I had my MIRENA put in 2 months ago. Since then, even with the ho...

Those are all side effects you can get from Mirena. Please get it out! also take a look at this site: http://www.mirena.ca/en/pdfs/MirenaEn/pdf , it's the report from the manufacturer where you can find a whole list of side effects not mentioned when you get the Mirena inserted. Take care.

From medicinenet.com: Levonorgestrel passes into breast milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before breast- feeding.

From virginiahopkinstestkits.com/mirenareport/html: Marketed to Breastfeeding Women
My other big beef is that these devices are being intentionally and consciously marketed to pregnant women for use postpartum. There is even an implication in the literature that it could be inserted during a C-section. There is very little research about the effects of progestins on nursing infants, and most of what there is was done for one year in third world countries such as Egypt, Bombay and Chile, which is always a red flag to me because it’s so easy to get away with shoddy research in those settings. (If you’ve ever been to a hospital in Egypt you know what I’m talking about—primitive would be a polite description of the one I visited.) A study done in Mexico with breastfeeding Norplant users found that their infants had significantly modified thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels.

The one six-year followup study I could find that followed breastfeeding infants exposed to levonorgestrel (Norplant) was done in Norway and found that they had higher incidence rates of respiratory infections, skin conditions and eye infections than the control group, and later were found to have a higher proportion of “neurological conditions.”

To me it’s unthinkable to even consider exposing a nursing infant to any type of progestin. I would call this a form of corporate sociopathy—marketing without a conscience to unwitting, under-informed women who are just trying to responsibly avoid an unwanted pregnancy. Since the FDA is unlikely to take action against this practice it’s up to the rest of us to spread the word.

The doctors in the U.S. get the info passed onto them that is approved by the FDA. The FDA is known for accepting one-sided and shoddy studies conducted by the drug manufacturers to prove their product should be on the market. Do'nt think you are ever getting good info about a medication based on it being "FDA approved." Go by whether or not YOU are having problems with it. If you are, then it is up to YOU to make the decision to take it out. Don't let your doctor be the one to decide what's in your best interest - obviously with your side effects he or she is not getting it this time. (Maybe not intentionally, but it's you and your baby that will suffer, not the doctor.)

By the way, the info I posted from medicinenet.com and virginiahopkinstestkits.com were cut and pasted so you would know where to look for more info. Sorry, I should have added quotes around them so it would be more obvious.