I think I may have my answer 
willgethroughthis
14 y
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thank you all for being open about your symptoms--all your comment have shed some light on my treacherous journey. I have gotten out of bed because I can't sleep due to terrible aches all over my body..and I decided to check whether my body aches could be due to Mirena. I have had Mirena for about two years now and it seems like the weird life/body changes I have been experiencing may be due to the Mirena. At least they resonate what you have all so bravely posted. I had no idea that my lack of sex drive and constant fatigue which started about two years ago could be due to the this. I remember telling my OB last year and got put on antidepressants which I stopped taking after three months because I saw no change. I was just in tears thinking that maybe I had something more chronic--lately I have had constant pain, I pull muscles almost daily and numbness in one side of my body along with major cramps--I actually thought I had a mild stroke due to my symptoms. I literally feel like my body has aged faster than fast. I am 35 in excellent health and used to be very athletic- I feel 80 years old.
After reading all your encounters with Mirena I will be calling the OB tomorrow morning and getting it removed ASAP. I have to start somewhere and I have a feeling this is my answer. I'll keep you posted.
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- Re: I think I may have my answer nikobean
14 y
1,612
MoreThis is a reply to # 1,619,143I'm glad you have found your way here. It sounds a lot like what I have/had (I am 6 moths post removal but still with symptoms). Make sure you get tested for other things too just to be on the safe side. Hugs!
- Re: I think I may have my answer fmoore
14 y
2,172
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This is a reply to # 1,619,143You are right. It is the Mirena. I too felt like I was 80 years old. My husband and I would frequently joke about it. I would run as often as I could and rarely was pain free doing it. I was so tired every day I felt like I could just put my head down and go to sleep anywhere. It was the worst part. I am almost 3 weeks post Mirena. I have more energy and don't have the desire to go to sleep anymore. I am not dizzy anymore (90% of the time), I am not achy anymore - Thank goodness. Brain fog is almost gone too. I hated feeling stupid, unable to do math in my head! My memory is 50 % better. I so look forward to being 100% one day. I had the Mirena for 3.5 years. So many hard times were due to this (lack of sex drive, thinking my thyroid was going whacky, lump in throat and dizziness all sent me to numerous doctors). The lump in throat resolved itself in the 3rd year. Allergy meds may have helped. i learned that I was super sensitive to all medicines and couldn't take decongestants or anti-depressants and no luck at all with weight loss pills. I was completely UNABLE to lose any weight. Get that thing OUT and GOOD LUCK. My husband will get the Vasectomy next week. Yeah. Fanny
- Re: I think I may have my answer willgethroughthis
14 y
1,358
This is a reply to # 1,619,143since my last posting i had several tests done..due to symptoms getting alot worse. The adrenal gland test came out that I was surviving on pure adrenaline and thus crashing by mid day--most likely due some sort of chronic inflamation. I decided i should get my bloodwork done again..with more tests being run. I came out with many vitamin deficiencies but also positive for LYME! I had looked into it early on but dismissed it because i did not think i had been bitten by a tick anytime recently. I had no idea that it can lie dormant for many years. My symptoms all seem to indicate that I am in the middle stages of lyme thus it has been in my body for a while but dormant for periods of time. I decided not to remove the Mirena until i had the blood results. I made this decision based on several reports that once I removed Mirena i might start very heavy periods right away..and I could not deal with this along with the other symptoms. I start Antibiotics for Lyme today. It all makes sense.. My symptoms semd to come and go thus i thought they were more hormonal than based on a bacteria..but soon found out that this is very common with Lyme.
Thanks all for your support. I will keep you posted if anything else that may be related to Mirena comes up.
- Re: I think I may have my answer cynthleal
14 y
1,555
This is a reply to # 1,628,515Hi, and sorry you are not feeling well, my self for the last two months I been to a rough time, but any ways; I read your last post and you mention of getting treated for Lyme disease and don't know if this is coincidence but I was treated for Lyme as well and I did feel a little better for about a week or two but then it all started again, so they test my blood again and Dr just said that my test it show that my autoimmune system was fighting an antibody, so yeah I was told I had an autobody reaction to something but did not know what. I when and got My IUD out and my symptoms did got a little worst at first but after started feeling a little better, and my self did not have any bleeding, my first period was like 40 days after removal and it seem pretty normal. Now I'm just 8 months post and I can say that I'm having better days except for the 4th month and this 7&8 month which others here talk about crashing around this time, so hopefully I start getting better soon. Honestly it hasn't been easy but the more you leave the IUD in your body the more your symptoms progress. I really wish you a speedy recovery soon, keep us post. God bless you.
- Re: I think I may have my answer cynthleal
14 y
1,555
- Re: I think I may have my answer nikobean
14 y
1,612
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