Thanks Ladies for your responses. I am definitely going to get it taken out, but it seems like whenever I ask anyone about it, they are not as serious as I am - when I sat my DH down and chatted about how I have been feeling, he said that I act like that all the time and I am depressed and angry because I have put on so much weight, and should go on a diet instead... And that the mood swings are normal for me... Not this much. I mean, I have been getting random thougths of suicide, that I don't want my kids, that I should run away, that I am sh"t at how I am as a mother... ERg...
And when I talk to the clinic, and even when I put it in and raised concerns about my history of mood inbalance, they told me it would regulate it and that it was such a safe thing to be doing, and I really felt stupid for asking so many questions. Even when I rang yesterday she was like "Well, Nurse XXX sat you down for your education session - did you not listen? Did you not understand you will not be getting a period anymore? Do you need to come in again for that education session so you clearly understand??"
ERRR!!!
BTW - Mumma B - I love what you said about being unbalanced. That sounds just like me too!!
Trish - I followed that thread, and even brought that up with the nurse on the day - she told me that it probably wasn't true and that only 1 in every 1000 has complications...
Mummy of Many - that sounds like me - so bloated, so blah, and feeling sick. Even though I cannot eat gluten as a coeliac, it doesn't even relate to the symptoms of coeliac. I just feel like CR.P, I really look like it too. I used to have clear, nice skin, now it is dull and pimply. My hair is erg, gross, even though I wash it all the time. I am staying up so late, but sleeping heaps during the day. To be honest? I feel like I have just had a baby 3 days ago - you know that hollow, erg, feeling? Tired, greasy looking, still in pj's, baby belly? But my last bub is now 2 1/2 years old...
And my DH says he cannot notice a difference except I am more grumpy!! And he says I'm grumpy because I am getting FATTER... ARRRRRRRR!!!!!
My counsellor and GP both raved about it too and tried to get me to have it, saying that it would improve my depression and anxiety. I am so glad I didn't go through with it now!
Hun, if you're already having 'random thoughts of suicide' keep going to doctors til you find someone who'll take it out, seriously. For 2 weeks I tried to find a doctor to take out my Implanon, I attempted suicide 3 times, and then started to cut the damn thing out myself, and only THEN would they take it out.
You know whats wrong, so don't let ANYONE make you feel like an idiot - doctors and nurses are just people who have read more books than we have, it doesn't make them invincible.
This is why I don't take any sort of contraception. I think it messes your system up too much.
Go in there with it writen on your arm "TAKE IT OUT" when you feel like you are being swayed to leave it in look at your arm & remember why you are there.
I agree, get it out ASAP. I decided earlier this year, after going off the pill, that I would never use any form of hormonal contraception ever again. They just mess with our body too much. Once we have our 4th baby, DH will get the snip.
I would get it out ASAP. Totally agree with what others have said about hormonal birth control. I have only researched this myself recently and I cant believe what the GP's dont tell you about these methods of birth control. I will never take any form of hormonal birth control again and yep, hubby will go for 'the chop' when our childbearing years are over. HTH
I would have it taken out asap.
I had my ex MIL try to convince me it was the right thing for me to do back when I was 22. I told her no way. I am so glad I never went through with it.
My DH and I only use condoms. He knows I am not ready to have another baby... like Bon, after we've had bub #4, DH is going to get the snip. Until then, he understands how my body reacts to other contraceptives, so he is more than willing to take charge when it comes to our contraceptives. It is a great feeling being 100% you and nothing artificial messing around with your body & hormones.
I hope you feel much better when you get your Mirena removed. Stand your ground hun... it's your body.
Dear MissWingBat and all other ladies who've posted here,
I'm so sorry to hear all the hell people have been going through since having this put in.
I had mine put in a week ago today and was back at the Austin ER on Saturday after being up all night, unable to sleep and then crying uncontrollably after looking at my 10 month old and not feeling like I loved him. It was the most awful feeling. I love him so much but I just felt so distant. I spent all morning there being shuffled between the Austin and Mercy and they even made me see a psych nurse - great! I'm sure now I have some "history" there, in that sense. Eventually, I saw a Mercy dr and she basically talked me out of having it removed. By the time I decided not to, I was so tired, I just wanted to go home. She said to come back Tuesday (tomorrow) to see how I'm going and gave me Temazipam to sleep!!!
Since having this put in last week, I've noticed my moods becoming increasingly worse. I already suffer from depression and am taking Lexapro for it. It was suggested to me that an IUD would be good because I am unable to take the pill due to my moods. The weird thing is, when I went to see my GP about it, she told me the one they'd put in would have NO HORMONES but wasn't going to be 100% effective, contraceptive wise. However, when I got to the hospital, they put in the Mirena, even after chatting with me and finding out my history. They said if it caused any problems, they could put in the non-hormonal, copper one. Shouldn't they have done this first? I'm so angry.
AF was due on the day they put it in and I was suffering some PMS which I do every month but since having this done, no AF, just constant, weird bleeding and I feel like I still have PMS to be honest.
I've just come across all those articles too, about all the side effects of this thing and I'm shocked. I'm already VERY overweight and can't risk putting on any more, also, I've only just gotten rid of adult acne since having Billy, so I don't want that back. I can't believe they make this s*it and we are ENCOURAGED to use it? I'm shocked, I really am. However, I'm so glad I've read all this and found this thread too.
I just can't believe how crap I feel and how quickly these symptoms came on. I'm going to see my dr tomorrow and then having it taken out. Like some of you have mentioned, it's not worth it. I'd rather not use any sort of contraceptive like this. It's so invasive.
Sorry for my big, selfish rant ladies. MissWingBat, I hope you're feeling better. Thank you all SO much for sharing here and helping me realise that I'm not completely insane.
i had the iud fitted the 9th jan and im still in agony from it...iv been told iv got a infection and was given antibiotics but im still in bad pain..any advice?? xx
Hi girls
Just thought I would pop in and say "THANK YOU!!!"
I was thinking about getting a Mirena, but now after googleing and reading what you had to say about it, I don't think I will.
I have enough problems with out adding to them.
The Dr who told me pregnancy cures Endometriosis and Ashermans Syndrome just might not know everything. (She made the Mirena sound like it was the best thing since sliced bread.)
Hiya Ladies,
Just thought I would drop in and give everyone an update, because I really appreciated your support and advice through all of this.
It has now been a month since I had it removed (nearly) and TBH, the first week was really crappy, but most people said that it would. The second I 'crashed' literally, emotionally and physically, but now I finally feel like the fog has lifted...
The acne is gone.
The mood swings - not as horrific, but still calming down a bit.
The weight - well,,,,,,, It's Christmas!!
But generally, I honestly feel like a cloud has lifted off me. I am more motivated, interested, and feel like the blinkers have been pulled off.
So, if anyone out there has a Mirena and feels a bit 'erg', check it out...
MissW, I'm so glad you're feeling better.
Sounds like such an awful space. Maybe you could say something to that awful nurse you had? She should know the kind of impact she can have on already vulnerable women and she needs to be put in her place.
Or give me her details and I'll do it! I hate bullies.
I have had the marina since august 2008 to start with i couldn't sit down because off the pain and was constantly bleeding so went back to have it removed and he done a ultrasound to see if it moved and noticed i had a slight infection so gave me antibiotics and the next day after starting the antibiotics i stopped bleeding and the severe pain went. i still have the merina in and i get a constant back ache(its more annoying then anything) AF is lighter but lasts longer, i look like in 9 months pregnant i have been asked by quite a few people if i am(DH has even got me to keep a supply off pregnancy tests) i have put on weight and i get aches on my left side when AF is due my hands and feet are swollen all the time(dont know if that's a side effect or the heat) i cant even wear my wedding rings, but it is the only contraception i can use Ive tried most off the others but get migraines or constant bleeding
I'm starting a thread on Mirena, wondering if I should get it (rather not hijack). How are you feeling now? Just wondering if things have settled down for you.
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It was the most awful feeling. I love him so much but I just felt so distant. I spent all morning there being shuffled between the Austin and Mercy and they even made me see a psych nurse - great! I'm sure now I have some "history" there, in that sense. Eventually, I saw a Mercy dr and she basically talked me out of having it removed. By the time I decided not to, I was so tired, I just wanted to go home. She said to come back Tuesday (tomorrow) to see how I'm going and gave me Temazipam to sleep!!!
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