Mirena Natural Methods of Birth Control, Methods of Birth Control, Dizzy Spells, Iud, Nosebleed

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Wow. I am so relieved to find people like me ! I got the IUD when my son was 6 weeks old and It has been over a year and a half. ( I cannot take regular birth control because it affects my blood pressure)I thought everything was great with it at first- no period- no fuss. but when you have a new baby you are just exhausted and your body does weird stuff anyway. Most of the symptoms I noticed started in the last 2 months. I did not contribute them to the IUD because I have hypothyroidism and I thought my meds needed adjusted. I have not been able to lose weight despite trying- VERY FRUSTRATING! I was exhausted a lot of the time- sleeping 9 or 10 hours a night and still tired. My hair was falling out but not an extreme amount- I started having dizzy spells- No Sex drive- yuck! and I had spotting for over 2 weeks. So I had my thyroid checked and all was well and all I could think was " what the heck is wrong with me?!?!?!" and I found this site. Luckily I had the IUD removed 2 days ago because we are going to try again for a baby- I have felt ok- the first day I was still tired and I had an extreme nosebleed which I have never had before?!?!?! You know I think it is just safest to use natural methods of birth control cause all this medication can really mess you up!

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Bodensmom - Hi, wow, we sound like we are in the same boat. I developed hypothyroidism after the birth of my son (i am actually starting to wonder if the iud had something to do with bringing it all on?!?!?) i just got it removed a week ago but i had had it for alittle over 2 years. honestly, alot of the symptoms you said you are having really do sound like your thyroid meds are not right for you. make sure that your doctor doesn't only go by the scale they look at on your bloodwork. When my synthroid wasn't right, i was like you, extremely exhausted, hair falling out, i was freezing to the touch, ect...there is an awesome book you should read about hypothyroidism called "thyroid power"...it's relaly informative...i know i am no doctor, but you should see if you could have your medication increased...how many mcg's are you taking a day? the book really stresses that with a thyroid condition, you should relaly go by how you feel more than just where your tsh levels are, ya know good luck!

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Lisah778 - I am about to cry that I finally found an explanation for all my problems and lack of sex drive. It's not just me... I have an appointment on Thursday to have my IUD taken out and thankful that I found this website and to all the women who have submitted postings. Thank you!!!!

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Teeshedd - Oh my gosh ! I feel so relieved. I got the IUD in Jan of 04. I started feeling symptoms like dizziness, forgetfulness, neck pains, bad migraines depression and much more about 2 yrs. ago. I went to the doc. several times and they could never find anything wrong. This past yr. I have felt like I was barely making it. I didn't know what was going on with me but I new something was not right.I went to my doc. the 29th of last mo.She diagnosed me depression and put me on 20mg of Celexa. I had to be rushed to the E.R. the 5th of this month.I woke up feeling like I was about to have a heart attach. My heart was pounding so hard and I had a horrible migraine. While at the Hospital the E.R. doc. diagnosed me with Hypothyroidism.She said that my thyroid had completely shut down. I am taking 150 mcg. of Levothyroxine.I had a follow up appointment with my family Ph. the following day and she set me up an appointment for a thyroid Ultrasound this past Monday. I haven't got my results back yet. I had no idea that this could be associated with the IUD.I am defiantly having it taken out as soon as possible. Thanks so much !!!!

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Staceyw27 - Ladies, I'm so glad I found you. I am 45 and have recently been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. My doctor put me on 50MCGs of Levothyroxine. I began taking this in November. Also in November, I received the Mirena IUD. I asked both doctors would these two medications conflict with each other and my Gyno said no. My GP said "That's an interesting thought, let's wait and see." Mind you this doctor recently misdiagnosed me for lukemia based on the same blood test results. At any rate, here it is the end of January, I have thinning hair, gained 15lbs and can not go a day without a tampon. I don't know which medication is at fault or which I should discontinue. While the Mirena was excellent at controlling what used to be a severely heavy period, I hadn't planned on some sort of bleeding everyday. I can't help but wonder if the estrogen in the Mirena is conflicting with the Levothroxine, in which irregular periods is listed as one of it's side effects. Of course the pharmacist and the GP are pushing to continue to take the Levothroxine. That ensures a monthly prescription and copay. Since I become recently unemployed, I can't afford to waste money on unnecessary drugs or doctors visits. Ladies what are your views? Thanks.

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