Tubes tied symptoms and conditions

OK, now that I have gotten that out of the way-- I am 32 and I have been on Loestrin24 for about 9 months and it seems that every 3rd period I skip. I had a Prego test 2 months ago and it was neg. Now I missed again and I am still freaking out! I get so paranoid! Other then that its OK. I have break through and bloating, but nothing major. I just want to get tubes tied...he he!

just had mine out today...mirena that is...and i had all if not more side effects and complaint you ladies have, so i am hoping for the best! i am tirred of this rollercoster of emotions, mood wings, weight loss, hair loss, sexual loss, depression, pelvic pains, constant nuasuea, headaches, the non stop bleeding for 5 months then nothing, joint and leg pain, and all the tests they did to tell me i was fine and nothing wrong....

Been on this thing about 10 months, recently have been having blurred vision and 2 days ago passed out, thankfully not while driving with my two children in the car. Decided to see if this was what was causing all these problems. Other side effects have been no sex drive, cranky, anxiety, mood swings, eating all the time, breast tenderness, excessive discharge-usually about a week after inserting a new ring- but to the point of changing panties 2-3 times daily and then before bed, headache, back ache- upper and lower. Obviously I think this may be what is causing all of this due to the many of other women that are experiencing the same things, and also that a few of the serious symptoms are listed on the official web site. I have every form of birth control other than the IUD and of course having my tubes tied. I am at the point that I want to try the IUD, but am tired of all the side effects from every one I have ever tried.

i got my mirena inserted in august 2006 wanted get tubes tied but the gyno said the mirena is reversible if anything was to happen to my kids. i was still breastfeeding but trying to stop i didn't think anything of it when my breasts became tender but now that my daughter is completely weaned (i was so tired that she used to feed in the middle of the night when i was asleep) i have noticed a discharge that is similar to the discharge when pregnant i have asked the doctor to remove it but he has told me to give it another 3 months i am going to find another doctor but because i need antibiotics when having it inserted and removed i am going to have two appointments in the one day

This is for all of you out there that are not sure if this is for you or not. I have been on several different kinds of bc pills and I have to say this one is the best one ever. I don't even need to be on the pill, I had my tubes tied after my twins were born (4 children) and I wanted to be back on the pill to regulate my hormones, because I didn't like myself, I was very moody and severe pms. I had one doc put me on antidepressants. Didn't work. I can tell everyone you do need to let this pill as with any pill or medication adjust to your body and eveybody adjusts differently. I have been on it for 2 1/2 months and I feel like a new person. Yes, I do have some nausea, so I take it at nightime. I had an extremely bad headache for the first week as with all the meds I take. My sex drive is better for the first time ever being on a pill. Tender breasts for the first 1 1/2 and I have had this problem for the past 20 years, very very bad and for the first time I can actually say that is pretty good. I have had a little spotting in the second month nothing to bad though. Yes I still get a little moody before my period, however I am a woman and there are no miracle drugs to totally eliminate that. I don't normally write on these sites however, I think everyone should give them self time to adjust to meds (3 months) before giving up. Hang in there and there is one out there that will work for you.

I had the Mirena put in when my son was a year old....i have had it now for over 2 years...i experienced the cramping, bloating, bleeding, etc.....i did not know that i would probably gain weight.....i chose the mirena because i was already 30 years old, a smoker and was previously on birth control for ten+ years before stopping it to conceive my son. I slowly began to gain a few pounds, but always put it off to work, my routine changing, etc. We moved to Alabama 6 months later and I noticed that I kept packing on the weight. I contributed it to the lack of an exercise routine that i could be consistent with. I realized this , so i began getting back into the gym, eating right and drinking my water. Still no weight loss. I have since started school again and gained more weight. Again, i blamed it on the stress of school and trying to take care of a three year old. But, after a while, I started to question whether it is really those things, or is it the Mirena. No Doctor has ever suggested that it could be the Mirena. My internal medicine doctor even noticed the weight gain and she doesn't even mention the possibility of it being from the IUD. I know that I am not making this up.....something is not right. NO matter what i do, the weight will not come off......and now, because of the extra weight, i have blood pressure problems. I am 5'9 and weigh 185 pounds.....I have only weighed that one time in my life, and that is when i was pregnant with my son.....I am so discouraged , depressed and just totally give out......I hate the way I look and feel. I used to be tall and slender with a few curves, but GEEES.....now i just have curves and alot of them!!! I think that i have decided to get the Mirena removed , also......and i will just have to stay hopeful that the weight will come off, eventually. Any comments, words of encouragement , personal experiences would be appreciated.....thanks .....lmc31

I decided to get Mirena after the birth of my second son. I seemed like such a great idea. I had it put in last Sept. My doctor is very good and warned me about some things that might happen after it was inserted. What I didn't expect was just how bad I bled after getting it. I know it sounds like I'm exaggerating, but there was a point where I was running to the bathroom every 15 minutes to change. It was horrible, but my doctor assured me that everything was normal and I should see some improvement within the next few months. Including the heavy bleading, I bled for about a month and a half straight. About a month of that was the annoying spotting. Since then, I haven't had a period, which I love...the only thing I love about it. The past year has been rough, but I never associated it with Mirena until now. I was starting to lose my baby weight but now I weigh about 5 lbs more than I did just after giving birth. My stomach looks bigger than my sister's and she's almost 7 months pregnant. I was put on anti depressants, but associated that with post partum depression...now I'm not sure what caused it. My husband and I have been fighting more and we even considered spitting up. I'm just not ME and he has even said it. I have acne like a teenager, weight gain (no matter what I do), very low sex drive, BLOATING, cramps, my memory is pretty much non existent, nausea, horrible sleep pattern which causes extreme tiredness all the time, sore body, constant discharge, and blurred vision. I've actually taken pregnancy tests because I felt worse than when I was pregnant. I've talked to my husband about the Mirena and wanting to get it out, but he's just worried that I'll get pregnant again if I get it out. He doesn't realize how bad I really feel cuz I'm not telling him. We decided that our marriage is worth saving so I'm trying to do my part by not getting mad at him for every little thing and not complaining about how awful I feel. He just started a new job, too, so insurance hasn't started at the new place and his old place of employment has already stopped it through them. I can't pay for a regular doctor's visit without insurance, so I guess I'm stuck with it for now. Sorry for babbling, I just don't have anyone to talk to, so once I start, I just keep going.

Not sure my story applies to most women, but I'm having to take a double dose every day because I haven't stopped bleeding since my son was born in April. I'm scheduled for an ablation which I am not happy about. This is a procedure which is supposed to stop the bleeding permanently. They actually burn the blood vessels inside the uterus to seal them off. I just wish the bleeding would stop on its own like it's supposed to. It finally did stop after a week of taking Femcon fe, 2 at a time and so after three weeks I cut it down to one a day - hoping nothing would happen, but I started bleeding again the second day. I guess I should count my lucky stars that I'm not having migraines. But the nausea and bloating and extreme fatigue and depression are what made me find this site. I've also gained weight - even since starting to exercise again! Seems like every couple of days I just hit a wall and can't carry on any more. Im lucky to have a supporting husband who takes over the care of the house and kids for a few hours while I have a meltdown and some rest! I have two more weeks to go and I'm really hoping to never have to look at another birth control pill again! What the heck was the point of having my tubes tied during my c-section if I have to take pills anyway AND get my uterus messed with? Right now I feel pregnant all over again -- just without the wonderful package at the end of it!

Ladies,

I am so glad for the internet because I am having the same side effects. I cry for no reason, like now I am about to cry typing this. I am depressed all the time. In the beginning it is wonderful. Before I started the Ring my cycle would last for 8 WHOLE days strong. When I got on the ring it change to 1 day or a day and a half. I loved it! Then I noticed that I would always have an attitude about something. I was always negative and never wanted to do anything, I just didn't have the energy. Oh my goodness and Sex, just thinking about it turned my stomach. I just didn't want to be touched or kissed or anything. But when I forced myself to do it I really enjoyed it. It was hard to stay lubricated but that was another side effect. My poor husband is hanging in there with me. I explained to him why I am feeling the way I am. Its the ring. I am apart of LA Weightloss and in the last month and a half I have not lost any weight and I have gained inches in my stomach and breasts because of the ring. I took it out Monday night and I will never put another one in. I am going to get my tubes tied. I am so tired of all this birth control because it seems that it is not controling anything. Believe I would rather have an 8 day period than feel the way I feel now.

hi, I started taking this med in nov.2004.I just had a baby and had my tubes tied and never had them befor until then.Since i been on the meds i notice some of the same feeling haven energy,sex drives like crazy.Feeling like i'm drunk and stoned all the time. My doctor said that was fine until my body gets use to me using it.Well how long does it take to get use to something like that.I take 300 mg myself and also notice it helps me out in alot of way then my seizure.

I have been on Yasmin about 2-1/2 years. To clear up endometriosis my dr. put me on continuous active pills for 6 mos. This is when the symptoms became strong. I had been tested for chronic fatigue and all other reasons for EXTREME FATIGUE. Four doctors said chronic fatigue has no cure and finding the reason for it is too difficult. I thought my life was over because of the absence of life energy. THen I read this websit and immediately got off Yasmin. I feel like a new person. Maybe I'll get my tubes tied instead. THank you all for sharing the symptoms - I had them all.

Hi everyone!
Well. It's now been 6 1/2 weeks since I took my last Yasmin pill. My husband told me yesterday that I seem more like myself these days! I asked him to describe how I USED to act. He told me that I would go off on a tangent for no reason,get my feelings hurt over tiny things,have days where I'd hardly talk at all. He said he's glad his wife is back!
Guess what?? I mentioned the side effects of Yasmin we have all discussed here to my doctorS (ob/gyn/internal specialist/family md & ENT!)....they all said they've never heard of any of it! They offered me Paxil,Zoloft,referral to psychotherapists, endless tests and bloodwork. I mean, Holter monitor,EKG,Echocardiogram,3 blood tests, and tomorrow they want to do a CT scan on my head. I'm thinking I don't really want to expose my head to radiation over this.
I've not had anymore "attacks",no heart palpitations,my so-called IBS with diarrhea has miraculously disappeared! But they doctors don't believe it could be the Yasmin because it's "such a mild dose of hormones". Can you all believe this??
I'm so freaked out over what's happened to me these past few months that I don't know that I'll ever take BC pills again. I'm contemplating asking to have my tubes tied. Really!
I'm so glad I accidentally found this site. Now if I could just find something to explain the burning pain sensation down the side of my neck and in my inner left ear and the tingles in my left arm I'll be SOOO happy. Could these be side effects too after 6 1/2 weeks off Yasmin?
Take care all of you. I'll check back periodically to see how everyone is doing! :o)

Hi ladies,
I am a 40 year old woman. I have been with my husband 21 years and have three children. I have had very regular periods, every 26 days, and would consider myself to be a very rational, logical person. I don't have mood swings often and am very even tempered. My libido is high and have what my husband refers to my "horny week" right after my period. We have regular sex and when talking to my friends, I find that we are better then most as far as frequency. My husband and I planned a trip to Mexico in April and as luck would have it, was due to start my period the day we were to leave. I researched the web to find out if there were ways of stopping or changing your cycle because I really did not want to be on my period on the first vacation we have ever been on. Although I have had my tubes tied and don't need them I found that the bcp was an option so decided to go that route. I went to my O.B. and told him that I was having irregular periods and wanted to know if he would precribe the pill to regulate my cycle. Did I say I was logical? Hmmm. He put me on Yasmin and I started taking them on the 7th of this month, March, the second day of my regular period. I was fine for three days and then started to notice changes in appitite. He told me that it would happen and that since i was "Aware of my diet" that it should not be a problem. Wrongo!! I have to constantly tell myself that I am not hungry but that is nothing compared to what happened on the 12th, six days into the packet. I went into a mood that can only be described as horrific. I was mad and there was no reason for it. No one could say anything right and after a few hours of thinking about it I figured out it was the Yasmin. I started spotting the next day and it has not stopped. I am not happy, being short with my family all the time. I don't want to do anything and am very tired all the time but can not sleep well. I decided to keep taking the pills and see if it levels out but my husband is going nuts. He got on the computer at work and looked up Yasmin and got this web site and sent it to me. All I can say is WOW!!! I have decided to stop right now. So, here is my question. If I stop taking the pill will my period start right away? Will it last forever or be regular. I read the information that came with the pill and it does not address that at all just saying that I could get pregnant. I know I have already messed up my cycle but does anyone know how long it will take to regulate after taking them such a short time? I was thinking that maybe I should just continue to take them until after Mexico. I am very thankful that I read this site and feel much sympathy for all the woman I read about. If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them

Thank you,

Holly

I have not had great success on birth control, so I decided to try Yasmin, seeing as it was a new drug using a new kind of progesterin. I did not make the connection until i found this site. The first 2 months were ok, but did notice that i had less energy, and some depression. I was optimistic about this pill. The second week into my third pack, i got a raging yeast infection. This is something i had experienced in the past on many other brands of BC. I was so upset. yet another one failed. I cleared that up, and i am begining to feel dizy, and my boobs are getting big, and i feel all bloated in my tummy. I only have 5 more pills to take, and i can't wait go get off them. i feel as i am pregnant, but hopefully am not. I hope it is just a side effect from this drug. As soon as i start my period, i am going in for an IUD. no more hormones. my husabnd has noticed a huge change in my mood and says that he will do anything as long as i dont take the pill. If the iud does not work, i am getting my tubes tied. I have 2 wonderful kids, and am tired of battling with this entire birth control stuff. those of you who are doing fine on this pill, consider yourself lucky.

Hi every one out there looking for a good "bcp" . I got news for you all THERE IS NO GOOD BCP. I AM 27 Years old and i am going to be getting my tubes tied. I have my 2 kids and i give up on the pills 8 years of miserable hell trying new pills going back to old ones forget it. I am finally threw. I am just ending it off with yasmin.