing. I LOVE how much better I feel as far as the PMS symptoms are concerned, but my memory is TERRIBLE! I thought it was just me, I thought maybe I had some sudden memory disorder at 35! I couldn't find anything listed in the side effects having to do with memory loss. Movies are thr worst for me, I can not remember a movie to save my life. I have started a new job that requires recall from a dvd as well as a manual. YIKES! It is hard. I have also experienced a harder time paying attention. Almost like I know someone is talking but I end up tuning them out, like there is a blocker or something. It is really hard to explain. Anyway I am a very healthy, no other medications person. I am POSITIVE Paxil is causing this especially with the time line of it. Now I am scared to death to get off of it as I don't want to experience the withdrawals and I feel so much better than I did before, but the memory loss is awful, so what is the balance?

ok so i got my mirena in nov 2008 and pretty much EVERYDAY since then ive had my period. and it should be over...shouldve been over my the end of the week i got it in..like im happy with it i just want to STOP bleeding.....can anyone help??

I have been on Yaz for over 2 years now and have never experienced one negative side effect. My periods last about 3 days and the mood swings (all PMS symptoms) are gone! Of course there is still cramping, but only for one day, and a simple ibuprofun (?) will take care of that.
Its at least worth a shot, it might turn out to be a great thing in your life!

I have been feeling most of these symptoms for a while but thought it was just in my head or that I was going through early menopause but I am only 38.
Immediately I gained weight in my stomach area which made me mad but I dealt with it. I have have really long periods where I used to have a 3 day period. Now I have anxiety and mood swings where I just feel like being mean. I hate how I am to my husband, mom and kids. I feel like I can't concentrate and I can't remember a conversation that I had 2 days ago. I really feel like I was deceived of all these bad side effects. I just called to have this bitch removed and the nurse said she has never heard of any bad side effects. I guess I am one of the unlucky ones. I also exercise and diet constantly and can't seem to lose the extra weight I put on. It's so frustrating when I try so hard.Now I am a little nervous about getting it taken out. I plan on taking a xanex b.c it hurt so bad when I had it put in! I also am a little nervous about what birth control to use next. I don't want to deal with hormones again. It's not worth it. Also the sex drive is very low for me. I really wish I would have seen this blog ahead of time. I would NEVER of had the mirena inserted and I wouldn't have wasted a year and a half of my life on being miserable!! I'm getting this removed 9am on Friday!!

I am so glad I found this site, I have been on a emotional roller coaster. The insertion was the worst experience I have ever had and I had two c-sections! Right from the beginning I noticed I would have bad PMS symptoms, but after I stopped breastfeeding they got worse. I have been so depressed, I cry a lot and I don't want to be around anyone, I just want to stay home with my family all the time and normally we would be out having a good time. I have bad cramps and I have no energy, I use to workout 5x a week for a hour, but now it takes a lot just for me to go for a walk. I gained 12 pounds!! And my mood swings are out of control. I just talked to my mother and was telling her that something is not right with me, I don't feel myself, I told her I thought I was going crazy. She told me why don't you look up side effects of the IUD, because I didn't know what else to do, so I found this site and thank you all! I have a appointment tomorrow morning to get this thing out. Never again and I would tell anyone not to get the mirena.