Hi Ladies, I have also been having some problems with my Mirena....

Hi Ladies, I have also been having some problems with my Mirena. I had it implanted in November 2008. Since then I have had severe cramping, with pain that goes down my right leg. I can cramp at any time during the month, not just during the period. I feel like I am really tired,weak, and fatigued sometimes too. I have ringing in my ears that sounds like a heartbeat. But to me, the worst thing that has happened so far is having longer periods. Sure enough, the period is light enough for me to wear a pantiliner the whole time, but they tend to last forever. The first period lasted for over a month. The second one for almost a month, and now this third one has been going for over a week now. I had the Mirena implanted so that I could have a more free sex-life with my husband, but being on my period all the time definitely defeats the purpose. My doctor said," Oh well it says it in the pamphlet: where it says may cause spotting or bleeding in between periods." I told her, yeah but you didn't tell me a period for a whole month straight. She said that there are some women that this same thing has happened to, and even a woman that had a 3 month long period. Sometimes, I feel like my doctor tricked me into this and didn't really tell me all the risks and things that could happen to my body. And she definitely didn't tell me it would be as painful as it was when I had it put in. I am still debating about having it removed because I like not having to take pills everyday. (That's how I got in trouble the first time.) But it is definitely very irritating to my body. For those of you who say that your husband can feel the Mirena, you can have your doctor to shorten the strings. That is what my doctor did for me, and I never had any complaints.