two months Mirena-free
February 8, 2010…and I’ve noticed a HUGE difference in myself. The depression not only lifted, but I feel great. I’m happy. I had no idea just how unhappy I was until the Mirena was gone. My periods are on a normal schedule and the cramping isn’t bad at all. I don’t even have PMS! (Or, at least that’s what I think.)
As for birth control, my husband stepped up to the plate and had a vasectomy. This wound up being emotional for me, which I wrote about here —> Lucky Number THREE, but luckily (and more importantly) it wasn’t painful for him. As in, it was a 4-percocet recovery. The interesting thing about the ol’ snip-snip was that we were advised to use protection for the first 20-30 times we had sex, until they could be sure he was sterile.
Again, I can’t emphasize how happy I am to be rid of the Mirena. I know it works for some women, but I’m just not one of them. Sure I’m still bummed that I sunk $600 cash for it in the first place, and then lost a years worth of emotions to it and was probably a crap mom/wife during that time, but it feels AMAZING to be back.
I experienced problems after getting the Mirena IUD as well. I’m 17 months post removal and still trying to get better. But I’m glad to hear you’re doing better yourself! I’m new on here and will be posting my Mirena horror story soon. I also created a website about this issue. Check it out at http://www.mirena-awareness.webs.com
Hooray for removal! I’m two weeks out of it, and everything is soooo much better now- wonder how long before a Mirena Survivors’ Club gets started? ;o)
hey my names jill and i was lead to your blog from another mirena site,called:quit being a test dummy!,i laughed a few times while reading this diarie but only since it is uncanny how your experience sounds like mine only im a single mommy w a 15 mo. old and at the time of insertion luckily she was only 3 mo. old and sat in her carrier, I have been going crazy trying to figure out what is wrong with me I just don’t want to face the day s and this is not me i was super stoked to wake up and play with piper(my daughter)every morning i was excited to be a mother and to be a woman and felt great at even 2 weeks postpartum i breastfed and lost my wieght quickly and felt like an amazing young mother,mirena is the only foriegn substance my body has in it,meaning I rarely take tylenol even,so now im in tears realizing it all makes perfect since i am depressed and sickly feeling now because a calvary of hormones has declared war upon my uterus and my sanity,thank u for clearing that up,jilly(maybe if i get this thing removed i can come back down to reality and quit being so damn emotional)
I’m so sorry for what you’re going through, Jill. If you ever want to chat about what you’re experiencing (with a relative stranger), please feel free to email me. I know exactly how you’re feeling and it SUCKS to go through it. Especially if you’re alone – I was. I felt like I was going crazy. (Jury’s still out on that one…)
ck at badmommymoments dot com
You make me so excited to get my Mirena removed. It’s been nothing but horrors for me. Right now, it’s stuck in my cervix, and I have to get surgery. I’m hormonal all the time, emotional, depressed, weepy…the list goes on.. You give me hope though.
Amanda,
It’s stuck in your cervix? That’s horrible. I am so sorry! I hope you experience the relief you’re seeking after the removal. I definitely felt everything you’re feeling emotionally, and am grateful to be able to say I haven’t gone back there since.
If you think of it (and have the time), please let me know how things go. I’ll be praying for your surgery and recovery.
CK
Yeah, I’ve gone through days of pain to the point I can’t walk, and I’ve been living off pain meds.. It’s just not fun. The emotional part is insane. It’s like, pardon my language, someone flipped the bitch switch sometimes.
I most definitely will. I’m in the waiting process right now, which just makes me anxious. I want it out.
I have had my mirena since march. Everything was fine until this past Monday. I had a fight with my boyfriend and then severe insomnia where when I did sleep I had nightmares that he left me. I would wake up believing it fully until I convinced myself he was next to me. This is a nightly occurance. What is worse is I believe those dreams are manifesting by causing me to be VERY insecure in our relationship. I’ve been fighting him every day and nagging him for sex, something I never do. This is day 5 and I’m terrified that my nightmares are trying to become real… should I remove this thing?
I am one month post mirena insertion and i am seriously considering having it removed. I feel the depression onset. I had no clue it would be this bad. I thought it was all in my head but apparently not!
Have your doctors said anything? Before the Mirena I never suffered depression even remotely like that. I mean, I was sad and had days of feeling depressed during my first year of new motherhood, but it came and went. The days were mostly good. But nothing as all consuming as with the Mirena.
Good luck, Ronikka! Feel free to shoot me an email if you ever want to vent, or just talk about it.
G’day! I had the Mirena put in (against my better judgement!) due to suspected Endometrial Hyperplasia (this can lead to uterine cancer. Thickened endometrium is not good, and Mirena thins the lining to bugger all which helps prevent cancer) and also due to me starting to enter Menopause. WELL! First up, I had mine under general anaesthesia. Standard in Australia, how you guys have it done in the office I will never understand…oh, yes I do, most of the doctors are MALE! Here Doc, let me just put this large knitting needle down your pee hole and let’s see you take it like a man…no, no you don’t need pain relief……I digress…..
I woke up with the biggest most horrendous migraine I have ever had since I was 12 years old getting my periods for the first time. Ok, thinks me, probably the aneasthetic. ( I am VERY sensitive to anything!) Me stands up and gushes blood all over the floor. Hmmm…none of the other ladies having their procedure done seemed to have this problem. (we were all lined up like in a dormitory sleeping off the hangover of the procedure)
Ok I go home, bleed for ooooh…..3 months straight. The migraine NEVER left me. I got the pills to help but realised I am too sensitive to them and end up in ER, so they got left in the cupboard.
Then happy day! No bleeding, and no migraine. Yippeee…..Oh spoke too soon, 2 weeks on 2 weeks off.Ok ok they are light flows, but for crying out loud! I could keep pantiliners and mini tampons in business for life!
Then there is the PMS. Well, I normally (and after 30 + years of periods and keeping records of them I should know) have a bit of a cranky mood, (ok I admit I turn into an axe wielding psycho, but evening primrose oil sorts me out beautifully) then I get all weepy from looking at puppies and cute little kiddies. Then ta-da next morning Thar she is! NOW, NOW, now I am a raving lunatic ready for the asylum, guzzling EPO by the bucket load. My depression (which I really do have at the best of times and is treated wonderfully with 4,000 iu of Vit D…I love that stuff!) is making me wonder should I book a room in the Padded Hotel any time soon. My poor long suffering man-friend thinks I am typical menopausal and rolls his eyes and shakes his head and sends me nice photos of flowers and the like. I want to rip his head off and shove it up his keiser most days. Poor bloke…wonder he even gives me the time of day.
Anyhooos, I get severe right lower quadrant pains right before my periods start, I get cysts regularly. Guess what? Mirena is NOT recommended for women who get recurrent cysts! I go to doctor a month ago, ultrasound shows Mirena still in place. However, he calmly states I have 3 yep 3 cysts on my right ovary. One he is not happy about and is hinting at the C word….( I don’t blame the Mirena for that, however I do blame it for everything else!) PLUS! I find out that I never had god damned Endometrial Hyperplasia in the first place. My long periods and normally for me heavy ones were enough reason for lady gyno to shove the blasted thing up my fanny! Hey, I had periods for 30 years I got used to them that way.
Lady gyno insisted I was NOT ovulating so therefore am in menopause, Oh so bleeding every month like clockwork is menopause now? Radiologist report shows I AM ovulating. Man, I have been using the Billings method to be aware of my body since I was 12, I KNOW egg white like mucous is ovulation lady!
So it’s now 6 months to the day I had it put in. GP wants me to have a hysterectomy, ( you don’t need those bits any more you are nearly in menopause, he stated.) I want to punch someone in the nostrils for pushing this damn thing on me.
Crikey! I made this post long, didn’t I?
My advice to anyone thinking of getting it, think LONG and hard and figure out if it really is the right device for you.
Best wishes to all who read the blog and put up with more than we should!
so glad to of found this site! ive had severe depression, anxiety, sleep disorders( cant sleep, sleep too much), sleep paralysis, major panic attacks, on and off crying episodes for no reason whatsoever, fear of goin anywhere that dusnt have windows or free flowing air( cant drive without a window open), fear of places with lots of people(hate going to public places) suicidal tendencies and the 24/7 constant negative thoughts! it all started after having the mirena inserted and i must admit before i had it inserted my life wasnt perfect as everyone has struggles in there life but the last four yrs of my life have been pure hell and i hate who ive become and who i am.. i cannot wait to get this thing out of me! my life over the last few years has been one big blur n i just want to b happy!! i havent sought help or spoke to a professional but i know what ive experienced isnt normal i dont even have anything to b unhappy about which is the saddest thing.. there should b more awareness made about this and what it can d
I am having mine removed Jan 31st. They tried to remove it Jan 18th but could not locate it:) I am having a cervical block, internal ultrasound, the removal tool and whatever else they can shove up there. I hope that works, I do not want surgery. I am really excited to get rid of anxiety, depression and weight gain. I hope my gyno doesn’t forget to take them out too:)
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I had my Mirena put in 3 1/2 years ago and had never had a surgery other than the c-section I had right before the insertion of the mirena. The mirena seemed like the perfect option for me because this was my second child and my husband and I thought we may want more, but we definitely wanted to wait several years. I was 22. Within 6 weeks I started suffering from severe depression. My doctor put me on Zoloft. 6 months later I started experiencing black outs (which I’m still suffering from). My doctor said it was probably from the anxiety and gave me a larger dose of the meds. 1 year after the insertion I started suffering from severe stomach problems. I thought I had food poisoning but I come to find out it was my gall bladder. Had to get that removed. I felt good for about 4 months after recovery before my stomach started hurting again. Went back to my G.I. doc and found out my gall duct had closed and I had to get a stint put in my pancreas. I still have to get this done every once in a while and will have chronic diarrhea for the rest of my life because of this. During the next year I was still blacking out and having terrible migraines. My gyno sent me to a neurologist and after lots of tests she put me on topamax. My migraines got better but I was still passing out. My neurologist sent me to a cardiologist for the passing out and after an echocardiogram and a 24 hour heart monitor; I got a call today that I need to come in because they found something serious. I go in on Friday. They told me what it was but it sounded so foreign so they will explain it better on Friday. I did some research and found out that other women with the Mirena were having some similar problems. I went to all my doctors and none of them think this is the problem but I have NEVER had any kind of health problem until I had the mirena and then its one thing after the other. Not to mention the countless medical bills.