jeninea's Profile

My Side Effect Posts

Mirena Mirena vs. Marriage Its only been 3 months since I got my Mirena; and I am having it removed in 3 days. Thanks to your posts on this site which have confirmed my concerns. My most ALARMING side effect are pin point, sharp pains on the surface of my skin, on my legs especially. I kept thinking that I had just been bitten by a very small bug and I would swat at my leg; even though I couldn't see a bug. Another time I was in a restaurant and it felt as if a large drop of water fell from the ceiling onto by back. I looked up to see if the air conditioner was leaking (or something else...maybe a bird in the rafters...???) I even asked my husband, "Is there a wet mark on the back of my shirt? I just felt something fall on me." With a condescending smile he answered "No honey, there is not." After 19 years of marriage, 5 kids and CLEARLY not enough good birth control: I had just handed him all the evidence he needed to blame me for the next 20 years of marital bliss (AKA: symbiotic dysfunction) Additional side effects (of Mirena...and Marriage too!): severe joint pain -knees, hips & elbows, fatigue, weight gain, insomnia, hard time falling asleep, muscle ache, mood swings, lack of concentration, depressed, forgetful and what else....I cant remember ;)