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Posted at 5:23 PM on Sep 03, 2008 by lavenderinscence, #34131
OMG. I guess I am lucky that this is the first site i found! I am 22 years old and i have had Mirena since may of 2007 since i delivered my youngest son. I stopped having a period (which is great) but i started having some symptoms that were completely out of the ordinary for me. I started what felt like panic attacks, it feels like tightness in my chest with pain high in my chest. I'm having heart palpitations very often, and sometimes when my heart palpitates (it feels like it stops for a second) i partially black out. i have been attributing it all to stress because i am a full time college student with 2 toddlers and a house to run but now after reading all of these comments i'm not too sure. I have a really hard time focusing, it's like my eyes slide out of focus and i just stare into the distance. I've been having sleep trouble as well... i'm always fatigued but i have a really hard time falling asleep. My mood swings have inreased tenfold. i get so angry at the littlest things and i just can't help myself. the last and most important side effect (at least in the eyes of my husband) is that i have absolutely no sexual appetite. I find myself dreading sleeping with him because i just don't feel like it anymore. I love him dearly and I really think it's not normal for an otherwise healthy 22 year old to have zero sexual interest.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 03, 2008 by red1964, #11929

You are WAY too young to be suffering through these side effects. I had the same problems and I am 43! The panic attacks and palpitations were so bad that I went in to have an EKG and ECHO...both were normal. I also had the vision issue, extreme fatigue, lack of concentration....you deal with all this and then, like you, libido in the toilet....so what good is it? Please go to see your Dr...if you didn't have these issues pre-Mirena but have them now, it's time to consider a different form of birth control....before it really negatively affects your relationship! Take care.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 04, 2008 by aussiegirl80, #11943

Hi i also had the same probs i had heart palps and like a skipped beat and i also use to black out and extreme fatigue and visual problems and more !! i hope you decide to take it out good luck !! the heart palps and skipped beats went after removal but still get them sometimes around my period .

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 16, 2008 by jvm, #14569

Hello,
So I too just stumbled onto this website and cannot believe I have all of the symptoms you described. I am going to call tomorrow to get it removed! Just want to know, did you get it removed? And how do you feel now?

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