everyone has their own opinion about mirena but i am here to assu...

I am so glad I stumbled upon this website. I felt like I was going crazy! I am a completely healthy 20 year old with two children. Had absolutely no problems with both pregnancies. I had Mirena inserted in April 09 and felt fine in the beginning. The first thing I noticed was the hair loss. I have very thick hair and since mirena I'd say I've lost about half of it. I also noticed that about once a month I would have these episodes of panic/anxiety attacks where I would feel like I was going to die.. first I would feel nauseous, then the fast heartbeat and fast breathing and I would feel like passing out. Each time this happened I would go to the ER and the first couples of times I was told I was "dehydrated"..The next time, the doctor told me that I had a heart murmur. So I had an ultrasound done on my heart. I also had to wear a holtar monitor for 24 hours and had multiple blood tests done. I was sent to a cardiologist because I guess the doctors thought that these symptoms were caused by a heart problem. The cardiologist told me that all my test results came out normal and that I was completely healthy and my heart was fine. He suggested taking out the IUD because he said my body just wasn't agreeing with the hormone released by Mirena. So I had it removed two days later (Sept 2.09) I was feeling very nervous in the waiting room before having it removed. I was feeling panicky and my heart was beating so fast, but I got through it. I could not believe how much better I felt the second it was removed. After that I had to wait in the pharmacy and I felt like my normal self again. It was great. I did have that famous Mirena "crash" about two weeks post removal. I still feel nauseous here and there and I start to get a little panicky but I'm able to control it. The cardiologist said it may take a few months for my hormones to be balanced again. My OB/GYN told me before removing it that my symptoms weren't being caused by Mirena and I think most doctors will tell you this. I advise you to take it out. It really ruined these few months of my life when I should have been enjoying my newborn. I tell my husband all the time that I honestly would rather have gotten pregnant again (even twice!!) than to go through what I went through. I am not kidding... I had a horrible experience with Mirena..