UGH.... ladies i feel ur pain!!!!! i have had mirena in for about 6 months n i am soooooooo ready 2 get this thing out of me!!! i had a miscarriage in august n decided that i just didn't want 2 go through that again so i spoke 2 my doctor n she suggested MIRENA! i thought 5yrs without having 2 worry about getting pregnant was a win win situation n exactly wat i needed! i had insurance at the time n it payed for EVERYTHING so i said y not!!! so i got it put in n i felt great! i went 6 months without any symptoms n then WHAM!!!! ....constant headache, nausea, cramps EVERY SINGLE NIGHT N EVERY SINGLE MORNING, i cant lose weight, crying ALL the time, DEPRESSED n asking myself y im even alive, LOW LIBIDO(im 21yrs old!!! n i have no desire to have sex!!!!).... snapping at everybody (especially my bf) we almost broke up bc of it :-( thank God i found this website n let him read all the things that other ppl have been going through! it was just so horrible bc i would miss him all day n pick a fight with him as soon as he got home :-( then cry about it! he was soo confused!!! soo now im conscious of my moods n i try my best 2 control them... i have been trying to wait it out, hoping that my symptoms will go away but they have not gone away yet n i talked it over with my boyfriend n i decided 2 get it taken out bc i just want 2 feel like myself again... i miss ME! so i will keep u guys updated... im going 2 call planned parenthood on Monday n see if they can remove it, if not, then refer me 2 someone who will do it for little or no cost bc i no longer have insurance :-/