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I had Mirena inserted in August 2006 and didn't really notice any side effects at first. Recently I have put all these side effects together and started to research Mirena. I have had breast tenderness with lumps, abdominal pain, acne, depression, anger, and weight gain that I can not get rid of. Against my doctor's wishes I am getting it removed tomorrow morning. I will try to remember to post again when and if I see any results.

Sophie,
I just read your post and hope you are feeling a little better by now. We all know exactly how you are feeling and that the thing with post-yasmin is that one day you are fine and the next day you feel terrible.

When this happens to me i try to remember that the chances are high that by the next day i will be feeling a little better. I am off yasmin for a little longer than you. About 8 months. I think that from 6 months onwards i started to get a little better.

I was able to start making since of things again.

If you can keep a diary of how you are feeling you will notice a pattern. This helps you to ride out the bad days.

It might be helpful to note the day you are ovulating and how long after that until you start to feel bad.

Yesterday i found out that i have a luteal phase defect. This has been linked among other things to contraceptive use. But the doctors have said that it is treatable with progesterone.

I have been keeping a menstrual diary for the past four months. I noticed that my cycles were getting shorter and i was ovulating earlier.

Try this and it might help. I really hope it does. I know it is not an instant cure but it might put you on the road to recovery earlier. This along with all the great advice from flowerbabies and everybody else will keep you going until soon you will have no more yasmin poison left in your system.

I know i have mentioned this before but i feel that LDN has helped me hugely. It is currently used as an ms drug but is been prescribed off-label for pms and hormonal problems. Google "low dose naltrexone" to get info on it.

If you can try to remember when you do feel bad that this is not permanent, it will go away soon.

Migraines during menstruation are usually because of the change in hormone levels. I suffered too from them and sometimes could not even open my eyes to light. Along with nausea this can mean that you get anxious because you start to become afraid that something more sinister is happening.
This then starts a vicous circle.
Why not ask your doctor for an anti-migraine prescription. I took these for a while when my migraines were at their worst. They really do work. The trick is to take them before your migraine starts.

If you are keeping a diary you will notice that the migraines come at around the same time every month.
I hope this helps Sophie. I wish you the very best of luck. Just Remember that this WILL go away. You WILL be ok again and there are people on this forum who know exactly how you are feeling.
murph70

Thanks so much flowerbabies for all of the wonderful advice. I will try to remember it and just enjoy life! It's hard sometimes when your head is just filled with worry. I actually am feeling okay now, so that's a start. How are you feeling? I hope everything is great with everyone! I am just so happy I got off Yasmin when I did- I can't imagine how I would be if I hadn't.

Thanks so much flowerbabies. I will try to remember everything you're said. It makes me feel so much better to know I am not alone. How are you feeling? How long have you been off yasmin now?