Toilet paper symptoms and conditions

I have to say I am SHOCKED over this site but had to read every bit of it. I am a TRUE believer in the Mirena and until I came across this site while searching for sites to send a friend to encourage the Mirena I never knew how many horrible things could happen for someone on the Mirena. HOWEVER, I guess this is proof when with any type of birth control including Mirena it is said it's not for everyone. I happen to LOVE mine. I'm actually on my 2nd insertion. My first one went very well, after a crampy insertion and 2 days of horrible cramps controlled by ibuprofin I was left to enjoy 5 years of birth control w/out problems. I can't take the pill as no matter the dose I spend the 1st to weeks nauseated and vomiting in the morning, I tried the Depo Shot (personally that is the EVIL OF ALL EVIL birth control methods, gained 68 pounds in 11mnts never going over 105 pounds except for pregnancy in my life, have battled to control my weight since therefore I believe it destroyed my metabolism forever, major depression to the point of medication and medical leave from work & the world). And after an accident pregnancy no way was condoms going to be enough for me. My Dr. recommended Mirena and I gave it a try. I was not lucky enough to go period free my first insertion I did have a max of 3 days of period with little or no cramping. My second not as good, I now have about 5 days of spotting only if sex promotes it and occasionally after using the bathroom a little blood on the toilet paper, never needing to actually use any feminine products. I use to get ovarian cysts all the time, small enough surgery was only needed once but I knew when one was there and I knew one they "popped" as my doctor would call it. I haven't had that problem since I started with Mirena, I'm told its due to the small amount of hormones (hence the reason my Dr suggested Mirena versus a non hormone IUD). My sex drive has not been affected one bit...in fact like one of the positive posts I just read...my husband and I have discussed more then once prior to coming across this site how much more of a sex drive I do have, although we contributed it to not being pulled down in the dark world of depression from the Depo shot...and the freedom of placed once & forget for 5 years type birth control. I have 8 friends and coworkers that have the Mirena...One person had a problem, hers "fell out" in the toilet and she had been cramping and in abdominal pain for a few days prior not connecting it to her Mirena...but after 2 months of other methods she had another one placed and has had no problem since...that was 2 years ago. It stinks to hear how horrible this "wonder bc method" is for others...(are you seeing how terrible the other methods were for me first for me to feel this is the wonder of all wonders) and of course I'm concerned with the fact that most of you that had a problem had SEVERE problems..not just a small one here or there. But I'm going to bet that on the flip side the methods that caused me hell might work for one of you. I have 2 more years left on this 2nd cycle...I pray I never have the problems you do if I chose a 3rd insertion...however, with science today we can only hope your complaints are taken seriously and the makers of Mirena continue to improve so that less and less people run into these side effects. I'm not sure I would have another option...SCARY!

Oh my god.. I am so happy I found this site. I thought I was going crazy.. I really did.. and that scares me because I have an 8 week old daughter to take care of.. I had the Mirena put in 2 weeks ago and I have bled, spotted, and have had blood clots on my toilet paper ever since then. 2 nights ago I all of the sudden felt scared like something had come over me.. I honestly thought the devil was trying to get me!! sounds dumb but I'm not kidding. i slept with my Bible. My husband works out of town so he is gone this week. I have been so scared all day.. afraid of losing my mind and not being able to take care of my baby! I prayed about it all night and day and then I got an idea to google it.. well well well.. it appears Mirena is NOT the wonder contraceptive my OB said it was. and after reading all of these testimonies.. its like a heavy feeling has been lifted now that I have found out what was doing this to me! so Monday morning i'm calling my Dr. and having it removed ASAP.

Everyone's posts have really helped me. I got Mirena inserted a year and a half ago right after my son was born. I thought it was the best option of BC because everyone was doing it. and only today I found out about it's symptoms from a friend. I am very moody and mean to my husband and son and I don't even know why. I have had HORRIBLE acne on my back and arms and sometimes my face.. It started out with just really oily skin like i could literally scrape off the oil with my nails and losing wads of hair with every shower. I thought it was my water and I even went out and got a shower head water filter and started using organic shampoo and soaps but the problem never went away it just got worse. I am constantly popping tiny wax balls from under my skin. I have a weird odor that i thought i would always have now because i had a baby or something. Sometimes I have a really thick mucus discharge that i have to pull out with toilet paper. And lastly I can't sleep through the night to save my life unless i take a dose of melatonin. The doctor never told me any of these side effects at least i would have known what was going on. This site and your posts helped me because i thought i was going CRAZY. and i thought that my marriage was just going to have to be the way that it was (unhappy with a side of no libido) because now we have a baby... coincidentally we also have Mirena. I'm getting it out ASAP I'm glad i'm not alone.

Oh yes, and I forgot to mention:
In the morning when I go to work, about an hour into my shift, I am drenched in sweat! So much so that I have to go to the bathroom and use toilet paper to dry my back, neck and cleavage otherwise it will soak my shirt. My legs even sweat. And this is EVERY morning at work. I just started to think it was hot flashes! It's been 5 months since I had the Mirena inserted and I had never experienced this before in my life! I sweat in places I never have while playing sports.

Oh wow ladies. Thank you all so much, really, for speaking out about this horrible birth control. Everyone but my husband thinks I'm crazy for associating the Mirena with all of these symptoms. I got mine in December '08 after having my daughter in October. Within a month I had lost my breast milk. I bled for about 3 months straight, plus severe cramping (I screamed that I wished I was in transitional labor again and I gave birth without drugs), and all the other things you ladies have said. I thought there was something horrible wrong with me. I can't have sex because it's too painful for me. My entire genital area has been irritated and swollen since I got the Mirena. Since I have sensitive skin, I just thought (at first) it was some sort of skin allergy to detergent or something. I've since switched everything: underwear, detergent, soap, toilet paper, etc. and it hasn't helped. Now I've finally started finding out about the negative side effects of the Mirena and I know it's causing all of these problems. My doctor and everyone else I've talked to about this has told me that there was no way that the Mirena could cause these problems, but I know my body better than them.

Thank you again, ladies.

I had Mirena put in 07/05. Had headaches, swollen breasts, cramps are worse now. I always had a period while on Mirena usually every 28 days, af was due 1/18 but nothing until 1/23 very light spotting only on toilet paper, pinkish.I did read periods can stop, but would it take 3 1/2 yrs. to happen?

I am 35 years old and recently have had a string of ovarian cysts, which did not disappear at the end of my regular menstrual cycle. After three menstrual cycles and continued cysts, my gynecologist recommended I go on birth control to rid myself of the cysts. As I had tried Loestrin in the past and disliked it, she thought I might appreciate a low estrogen solution and not a pill. She recommended the NuvaRing.

I started taking it 7 days ago. By the 4th day, I felt I had a yeast infection. By the 5th day, I was in such pain I could no longer walk. I felt itching inside and out, as well as incredible burning. My vagina is so swollen, I cannot wipe myself with toilet paper or dry myself with a towel after showering. I took it out on the 7th day and almost within 2 hours I felt the burning stop. The following day the swelling started to lessen. I can walk now, but the itching and inflammation may take some more time to go away. It is clear with my sudden improvement that the NuvaRing was the culprit.

If you experience burning, itching and swollen privates- STOP taking it!

Unfortunately I just went thru a termination of pregnancy 3 weeks ago and the doctor has put me on Loestrin Fe24. I have only been on it 10 days and since day 2 have been "constipated" and bloated. I have lower back pain and feel awful. I went to the hospital because the pain in my abdomen was so bad I thought I had a blockage. The ER doctor asked if I were on the pill but I gave him the wrong information about when I started taking it by accident. But since I have been on the pill is when my "regularity" stopped. I am 33 years old and very active and never had this problem before. Doctor said there was no blockage blood and urine came back fine..No kidney infection nothing....It just occurred to me this morning that everything starting changing when I started this pill. Has anyone else had "bowel issues" since taking this pill?

THE INSIDE OF MY VAGINA IS SCRATCHY AND COMPLETELY DRIED OUT IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE SAND IN THERE.........I TOOK MY FINGER IN THERE AND MY DISCHARGE LOOKS LIKE SMALL PIECES OF TOILET PAPER , IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO SMELL AT ALL, IT FEELS LIKE MY VAGINA IS STUFFED WITH COTTON OR SOMETHING SMALL ITCH.....

I also want to add that I've had some constipation and the worst fatigue of my life. My skin broke out worse than usual at first, but now it's the clearest it's been in years except for a few huge, painful, disgusting zits ( i guess they're cysts) on my chin. My doctor told me this pill would help with weight gain and water retention but I haven't had any improvement. My urine is always concentrated even when I drink a lot of water. The worst part is the mood swings and the loss of my sex drive. And there was brownish-reddish blood on my underwear and toilet paper yesterday. I've never had spotting on any birth control pill.