I got my Mirena on 6-12-08 and still currently have it. I am 22 y...

I got my Mirena on 6-12-08 and still currently have it. I am 22 years old and have two little girls. Before the Mirena I used pills and the patch and never had any problems at all. This thing is a nightmare! I have been twitching-especially my eyes and lips, I cant get my fingers to stop shaking. I have been experiencing the 'drunk eyes' that bulgebegone mentioned. The cramps have not stopped for the month I've had it, even though I was told it would be a week at the most. Also, like so many other women, I was told that I may spot very lightly for 6-9 months and then stop getting my period-after it was inserted. For the last month I have been hemoraging almost exactly the same as those few days in the hospital after giving birth-when they give you the big diapers to wear! My husband hates it too, when we have been able to have sex, he says most of the time it's ok, but then the strings will poke him and it's a very sharp pain. Last Friday I spoke with my doctor about this to see what options we had and I asked her to shorten the strings and she said no, without an explanation at all! I also just read the article below in an email I received. I am now making an appointment to have this removed!!!!! > I am sure most of you have a daughter, a granddaughter, a niece, a friend > or > a friend's daughter... this might be worth checking out. > PASS THIS ON EVEN IF YOU DON'T USE IT!! > > > Recently, this past week, my cousin Nicole D. (age 31... a newly > graduated student with a doctoral degree about to start her new career as a > Doctor...) was flown into a nearby hospital, because she passed out. They > found a blood clot in her neck, and immediately took her by helicopter to > the ER to operate. By the time they removed the right half of her skull to > relieve the pressure on her brain the clot had spread to her brain causing > severe damage. Since last Wednesday night, she was fighting for her life. > They induced her into a coma to stop the blood flow and then operated on 3 > times. Finally, they said there was nothing left that they could do. > Multiple c lots in the left side of her brain were found, the swelling > wouldn't stop and she was on the life support. She died at 4:30 that day. > She leaves behind her husband, a 2-year old, Brandon and a 4-year old, > Justin. The CAUSE of DEATH they found was a birth control she was taking > that allows you to only have your period 3 X's a year. Doctors said it > interrupts life's menstrual cycle, and although it is FDA approved... it > shouldn't be. So to the women in my address book, I ask you to boycott this > product and deal with your periods once a month, so you can live the rest > of > the months that life has in store for you. > Please send this to every woman you know - you may save someone's life. > Remember you have a cycle for a reason. > > FYI: T he name of this new birth control is Lybrel. If you go to > ****** > you will find a least 26 pages of information regarding this drug. The > second birth control is Seasonique. If you go to ****** you will > find at least 43 pages of information regarding this drug. The warning and > side effects regarding both pills are horrible.