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Posted at 2:44 PM on May 15, 2008 by kady28, #30509
I have been having the same problems for about two months. Heart palpitations, chest pain, left arm numbness, spouts of rapid heart beat (up to 150 beats a minute) while laying in bed. Other things that I have started putting with this is I broke out in hives several months ago, I had yeast infections every month for a year, I have had dark hair pop up on my face that was never there before. I have been to the ER many times, I have had an EKG, the whole blood work done, chest x-ray, stress test, and a holter monitor. They did catch PVCs and a few other irregular heat beats on the monitor and EKG but no one seems concerned about. I have been at my wits in and like you felt like a horrible mom and wife. Not hardly any to function. I finally thought to look up IUD and heart palpitations and BOOM....there was pages and pages of women talking about this. I am relieved in some ways but still not convinced! I just don't know if it could actually cause PVCs or other irregular heart beats but I guess it could. I hope this was the problem. I got the IUD out last Friday and I seem to feel a little better each day, although last night I did have another attack of racing heart-147 bpm. I'm 27 years old, with not family history of heart problems, I am thin, I have low resting pulse and have always had low blood pressure. I guess the IUD makes more sense than a heart problem. It's just very scary when you have two small children at home and you're afraid you might not wake up the next day! I have never been a fearful person, I am very laid back so when the docs kept throwing the anxiety and stress thing at me, it REALLY didn't make sense! I have been under way more stress several years ago than I am now and this has never happened. I have had the IUD for two years. I have researched hormone imbalance and it does add up to the same. I think it's possible for the IUD to malfunction and instead of squirting out a small amount of the hormone daily it could be giving way to much which gives us a hormone imbalance. Let me know how you are doing and if your symptoms have gotten better with time and thanks for sharing your story.
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Reply about 1 year ago on May 16, 2008 by claudia1969, #8329

It will get better in a few months. The heart palpitations are almost completely gone in my case, and I'm almost six months post removal.
Read this:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01439.x

and this:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/action/showFullText?submitFullText=Full+Text+HTML&doi=10.1111%2Fj.1471-0528.2005.00691.x

This explains what is REALLY going on in your body while on the Mirena.
Take care and I hope you will recover soon!

Claudia

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Reply 6 months ago on May 12, 2009 by pcossux, #19772

Have of of you ladies been tested for PCOS - polycystic ovarian syndrome? I have had many of these symptoms for over ten years and about 3 years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS. Google PCOS and take a look at the symptoms and then go and see your gyno to get tested. PCOS is VERY common in women and most of them don't even know that they have it and very few doctors put two and two together and don't think to test for it.

Good luck to you all...I truly know how you feel and how frustrated you are...I have so many of the symptoms that you have all described...today and the last few days have been especially bad for me.

Cheryl

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Reply 6 months ago on May 12, 2009 by pcossux, #19773

Have of of you ladies been tested for PCOS - polycystic ovarian syndrome? I have had many of these symptoms for over ten years and about 3 years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS. Google PCOS and take a look at the symptoms and then go and see your gyno to get tested. PCOS is VERY common in women and most of them don't even know that they have it and very few doctors put two and two together and don't think to test for it.

Good luck to you all...I truly know how you feel and how frustrated you are...I have so many of the symptoms that you have all described...today and the last few days have been especially bad for me.

Cheryl

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