I am so glad that a friend of mine found this site and told me to go on it and take a look for myself. I have been reading these stories for about an hour now and i am amazed at how almost all of you have the same story as I do. I never even thought about "the IUD" being the cause of my depression. I have two small children, my parents after 22 years got a divorce, my husband and I are having major problems (i have already scheduled to go see a lawyer. Thats how bad it is) and all along i now firmly believe that this stupid thing that at one point sounded so great may be the problem. I just thought it was everything that I was dealing with was just too much. I have horrible mood swings, don't have a sex drive, always tired no matter how much sleep I get, 6 out of 7 days i am crying, don't want to be around anyone and the list goes on and on and on. The only side effect that i don't have is the weight gain. But I always have the bloating and cramps and back aches. I called my Dr. about 10 minutes ago and asked to schedule an appointment and Thank God my doctor did not treat me the way the rest of your doctors are treating all of you. I am so sorry that they are doing that to all of you because it is our body and our decision to have this thing in or out. Just tell them that you are wanting to have another baby maybe that will help. I have to wait until my cycle comes back around and then call that day to have it removed and I hope that I will have the same instant relieve that all of you are having. Good luck to all of you.