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I am a 25 year old with Factor V Leiden and was told by doctors that the Mirena would be the best birth control for me since I can't take BC pills anymore. I had the Mirena inserted Nov. 2008 and am having it removed next week. I have had a horrible experience with it. My obgyn told me that the chance of experiencing any side effects was rare since the hormone stays in your uterus. The insertion was extremely painful which I expected since I have never had a child. In the past 4 months I have gained 15 pounds despite regular exercising and eating a low calorie diet, I have a constant stinky discharge, acne across my chin and sides of my face, my hair is falling out, I have no energy and am incredibly tired all the time, have been experiencing nightmares, and have sharp cramps that make me double over in pain. I am a newlywed and have never had any psychological issues. Now I am in therapy for anxiety and depression and after reading all the posts, I now am convinced that this is also a side effect of the mirena. I used to have a healthy sex life and now I have no desire to have sex or be touched by my husband with is causing tension in our new marriage. I was trying to stick out the side effects to see if they would go away since I paid so much money ($600) for the mirena. When I spoke with my obgyn about my side effects she said they were not caused by the mirena because the hormone is directly in your uterus. I am so frustrated! I feel like I have been lied to by my doctor. I am hoping that after removal of the mirena I will feel like my old self again!

Hi, I am a 36yr old mother of 2 boys aged 14 & 12yrs. I had the mirena fitted in 1 1/2 years ago.. had all the bleeding at the beginning, but unfortunately it carried on for months. had very heavy bleeding in months 7 & 8, so heavy it left me feeling nauseous and faint. then it went back to 3 weeks of bleeding out of 4. and thats now how long i bleed for all the time. have heaps of discharge (eww), zits, feeling constantly like crying over nothing. Had hard cyst, which went on its own. got referred to a gyno (cause of heavy bleeding) which i saw 3 weeks ago. he has no idea why i had the heavy bleeding, has no idea why i am bleeding 3 weeks out of four (not heavy) but he is now booking me in for a vaginal hysterectomy.!! I still have the mirena in, only because i am told that if they take it out, my periods will be a lot worse than before i had the mirena inserted!! argghhhh. anyone else being put forward for a hysterectomy??

I'm back on Wellbutrin AGAIN for the, I don't know... 4th time. lol I feel less depressed, but noticed I crave sweets like crazy. NOT GOOD. Especially for me. I gained 40 lbs on meds for migraines over 2 yrs. I've lost 21 this yr thanks to lamictal (had to go off..got itchy) and Topamax (making hair fall out and giving me severe acne, and just learned it's why I snap at the kids all the time). so craving sweets is NOT a good side effect, but the doc just looks at me like I'm an ass when I mention it. It's an important side effect darn it. Why don't they want to take us seriously? It's our body, our life! I'm tired of being overweight!!!! So I'm taking charge, I'm telling HER what the game plan is. Unfortunately I have 2 doctors.....one for migraines and one for depression. ARGH! Getting them both to listen isn't going to be easy. I want off Wellbutrin, Topamax and Abilify. I'm starting Lamictal again.....very slowly....maybe no itchiness this time. Wish me luck.

Hi everyone, ok i have never been a good 'pill' accepter, my body hates any kind of rubbish but I have ME and sometimes it's very hard to monitor symptoms related to pill, medication, virus or anything other. I haven;t got on with any pills, except microgynon 30, the only prob is you sometimes think they're causing something they're actually not. It turned out co-codamol causes headaches so it wasn't the pill. Yasmin seemed ok for first few days, but then small spot rashes on chest, forehead and shoulders, itching in places, extreme tiredness, which doesn't help with ME i am very aware of my symptoms and this is the only change i have encountered so must be the pill. I have chronic stomach pain, bloating, wind, constantly urinating, discharge thin and very regular, so a few are acceptable but this is the 2nd pack and the pain is uncomfortable, I'm like a balloon and feeling very anti social as it's not really the nicest symptom to have....thought gastric flu, but doesn't last 2 months????? I'm going back on microgynon. Will we ever find happiness as women..coming back as a man next time lol

Been taking this for 3 days now. Side effects to me are similar to taking ephedrine .... makes you a little hyper for a few hours and ur heart beat faster, but also the loss of appetite. Other then that no problems. I take one in the morning be4 I go to work(around 5:30am) and one after I get home(2:30-3pm). I sleep fine(go to bed around 10-11pm). Seems to be working ... drains me out good ... only thing that sucks is my nose is super dry from blowing it all the time lol. My doc paired it with Nasacort AQ that I spray twice in each nostril right after i take the Guaifen pills and so far it's worked great, only 1 nosebleed that just happened today at work but thats because I blew a little to hard heh.

I've been on and off Prednisone for 11 years now. Highest dosage was 100mg, but I rarely need to get that high anymore. Although this is a particularly bad flare (Lupus) and I'm taking 80mg now. They say it's the miracle drug that kills. It saves my life now, but will destroy my body over the long run. I'm hoping someone comes up with an alternate solution. My side effects are: weight gain (but with lots of exercise and paying attention to what I'm eating, I can maintain), puffy face, for the first few days - very hyper (MUST CLEAN - strange), then low lows. Also, very important side effect to know about: mistaken feelings of being mistreated (my poor boyfriend had to get an "explain your behavior" lecture when he hadn't done anything wrong). One of the worst and most dreaded side effects is night terrors/hallucinations. I will have an AWFUL nightmare and wake up and I'm still seeing it (i.e. 4 ft spider dangling above my head).. takes 5 minutes awake for me to talk myself into realizing it's not real. I have also lost control of my bladder in the middle of the night before. These only happen on high doses (>40mg). I also get flushed and hot when the med is wearing off and I know I need to take another dose. If I'm taking >40mg/day I will space it out every couple of hours. Every body is different. I don't have the acne... but there's always time! lol... Good luck, everyone... Know your body...