| | I had the mirena out over a month ago. about 5 days later i had the 'crash' with suicidal thoughts etc. This lasted about 3 days at it's worst. Things have been better since, but not much better and I'm starting to get worried this thing has effected me permanently :( I still have almost daily anxiety, which I never had until i had it taken out! I did have the depression though, but i have always suffered with that during my adult life, it just got worse with the mirena. It's really effecting my relationship, as i'm suspitious, argumentative and always negative. I don't seem to find fun in anything at the moment. I thought once it was out I'd get back to 'normal'. I wasn't expecting an over night change, but this is starting to drag. I've booked myself to go and get a blood test done this week to check my hormone levels. The strange thing I've noticed, is that I did have slight bleeding and cramping monthly in the last few months of he mirena and I had a small bleed a week after removal. now i'm a week late and nothing, not even cramping. My body is really all over the place.
I'd apreciate any similar stories, and any ray of hope you guys can offer me.
amandarae25:
:angry: holy crap! i wish i could have found this site a long time ago i had mirena inserted feb of 2008, i still have it in and i want it out!! ever since ive had this crap i have been so BITCHY, mean, i was told that my body would "adjust" to mirena and just wait 6 months to a year for the side effects to go away. yea they have not weakened only worsened. i wanted to get this removed and i was telling myobgyn my symptoms, she said well it will still cost 250$ for removal. i wanted to crap! it had cost me that much to insert (office fee) i can not believe that so many women are experiencing the same problems as me. the most recent thing now is that my lower abdomen gets very bloated and just hurts like hell when i bend or sit, my back pain is terrible but i am still told that my body will adjust. yea just wait till i run in that office and jack up the dr for not listening to me. and i was never informed of side effects like the ones other women are experiencing. i am making an appt to get this junk out!!:mad:
Period Math
The length of the monthly cycle varies. Usually, during the first 5 to 7 years after your first menstrual period, the cycles are more irregular and the interval between them is longer than for cycles later in life. Typically, during your twenties and thirties, the cycles become increasingly shorter and more regular. When a woman enters her forties, the cycles begin to lengthen again.
So, how do you know if you're cycle is normal? An average cycle length is 28 days, but if your cycle lasts anywhere between ~24 to 35 days, it's considered normal. A normal period flow lasts anywhere from 4 to 6 days, causes an average blood loss of 25-60 ml, and can be light, moderate, or heavy. Flow lasting longer than one week and blood loss of more than 80 ml are considered abnormal. Also, passing the occasional blood clot is normal.
By convention, the 28-day cycle is considered the ideal cycle. (Only 10-15% of cycles last exactly 28 days.) This doesn't mean that if your cycle isn't exactly 28 days there's something wrong with you; 28 days is just an average. [Not to mention that it makes the math simple--in a 28-day cycle, ovulation happens at the halfway mark, on the 14th day.] Also, by convention, the first day of bleeding is considered the start of the cycle, and is denoted as Day 1; the period lasts for 5 days (in an ideal cycle), or from Day 1 to Day 5; and the cycle ends on Day 28. Of course, real life doesn't always conform to conventions: if you're cycle isn't 28 days, how do you number the days of your cycle? Let's use an example to illustrate.
Say your period starts on the tenth of the month, your bleeding lasts for 4 days, and your cycle length is 30 days.
The day the bleeding starts, the tenth of the month, is Day 1 of your cycle. The blood flow days are Day 1 through Day 4, or the tenth through the thirteenth of the month. Your cycle ends on Day 30, or the ninth of next month.
One more useful calculation: your ovulation day. (Ovulation = the release of the egg from the ovary.) In an ideal, 28-day cycle, ovulation happens on day 14. Obviously, if you're cycle isn't 28 days, that doesn't help you. Fortunately, ovulation day is remarkably constant from woman to woman, and you can calculate your probable ovulation date based on the length of your monthly cycle. Here's one helpful way to think of the monthly cycle: a cycle divided into two intervals. The first interval (preovulatory) lasts from the end of your period to ovulation. The second interval (postovulatory) lasts from ovulation to the start of your next period. The preovulatory interval can vary widely; it may last for four days, or nine days, depending on the length of your cycle. In contrast, the postovulatory interval tends to be fairly constant at 14 days, regardless of how many days your cycle lasts. Crystal clear, right? You can now calculate your ovulation day, even in your sleep if you have to. [Huh? - ed. Now you know how I feel when someone tries to explain tech-related stuff to me.] Let's go through this step-by-step:
First, you need to track your cycle. Mark the day your period starts; this is Day 1 of your cycle. Then count the number of days until your next period; this is your cycle length. Do this for about three cycles in a row (more than three is fine, less, not so much). [The reason you need a minimum of three months is because cycle length might not always be the same each month. After three consecutive months you should be able to see a cycle length pattern.] Once your fourth period starts, count forward from Day 1 the number of days in your cycle length and mark that date. Then, from that day, count backwards fourteen days. This is your presumptive ovulation day. [You never count forwards, from the start of your period, because the preovulatory interval varies in length. You count backwards, because the postovulatory interval is fairly consistent at 14 days.]
For example, let's say your cycle lasts 24 days and your best friend's last 31 days. Both of you will most likely ovulate 14 days before the start of the next period. For you, this means ovulation is on Day 10 of your cycle (24 - 14 = 10), while for your friend, ovulation happens on Day 17 of her cycle (31 - 14 = 17).
Keeping track of your monthly cycle isn't useful just for planning a pregnancy. It's also beneficial if you plan to manage your period. In particular, it's useful if you plan to use period control occasionally, like for a scheduled event. If you know you have an upcoming event (vacation, exams, business trip) and you don't want to have a menstrual period around that date, the best time to suppress your real or fake period is about three months in advance. The advantage: it lowers the likelihood of nuisance side effects, like breakthrough bleeding/spotting.
If you want to make a complaint go to this site and register it there,I done it today.
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/myself-c95308.html
Balaning hormones. Here is part of it. The last sentence if very important. No wonder I never had any problems in the past with oral birth control. Levonrgestrel is what the IUD uses.
"To restore balance: If you're not already taking birth control pills, consider starting. "Oral contraceptives lower levels of free testosterone — the type that's floating around in your blood and causing blemishes — by 50 percent," says Redmond. If you're on the Pill and it's not helping your skin, it may be the formulation. Redmond's top complexion-clearing picks: Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Yasmin, both of which have higher levels of estrogen and lower levels of androgen than certain other pills. Also, avoid any made with levonorgestrel, such as Alesse and Levlite. This synthetic form of progesterone mimics testosterone's effects and may cause breakouts."
Here is the address of the whole article.
http://www.webmd.com/balance/features/feeling-hormonal.
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More at the site below....
http://www.medications.com/se/mirena
April 11th
2009
9:40 PM