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Mirena...WOW who would have known, that trying to prevent pregnan...

Posted at 11:44 AM on Apr 19, 2009 by cherpooh, #40767
Mirena...WOW who would have known, that trying to prevent pregnancy would hurt so bad. I have had Mirena for 2 years now after the birth of my second child. Started out okay, within 3 months, I would only spot during my cycle, and before long no spotting. I thought it was great. Then I noticed myself becoming tired, no energy, just thought i needed more sleep. It didn't matter if i slept 12 hours I was still tired throughout the day. Then I noticed my patience going out the window. Every little thing irritated me, I would get so upset over nothing. Before long I was yelling at my kids, getting mad at them like I would an adult over something. Everything would be okay one minute and the next minute I would want to rip someone's head off. There's been a couple of times after an episode where i'm sitting there thinking what the hell is happening to me. This isn't me. Then I got online to start doing some research and low and behold I find websites that are covered up with comments just like mine. My husband had just about been at the end of his rope with me just thinking I was being a b**** for no reason. Now that he has seen everyone elses reviews he believes that this thing has something to do with it. I have been depressed, I have basically lost all weight from my second birth except for my stomach. I look like I am 3 - 4 months pregnant and it will not go down. I've been to the doctor's office asking what's going on and having test run and it all comes back normal. Nurses see my stomach and look at me saying "are you sure your not pregnant, because that's not because you are fat". I am finally taking the plung and having this removed. The only thing I will miss about this thing is not having a period at all and no cramping. My kids and my life is more important to me than having to go buy tampons and deal with a monthly period. I've done it before and survived, and I'm so ready to have my mind back. Your gut lets you know when your not yourself and mine has been telling me for a while that I'm not myself. If you have been ingnoring your gut feeling start acknowledging it, it's trying to tell you something. Will post later and let you all know step by step what happened after having it removed and whether or not my stomach went down and if I have a better mood about life. Just wondering....has anyone started a civil suit towards Mirena? There's enough testimonies here that someone needs to listen.
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Reply 7 months ago on Apr 21, 2009 by sia3, #19061

Your description of yourself sounds like me word for word! So there is no doubt in my mind that it's this "monster" I let my Dr convince me was the best option. As soon as I send this I'm going to schedule to have it removed. The whole weight loss with the "belly" is constantly getting me questioned about being pregnant again. And the funny thing is that they think I'm lying when I say I'm not! I hate being so irritated and angry with my girls too so it's time to let this thing go. Hopefully I'll return to what I was before.

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Reply 7 months ago on Apr 23, 2009 by pamcakes, #19141

I also have the same side effects. I got the Mirena inserted last June. I had noticed I was always tired but chalked it up to running around after my little one. But, the always being pissed off is the deal breaker. I have been on edge for months now and was actually thinking I was bi-polar or something but the symptoms don't match up. I am really tired of being so bitchy all of the time and glad I have found the reason behind it all. My husband actually told me today it is getting harder and harder to deal with me so I did some research and ended up here. Plus, I couldn't figure out why I couldn't lose the belly fat either. I am calling tomorrow to make an appointment to have it removed.

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