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I've had Mirena for about 14 months now. Yeah, I HATE it.
The day they put it in, I was in the category where it took forever to place. Like 3-4 tries to place it. Thank God I'd had experience in handling this type of pain, having 2 children w/out epidurals.

I bled for 6 weeks straight, so the day I went for my follow-up, I stopped bleeding. Figures. I'm looking at the brochures in the office for a different type of contraceptive. The doctor thinks I'm stupid, why would I want to do that? Um, because it pokes my husbands penis head and I can see the red poke marks on it. So the doc trims the tail and loses a piece of it somewhere inside me. CRAZY!

The following month, I really started having low back pain. Then I herniate my L-5. I'm not sure that any of that is related to the IUD. Just speculating. Also speculation, I battled with thrush the entire 13 months I nursed my son. That was never the case with my first child.

So I go about a year with out a period that I can really speak of. Maybe some spotting, but I haven't thought about the thing much. Although, I don't remember ever having a positive thought about it. I could feel it during sex. I can't explain that feeling, but, it's like I could feel it poking my husband at times.

Now, I am having some CRAZY stomach bloat and I'm extremely exhausted. My back is still constantly hurting me. I'm spotting ALL the time. Mostly brown blood, though. Does that mean it's old blood? Every time I have sex, I will spot within the 2nd day. I've held off going to get it removed simply because I don't have insurance and am not looking to get pregnant again. However, I know that it needs to be done. There is something wrong inside me. I never had the weight gain issues other women had. But I am up 5 pounds right now and my belly looks to me like I'm 4 months prego. Matter of fact, I'll probably take a home test tomorrow so I don't have to pay for one at the GYNO.

Anybody know much about getting pregnant with an IUD? And why are doctors so gung-ho for IUD's? Is it because they are like $2000?

i have been on neurontin 4 6 yrs cuz of fibromyalgia and at one point i tried 2 stop it and i tappered off slowly but i started getting very depressed, confused, panic attacks. i was in emergency almost everyday, i jus sat there in a daze with a feeling that somethoing bad was about to happon 2 me, i lost alot of weight from diarrhea everyday. my dr said i think u should go bac on it so i didbut something else i noticed was that when i was off of it my hair was growing in thick and fast but when i went back on it my hair is now falling out, not growing and very damaged no matter how many treatments and or trims i give it!! when i was on it b4 i noticed my hair wasnt growing correctly but i didnt no it was from the neurontin, i thought it might have been but its not listed as a side effect. then i came online and looked it up and hesrd from other people and they all were saying the same thing, that there hair was a mess and falling out or not growing!! i hate this med so much but it helps with my headaches like no other. i recently went on cymbalta and im tappering off neurontin i dont know how it will go but im gonna try.im also finding out that alot of other meds im on could b contributing to this hair issue 2. please feel free 2 send me mail i would love 2 hear other peoples comments bout meds, and 4 anyone with questions bout neurontin i have been on it long enough 2 no the answer.