I had my first acupuncture treatment the same day as the removal and that treatment immediately brought me out of the extreme anxiety and other symptoms like physical pains. Some of the symptoms came back at a more subtle level a few days ago, and I had the back pain again that day, so I scheduled another appointment and I have been feeling so much better since that second treatment, better than I have felt in a long time. It especially brought back energy in my body to do things, this time even more than the first session. I have been busy ever since with work and things, but I am slee ...
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it only cost 50.00 for me to get it out at the Planned Parenthood where I had it put in. I am going to look into the refund mentioned here, but I imagine it won’t be easy for me to get help from the doctor at planned parenthood.   [End]
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I was doing pretty well, but yesterday had the pain come back in my back. Tonight I woke up with a night sweat and strong body odor like what I had post partum years ago. Then I remembered that I also had this kind of back pain post partum, so must be the hormone fluctuations or something. Anyway, going to have acupuncture again today since that made me feel a lot of relief last time. I just want to keep others posted to let you know how much it helps or doesn’t over time.   [End]
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I bled for about two months, not always heavily, and still had a normal period but with more bleeding afterward for a few extra days and then stopped daily bleeding/discharge after about two months   [End]
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I just want to update on the acupuncture, that it was very helpful for a lot of my symptoms of physical pain and anxiety almost immediately during the treatment. I am still experiencing some heart palpitations and fatigue, but sleeping better and definitely feeling better than before removal and the acupuncture which I had done just a few hours after. I am looking at information on the Pearly for birth control. I will also look up the beads, sounds interesting.   [End]
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My removal was almost no discomfort besides the usual stuff with the speculum feeling awkward. But I didn’t have much physical discomfort with insertion. Removal was even less of an issue. It has been since Friday morning, and I just started to have real bleeding today, still not much else but some fatigue.   [End]
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from what I am understanding, the body is going to have some trouble producing naturally the hormones that it stopped producing while the synthetic hormones were in the body. I don’t know if it is going to continue to help, but I found acupuncture did something to knock out some major anxiety in me after I had the removal. It is supposed to help with liver function and hormone balancing that we are in need of after the Mirena. I’ll see how it does in the long term and keep posting.   [End]
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I think the acupuncture was a HUGE help in getting me back in balance. It is now morning 2 since removal. I slept through the night! and I am feeling more energy gradually since yesterday evening. I started to pick things up around the house and my kids and I were dancing, and I have not felt capable of resisting gravity in the evenings for so long, just wanting to lay down a lot of the time. I was almost crying over the fact that I could actually do it, even just for a short time. I was still tired last night, but I had still been up during the night the night before, so needed more ...
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if you like, you can just say ”I do the things I normally do without a problem, and I am having anxiety attacks...”   [End]
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Dear Dr. ________; I have been a patient at the Planned Parenthood in _______ for a few years, and the reason is that I support the fact that such a facility exists and provides the services that you provide. I have not needed the financial assistance that is available there, and have always been happy to spend my money at Planned Parenthood rather than look for a gynecologist elsewhere. My recent experience with the Mirena IUD, and the treatment I received from you and others in that office with whom I had interaction upon my request to take it out, has changed my mind. I was having ...
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I just want to ad that by this evening, I am having energy that I haven’t had in a long time, and I am dancing to Roy Orbeson with my kids! I am almost in tears over it!   [End]
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I had it removed yesterday morning, and followed up with a session of acupuncture yesterday afternoon which gave me some immediate relief from anxiety symptoms, physical tension, and shortness of breath. I was breathing deeply and smiling when leaving the treatment. Part of the treatment was to address the need for the liver to detox from the artificial hormones. I think this is the reason I had a headache today that felt a lot like a hangover, I felt like I was detoxing, and I actually felt quite good other than a bit sleepy and headache. I feel more myself than I have in a long while ...
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Hi Joyfully, at first I called around to see if I could get a reference from a friend or my chiropractor who I had seen twice in the last week (for the muscle pain I was having that I now think was from the Mirena or from the anxiety that was coming from the Mirena). But I live in an area where there are a lot of such practitioners, and I decided to look online and pick someone and call them. After I booked the appointment,(they had had a cancellation so I got in same day!), I did hear from my chiropractor, and she knew of them and said they were great so that was helpful. The one ...
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I also had chest pain and back pain all up and down my left side along with anxiety and all the other stuff that people have mentioned on here. I was wondering if anyone else had the chest pain and upper back pain I experienced or if it was a symptom that was created by my tensing up all the time with anxiety. I posted on a couple of other threads, but I just got back from my first session with an acupuncturist and I feel so much relief from the anxiety and physical symptoms right now. I will keep posting on how it goes since I just had the IUD out this morning and went for acupuncture ...
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I had acupuncture and I felt immediate relief from symptoms of anxiety, physical tension and muscle pain, and shortness of breath. The work he did is supposed to get the body to work on balancing itself. I was in a great mood leaving there, and feeling what it’s like to smile from deep inside again after a couple of weeks of struggles with anxiety and depression and fatigue. I am really happy about that. I am going to go again, he thinks one or two times will likely be good for me. I look forward to going again. I was like a new mommy when I picked the kids up this afternoon. I high ...
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thanks everyone, I’ll definitely let you know Yes, it’s true. They don’t want to know about the problems with the Mirena, that’s for sure. Not one question from the actual doctor when I was there. But I’ll just be glad it is out. And I will find a gyn I am comfortable with.   [End]
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I am grateful for this forum because I have had so many of the same symptoms everyone is describing here and I didn’t figure it out until yesterday. I went into the Planned Parenthood where I had it inserted and insisted on having it out today. I have had so much trouble with the anxiety, depression, shortness of breath, and many other things, yes weight gain, too. I am crying right now because of the way they treated me over it at the clinic, insisting that the IUD wouldn’t be causing my problems. They all spoke to me like they were rolling their eyes. And I guess I am especially s ...
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Yes, I had some of the same problems and I had mine out today.   [End]
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I know many people use acupuncture for help with hormonal issues, and I read somewhere in this forum about someone having a lot of relief from an acupuncture treatment, I had my IUD out this morning and I am going for acupuncture this afternoon will let you know how it goes   [End]
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I had mine taken out this morning.  It has been in only a few months and I have has anxiety, heart palpitations, and many of the other symptoms described by others in this forum.  Headaches for the last few days.  I will keep everyone posted on how things go now that it is out.   [End]
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I have just had my Mirena taken out today. I have had it for a few months, and gradually found myself getting more symptoms of depression and anxiety that I didn’t realize until yesterday could be related to the IUD. I didn’t want to think so, because it is the last birth control I have tried to use and now must go back to condoms again unless I want tubal ligation. My anxiety, heart palpitations, depressive thoughts, shortness of breath, all seem to be possible results of having the IUD based on reading the experience of others. I do see some similarity to the effects of other hormone ...
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