| Posted at 4:21 AM on Jul 04, 2009 by mooreofcorrie, #42768 |
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I had the Mirena inserter 6 weeks after having my 3rd baby. I instantly felt the side effects. I know my body and I experience insomnia, acne, I went from a great sex drive to absolutely none in a matter of days! It is the Mirena. Oh and I was waking up in the middle of the night with heart palpitations and anxiety. I too have a history of anxiety, but this all began after the Mirena was placed. I've only had it 2 weeks and I have an appointment to get it out.
I had some side effects, but not all, and not to any extremes. Mine included some hair loss, similar to losing hair post pregnancy. My hair is short anyway so it wasn't noticeable, or by the handful, but more than a normal person would lose daily. I had bleeding gums similar to what I had during both my pregnancies, mainly when flossing or if I was at the dentist. My dentist's concern was that it could be symptomatic of a larger problem, which it wasn't. I also had tiredness and lost libido. The best thing was not having my period for almost 4 years. Loved that. And was able to breast feed my son for a year and half while on birth control. I had my Mirena for 3 years and had it removed about a month ago. All is well, back to normal. Don't be paranoid. Watch for side effects and if you experience any of the more extreme ones I've read about here, have it removed. The removal took 3 minutes and didn't hurt. My period returned last week. Boo.
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