I am a 35 y.o mom of two and I had my Mirena put in Jan. 2008. I...

I am a 35 y.o mom of two and I had my Mirena put in Jan. 2008. I was patient for the first several months with some of the longer periods, cramping, etc. I was loving it initially since it was such low maintenance. But, let me tell you that since the Fall of 2008 I have had unbelievable emotional issues which have been far more severe than I have ever experienced. My two boys that are 5 and 6 and postpartum blues were nothing in comparison to this! I was recently married to my second husband in September and my emotional spiral got even worse during this time. By Feb. 2009, I was hospitalized a week for depression and attempted suicide. For a month after my discharge, I also attended daily outpatient treatment for which I was off work for the entire time. It has been a long road for me and my family and I'm still in therapy at least once a week and attend several support groups. Recently, I just started putting it all together because I have never experienced such emotional turmoil. I'm convinced it is related to the Mirena and I've got an appointment today to have it removed. I'm on so many medications now for my mood disorder that one more (birth control) won't be a big deal. I'm hoping that I will have relief of my symptoms once it is out. I empathize with everyone who has posted and it just confirms my suspicions.