I am so happy that I found this thread! I had the Mirena put in ...

I am so happy that I found this thread! I had the Mirena put in last May and I am about ready to get it taken out. I am not one to sleep in all day, but since I have had the mirena I feel like I sleep in so late. I can't get to sleep and then when I do it doesn't matter if I have 1 hour, 6, 8, 10 or 12 hours of sleep, it still feels like I haven't slept at all. I have no energy for my 11 month old. I had wanted children for so long and not having the energy to dedicate to her is beginning to depress me. I had a lot of hair loss on my head and a huge increase of hair on my jaw line. I have a sharp pain in stomach that rarely seems to go away - I have just grown accustomed to it. I pretty much have a headache all the time. I bleed for 3 weeks, have 1 week of not bleeding, then the cycle starts again. My sex life has become just about nil due to my decreased sex drive and constant bleeding. Since I am now uninsured I just have to find an affordable place to get the removal done (which is easier said than done, some of the quotes I have received have been amazingly high). Thank you to everyone for sharing their experiences.