http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911 I have been on mirena now for 10 months. I was on the depo for 10 years prior. I loved my depo adn only went off of it after Kaiser said I could not do it any longer. I was told that mirena was a god send and a lot like my depo. I can say that the combi Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:51:47 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=2075 you are not alone i have been experiencing some of the same side effects and i thought it was just me too. but instead i have been itching in the vagina area and it's not an yeast infection. The itching comes and goes i dont know if its the copper or what? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=2075 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:07:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=2406 I have had the Mirena for about 4 years - 3 and a half of which I have suffered with urticaria, then angiodema, now anaphalaxis. The specialists I have spoken to all deny it can be the effects of the Mirena, but I am beginning to think that it HAS to be. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=2406 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:13:35 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=3341 I had the Mirena for 4 years and experieced joint pain, low white blood cell count, severe allergies(doctors put me on 3 different allergy meddications) dizziness etc. etc. etc.....doctors did lupus test and many other tests but finally concluded that it w http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=3341 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:49:27 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=3585 I had Mirena placed in July. I have began to itch constantly and break out in hives at random times and in random places. It seems that the itching is increasing in intensity, frequency and duration. I cannot find any other cause for the itching, like you http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=3585 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:37:59 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=4061 I had the Mirena fitted in Jan 07 and all was fine until about september when the itching started, sometimes it concentrates in one area, ie, hands, feet, stomach, breasts, at other times it is all over, it is unbearable at times, have spoken to doctor who http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=4061 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:08:50 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=4903 I got Mirena in May of last year and although I love love love not having to remember a contraceptive, there have been changes that I never associated with Mirena until recently. I had never had a yeast infection before and in the past year I've probably g http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=4903 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:27:39 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=4937 I am here to say that I had my mirena removed in October of 2007. Within days my skin began to appear more normal. And my headaches are gone and so are many of the other symptoms. I do not regret it one bit. What I have begun to notice is that now in t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=4937 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:32:03 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=5147 I have had mirena for 3 years and have experienced horrific skin allergies and even been diagnosed with hay fever. My allergies were trigerred by dust, nuts, wheat, perfume, body lotions , rubber and basically the so called wheel marks and hives were unbea http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=5147 Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=8204 Hi there -- I know this post is a little older (from back in September) but I'm going through some very similar skin problems, and I had my Mirena IUD removed today thinking that it's causing me to break out in hives all over my body. It didn't start unti http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=8204 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:17:08 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=9888 I had Mirena inserted in early January 08, within 3 weeks my face and eyes were swollen very badly. I also had a bad case of sinusitis.I was going to have Mirena removed, but it fell out a few days before scheduled removal. The swelling has gone down gradu http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=9888 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:55:30 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=10136 I had Mirena inserted on October 07, since then I have had very abnormal periods, very light periods as a matter of fact but lasting almost 3 weeks, It was horrible, I also experienced low energy, fatigue and even started to feel depressed 6 months aft http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=10136 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:56:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=10639 Hi all - I just had the mirena removed yesterday (inserted March 11, 2008). Since having the mirena, my joints ache!! Especially the knees. My husband volunteered for a vasectomy (sp?) thank goodness. I can't wait for my system to go back into balanc http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=10639 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:33:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=11616 Did anybody have horrible hair loss? I only had mine in for 6 weeks and i got it removed yesturday!!I have a 4 month old and i am following weight watchers and going to curves fitness centres 4 times a week . When my daughter was 2 and a half months ols i http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=11616 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:00:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=12328 I had mirena put in Aug. 2007. For the last month I have not felt right. I have always been a heathly person, but ...what the hell is going on. My ankles and feet are killing me, yesterday I had a huge tender bruse -that I don't remember getting- and is ma http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=12328 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:07:00 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=14267 I've had Mirena for almost 2 years. I've sometimes felt like bugs crawling on me, making me itch like crazy. Then started the discharge, and varginal itching. It's so bad I itch it raw. I thought I was crazy. I've been on so many prescriptions trying to cl http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=14267 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:00:15 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=14534 Hello all. I too am a new recipient of this "miracle" called Mirena! I just had my third son in late July, and I had weighed my options, and with some STRONG convincing from my OB/GYN, I had decided on the Mirena. I had it placed on September 20, 2008, a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=14534 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:13:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=17674 I had mirena for almost nine months. It felt uncomfortable and I was sluggish. I gained so much weight and I was just living normally. My body seemed heavy and slow. My whole body was itching. I had it removed a few days ago. I hope someone can tell me wh http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=17674 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:53:33 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=19144 Hello.... I had the Mirena IUD placed in me on Wednesday ( yep...8 days ago!!!!! ) I am having Kaiser remove the darn thing TOMORROW!!! I broke out into hives all over my arms, legs & stomach. The itching has been unbearable!! I had Kaiser give me a shot http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=19144 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:53:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=19348 I had Mirena put in after my 3rd daughter in Jan. Shortly after, I began getting bumps on my legs and chest. They were filled with a clear liquid and there was no end to it. The skin irritation was so bad, we removed the IUD. Fast forward a month....We http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=19348 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:31:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=21056 OMG! I too am going thru this. I have my Mirena put in feb. 2009 and taken out April 2009. When will the hives go away? This is crazy and my doctors think I am nuts too! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=21056 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:06:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=23048 so i have wondered about other peoples itching. is it just in the vaginal area or all over? i have constant itching and its driving me crazy! and its not just in the vaginal area its EVERYWHERE! i have scares now from where it itches so bad i cant stop mys http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23911?item=23048