Mirena and family history

Hi, I am a 36yr old mother of 2 boys aged 14 & 12yrs. I had the mirena fitted in 1 1/2 years ago.. had all the bleeding at the beginning, but unfortunately it carried on for months. had very heavy bleeding in months 7 & 8, so heavy it left me feeling nauseous and faint. then it went back to 3 weeks of bleeding out of 4. and thats now how long i bleed for all the time. have heaps of discharge (eww), zits, feeling constantly like crying over nothing. Had hard cyst, which went on its own. got referred to a gyno (cause of heavy bleeding) which i saw 3 weeks ago. he has no idea why i had the heavy bleeding, has no idea why i am bleeding 3 weeks out of four (not heavy) but he is now booking me in for a vaginal hysterectomy.!! I still have the mirena in, only because i am told that if they take it out, my periods will be a lot worse than before i had the mirena inserted!! argghhhh. anyone else being put forward for a hysterectomy??

I just wanted to share my experience with Mirena and hope that it helps someone else. I had Mirena inserted on 7th July 2008 after having a copper IUD removed. I chose the Mirena because I had heavy periods and understood that the hormone would be localized to my uterus and only a very small amount would enter my bloodstream.

After a very short time (probably a day or so), I started getting symptoms of nausea, headaches, dizziness, forgetfulness, depression, bloating, cramping and just a general feeling of something wrong with my body. One day I was just sitting at my desk at work and my heart starting racing! I also felt very anxious and panicky a lot of the time.

The nausea and headaches just got worse every day until I couldn't stand it any longer - I was completely miserable - and called my doctor's office to make an appointment to have the Mirena removed. When I went to the appointment, my blood pressure was sky high and I had a severe headache. Although my doctor said she believed I was having these symptoms, she didn't think the Mirena could be the cause.

Anyway, I had the Mirena removed on July 25th and a few hours later, my headache had completely gone. I slept great that night and woke up for the first time in 2 weeks not feeling nauseous. I had my blood pressure checked today (2 days later) and it was back to normal.

I'm pretty sure that the Mirena made me sick and I wish I'd done some research before I had it inserted. It's been interesting to learn that so many people are experiencing similar problems.

I'm experiencing some VERY concerning symptoms and have a feeling it might be from the Mirena. And my doctors think it's just stress! SOMEBODY HELP!

I had a baby 4 months ago and at my postpardom appointment I was talked into getting the Mirena. After I had it inserted it all started with severe cramping and light bleeding that still has not subsided. I have been suffering with chronic headaches, dizziness, and facial numbness. I've also had bouts of anxiety and leg cramping and recently starting to have pain in my neck and one of my lymph nodes on my left side has become present and tender to the touch.

I mentioned all the these symptoms to my OB/GYN and he said "it's NOT related to the Mirena, go to your Primary Care Dr. and get some tests done" Well, I did that, got a full CBC and had my thyroid checked and all of my blood work came back normal. My Dr. said I am stressed after having the baby and to get some rest. I really wanted to have a CT done but after reading this I am beginning to think it's the Mirena as I had not had any of these symptoms prior to the IUD. I think i'll make an appointment to have it removed.

Anyone ot there have any of my exact same symptoms???