Like most of you state in your posts.........I cannot begin to de...
Dear Amanda,
I totally feel for you, I got mine in Nov 06 and felt terrible since then, was told that I had to give myself a few months to adjust. I felt constantly bloated (looked like I was pregnant all the time), had acne, gained weight, no sex drive, extremely irritable, mood swings, tiredness and the last straw was depression to the point of suicidal. I got a blood test done, I was "healthy". My GP then suggested that I see a psychiatrist who wanted to prescribe anti-depressants, I just knew that it was caused by the Mirena and decided to search the net and found so many forums where women are complaining of the same symptoms.
I insisted that it be removed in August (they are really quite reluctant to do it) and and I could feel the difference almost immeadiately. I am so thankful to all the women out there for sharing their experiences otherwise we would all be at the mercy of the doctors who tell us that it is all in our heads !!
I wish you all the best and wanted to let you know that you will feel normal again once it is out.
Thank you so much for your words of support. I feel such relief that I'm not alone. I've been very lucky that my physician is being really supportive of removal because she is a regular doctor but also a homeopathic physician. We've tried vitamins and natural hormones and everything to no avail. So she told me if I didn't feel any improvement after her last recommendations then we will take it out and see what happens. So luckily I won't have to face disapproval tomorrow at the doctor's office......they are skeptical but supportive. The problem is my physician has a Mirena too and no issues with it so even though she is being non-judgmental she can't understand how all my issues could be related to the Mirena. I'll let you know how it goes!
-Amanda
Amanda, I go in tomorrow to have mine removed as well! I have been suffering from all the same ailments...and I just want you to know that all of us here are your support group. Please keep posting on here and let us know how things go for you post removal. I am planning on taking photos of myself (the acne and the weight) before and after and keeping a journal of when symptoms start going away. I will be informing my OB-Gyn, my PCP, and the dermatologist to help educate them. It may not do a whole lot, but if enough of us women do this, at least they may not tell the next patient that "it couldn't be the Mirena." Good luck to you! Hope it all goes well for you!
~Keryn
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