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I started taking Yasmin in 2005. About 7 months ago, i stopped taking it. I had headaches all the time, sometimes I had problems breathing, I would get high pressure, blackouts.
About 4 months ago I started having KIDNEY infections, and I didn't even know how that was! And now I have them all the time, and my lower back hurts alot. I've ben taking pills for the kidneys. But now I'm scared, after a friend told me what she saw on T.V. :-(

Ok i have been on NR for 8 weeks and the first week it was great after that i started to have heavy periods and cramps were bad and then my headache went from mild to server after that i went to the doctor they told me it was just how the ring was i was the hospitalize for sever back pain when i took NR my symptoms got worse and i will never get back on NR ever again

After giving birth to my third child, I decided to have the IUD (the one w/o the hormones), but after receiving it I started bleeding uncontrollably. I went through about 7-8 pads per day and I also had on tampons with them. Eventually, I talked to my doctor and had it removed. But out of fear of having another child I decided to get the Mirena (the one with hormones). Everything was fine at first. The insertion of it was cool. I had no pain. But about two weeks later, I started bleeding, I bled for about two months, which I had no problem with because I didn't have to worry about the fear of becoming prego again. As time passed, however, I started having really bad mood swings and feeling down all the time, my hair is falling out (it used to be down to the middle of my back but now its only shoulder length), I started having pain down in my pelvic area. I also have pregnancy sypmtoms and I have a period like every other two months. I havent had one since X-mas. I always feel bloated and I have gained over 25lbs since getting it in 2007. and the bad part about it is that I hardly even eat anything. I always feel full like i've been eating all day. The only thing that I can honestly say is good about the Mirena is that when I do have a period, its lighter and I only bleed about 2-3 days. But lately i've been thinking about having it removed because I cant deal with the excessive weight gain, hair loss, and pregnancy symptoms, including nausea and vomiting, and bloating.

Yasmin has caused me to almost blackout twice now and my period has been the most up and down experience i've ever had. I don't know now if my period isn't starting due to other reasons or if it's from stopping that Yaz, it's starting to worry me. Can anyone share with me their periods after getting off Yasmin? I've been off it for about 3-4 months now...so, I really don't know if my periods should be getting back on track now or if they should continue to be screwy for a bit longer.

Hi, am sitting here reading these posts and finally I dont think I am going crazy; Have 3 kids, got the Mirena in about 15mths ago as was happy with my lot and have a child with Special needs so am really busy with him; Lately I have been in to my doc with lower back ache like I was 95 not 35, got an xray and all they saw was the mirena, but no problems, also went to doc as I never have a period but get all the pains and usually down 1 side which is so painful it makes me jump out of my seat; then in Jan I bleed for 10days, my GP said I was ovulating????????? Now I am in agony and I am bleeding since yesterday and it is BLACK in colour ???? I have no idea what it is going on with me, I have noooo sex drive at all, keep thinking Im pregnant as I have all the side effects, expecially morning sickness; Sex, if it happens can be painful too, dont want to get pregnant and not pushed on going back on the pill; In the past I have become pregnant very very easily and really dont want to take the risk???? WHAT SHOULD I DO AND IS IT THE MIRENA THAT HAS ME LIKE THIS

I had Mirena for year and half. a year after having it i started getting CHRONIC MUSCLE PAINS, SEVERE CHRONIC UPPER BACK PAIN, mainly left side, SHOULDER PAIN, mainly only left shoulder, ANXIETY, INSOMNIA, CHEST PAIN, BREAST PAINS, nAUSEA IN CAR RIDES, DAILY NAUSEA FOR 5 MONTHS, i thought i was gonna die from the pain all over my upper body!! Been to chiropractor, cardiologist, Emergency rooms twice, Primary drs.. all my tests were fine !!! the ob said its not related to Mirena. i even quit my job., that didnt help me get better.. I know it is Mirena that caused all that because as soon as i took Mirena IUD out i was getting better after 24 hours.. getting better day by day, i use to have to take advil everytime i left the house. muscle relaxers and 4 advils at once just to sleep....Now that the stupid MIRENA is out i can sleep breath and move with out taking medicine !!! WHAt a BIG RELEIF !!! I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT ITS GONNA KILL ME...i never would recomend it to anyone!!! I suffered for 9 months until i removed it. i also heard it takes a TIME for the body to go back to normal so i am taking it easy til then. but i for sure feel better now that its out. what a reliefffff !!

Mirena class action
My name is Jessica Bonner. If you are interested in joining the class action i am starting with the following lawyer Brian goldenfarb. He willing to help me. he wil work with another law firm. i spoke with him my self today told him whats going on. he is a PRODUCT liability lawyer. He said suing by myself wont work. the only way this can work is if i can gather at least 10, 20 or 30 people to go against this company it can happen, THE MORE THE BETTER. Class action is the only way. He is willin to do this. my homework is to gather as many woman as i can, and i need you to email my private email jessysnipsnip@aol.com and i need the following information: You dont have to be local, as long as you live in america. and knowing he is in my town i can be the one to visit him, and i know he is real. The local bar association of middlesex county has reffered him to me.
email me at jessysnipsnip@aol.com
1) Full name,
2) Address,
3) Phone numbers,
4) I need the email to include that it is ok for this lawyer to contact you, and call you.
5) When the iud was inserted,
6) When the side effects began.
7) if taken out, and when.
8) please keep any medical records as well on hand.

Please feel free to visit www.mirenalegalhelp.com

WE CAN DO THIS, I WILL BE THE LEADER, PLEASE JOIN ME AND EMAIL ME! I PROMISE I WILL MAKE YOU ALL HAPPY WITH THIS OUTCOME! WE SUFFERRED WITH PAIN AND WE NEED OUR JUSTICE, FOR LOSS OF TIME, LOSS OF JOBS, PAIN MEDICATIONS WE TAKEN, MARRIAGES THAT HAVE FELL APPART, UNKOWN PAIN, DOCTORS TELLING US ITS NOT RELATED, BUT WE ARE GETTING BETTER AFTER ITS OUT. THEN WE SHOULD NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE HORRIFIC SYMPTOMS! THE TRUTH IS WE WERE SUFFERING FROM THE UNKNOWN MIRENA.

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I have been taking Zoloft 25 mg. daily for about 4 years. I experience tremors, night terrors and drowsiness on a daily basis. At times I am unable to write due to the tremors. I also have been experiencing a tingling sensation on the right and left side of my head at times. I see insects crawling on the wall and ceiling in the middle of the night. My physician originally prescribed Zoloft for anxiety because I experience heart heart palpitations. Zoloft had helped my palpitations, but I don't like the other side effects associated with this drug.

I have a burning sensation in my stomach as well as a nauseous feeling 3 minutes after taking Centrum Silver for about 10 minutes. Then it goes away.

My 7 year old daughter has battled with asthma/allergies. 4 months ago we were given samples of Singulair and there was no warning of side effects. In that time period she became very depressed, aggressive, and suffered from night terrors. She wrote me letters stating that she wanted to die and how much she hated herself. The night terrors were very disturbing. Her dreams were violent and usually had to do with me being murdered. She became very aggressive with her brother and fighting with kids in the neighborhood. All of this was completely out of her character. At that time I did not research Singulair because I never would have thought a doctor would give a child medication that would cause this kind of behavior. Plus, we thought it was a miracle drug because it seemed to cure the asthma and allergies. After feeling like I was losing my precious daughter I finally began to search for answers. I looked up Singulair online and was horrified!! We immediately threw it in the trash and began to put 2 and 2 together. I feel so awful for not knowing this was going on. She has been grounded, yelled at, and I even took all of her toys away. I am so angry that she has experienced such torment. She has been off of it for two days and I can already see the sparkle in her eyes that has been gone for months. I am concerned about her going through withdrawals. The school nurse called and said she vomited at school today. She also has a stuffy nose. What are the symptoms of withdrawal? I would rather her be sick than to take poison.

I have pains in my groin area after urination I have had the mirena for 14 months and have only started experiencing these sharp pains after urinating now for the past few weeks

For the person that said i should get it out.... Sure why not lets see my fience is bi-polar, adhd, and gets kidney stones contantly lost his job over it. So theres no income coming in at this household. Lets also not forget i get pregnant incredibly easily(my son was concieved while on bc and using a condom) and while on bc i also feel like id rather beat ppl over the head then hear what they have to say and with three children their bdays being 4/9/07, 1/9/09, and 11/8/09 that isnt an option. i havent been pregnant since my last child and thats wonderful for me. I have hypothyroidism which they say can make you infertile(deff not my case) which has also caused my last two children to be born 4 weeks premature my second child didnt have complications but my third spent two weeks in childrens hospital from being born with a collapsed lung.... and also when they say it doesnt enter your blood stream the mean directly enter it, it takes time for it to even take effect. but unless you all just have really bad doctors or something my ob even worned me that the worse side effect would be death, but under my situation this was my best option. plus i dont like having to take pain killers everyday, levothyroxin, blood pressure meds, and also try to remember a little pill. ive had migraines since i was 16 and the blood pressure med is to prevent them, had a hypothyroid since i was 16. But if anyone has a suggestion other than mirena id gladly listen. And getting my tubes tied was not an option im only 22!!!!

was hooked on vicodin for ten months quit cold turkey last sunday thought i made it threw the part by friday but sat my heart started racing my palms sweating im goin on day 4 of this when will it end can anyone help me

I've been taking Trileptal and Buproprion for bipolar disorder for about 7 years; after a month my doses went to Buproprion HCL 200 mg. SR two times a day and Trileptal 300 mg. morning, lunch and two at night. I only take one at night or I'm zonked and groggy the next day. It works great for my bipolar for the most part, but after about 3 years on it I had an episode where I got double vision and felt like I LOOKED like I was drunk; I didn't feel drunk, but one side of my face and one eye felt so weird! When I cover one I my vision looks normal but I still feel very odd. This only occurred occasionally but as time goes by it's getting worse and worse. Lately I've noticed an intention tremor in both hands and having to "reach" for the right word. I also have trouble typing and will make a mistake over and over before I can get my fingers to correct it. I'd hate to stop my meds; I really love them.

Hello again ladies :-)

OK-I posted yesterday and forgot to mention that although I took the Nuvaring out last Thursday. (Feb.4/10 and also the last day of my period) and it was only in for 3 days - Yesterday morning, I started my period AGAIN. Not spotting, this is a full blown period. Cramps, bloating & all. I am so upset that I ever used this damn thing. I only used it for a month and those 3 days... In such a short time it's nearly ruined me.

I still have the rash too :-(

Anyone out there having double vision or intention tremors, like reaching for something and your hand shaking even if you clench your fist? I also have trouble typing and will type a word incorrectly over and over again, not because I don't know how to spell it I just can't get the right letter to come out of my fingers. I take Trileptal as a mood stabilizer, and have been taking these meds for 7 years and have been so happy with the results, and I'm wondering if now I'm going to have to change because of these side effects. Kind of scary.

By the way,, it took me a month or six weeks for my meds to feel comfortable in my body. It took awhile to get the doses right and for my brain to register what I was taking, but it probably saved my marriage and my life. It's so much better than the Lithium and Zoloft I took years ago which made me a totaly zombie.

Just went to ER yesterday with most of these symptoms. Of course they found nothing after a chest x-ray,cat scan,blood work,urinalysis, Now I know. Should have done this search yesterday. Has anyone had numbness? I have not had feeling in 2 of my fingers for days, and some numbness in jaw. That was the symptom that made me go to the ER, thought maybe I was having a stroke. I was recently (3 weeks ago) increased up to 200mg 1@day. Didnt seem to have side effects before, but probably hadnt noticed. Was probably chalking them up to other things. Menopause,recently quit smoking (7 weeks). I think I am gonna wean myself off of these dang things if I can. I also take 75mg of effexor, and 150mg of zoloft both 1@day. Like someone else said just let me be normal for one day, without meds. This is such a high price to have to pay, for just surviving.

I've only read one page of these posts and I am scared and don't know what to do. I am on day 6 of a 10 day regimen of 500 mg Levaquin for a kidney infection. After the 4th dose, my ankles started hurting all night and the next morning, was better after taking 3 Aleve. After the 5th dose, some mild joint pain in wrists, elbows, and still my ankles. No insomnia, swelling, dizziness or anything else.I can stand this, but afraid it's going to get worse or not go away. When my Dr. prescribed Levaquiin, I had never heard of it before (the doctor said it was the "granddaddy of antibiotics, strong stuff". Came home and read the side effects insert, wasn't too concerned, because it said the tendon damage was in people over 60 (I am 56, female, 125 lbs, fairly healthy, except for hypertension). I have had some arthritic hip pain in the past and have been taking glucosamine, crondoitin, and hyaluronic acid regularly for the past 7 or 8 years (maybe that's why my pain is mild?)

Just an update from my post below (February 9th, 2010 at 5:38am)....After I took out the Mirena, I felt such a sense of relief. I was a little worried that I'd hurt myself taking it out but since my doctor had done an ultrasound I figured I'd be ok & that it wasn't embedded. Anyway, for the first time in a long time, I slept like a baby last night, about 7 hours total! And I didn't have any nightmares like before. I also feel like a new woman this morning.....already feeling like I'm getting back to my old self. I did wake up with a migraine around 7:30 but my migraine meds knocked it out pretty quickly (Max-Alt....a wonderful medicine for migraines, by the way). I also didn't wake up starving like I had been doing. I'm spotting a little since taking it out, but I'm quite used to that from the last 40 days. I expect I'll start a period within the next few days but I don't care. I'm just so happy to have that thing out of my body! Thank you to all the people on here who are sharing your experiences. It made me feel so much better to have the truth about Mirena & to know that I wasn't losing my mind. It certainly helped me to make the decsion to take it out. I wouldn't suggest that everyone just go pulling their's out though, just in case your's could be embedded, as that could possibly be dangerous. I'll keep you posted w/how I do now that it's out. I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is an agency (FDA or CDC maybe?) we can report all of our side effects to so that the manufacturer can maybe put the truth in their literature. Any thoughts?

I've had my mirena in for two years not and have not had a period at all. But all the side effects are still there. I feel as if I am soo BLOATED and can't release. I also have gained 70lbs in the last year and a half. I went from a size 7 to a size 15. I am going to have the mirena removed to get back to a healthy size. Oh yea the doctor told me that I would only gain 5lbs from the mirena.. I was lied too. Don't let it be you.