MEMORY LOSS, acne, mood swings, fuzzy mind, dizziness, dry hair, ...

I had all the side effects you listed and more...I also had heart palpitations, dizziness, bloating, headaches. The memory loss was really frightening to me...I would forget what I was going to say mid-sentence....I could not function at work because I would forget what I was supposed to be doing, forget a conversation of just an hour before. I, too, felt movement in my belly...WHAT was that about?? Between the brain fog and the insomnia, I thought I would lose my mind. The cystic acne didn't help, either. I only had mine 5 months because of all these side effects. I'm happy to tell you that I could literally feel the difference walking to the car after removal...it felt like one of those Claritin commercials where they peel back the fuzzy film. The acne cleared up within 2 months -- no new zits, it just took that long for the ones that were there to go away. I had such a hormonal imbalance because of Mirena that I went into early menopause within 3 months of removal...I never got my period after removal (I was always normal prior to Mirena...I was 43 at the time, so a bit older than you!). Removal did not hurt a bit. Despite the menopause thing (I am now on bio-identical HRT, estrogen and progesterone and doing well with it, knock on wood....have to take it till I get to a more normal meno age, about 5 years from now), I felt positively giddy after removal...I could see myself improve day by day. You will get your mind back!!! Good luck to you.

Susanne

Oh, I forgot to say....I can SLEEP now!!! Woo hoo!!

I had the Mirena IUD put in about 6 weeks ago and I have noticed an increase in acne, dry hair, cramping, long periods, and weight gain. I'm having it removed ASAP. All Mirena seems to do is diminish natural beauty...not exactly what I had in mind. I thought my sex drive sucked on the Nuva Ring, but with Mirena it's non-existent.