Mirena Copper Iud, Mental Fog, Mood Swings, Docter, Bad Mood

Posted over a year ago

Why do I think I landed here, I have been having very bad mood swings mostly relating to anger and dissatisfaction in everything and everybody. Put the mirena in April 2008, braved it out for 4 months with the
1. spotting and all the time kept thinking that my
2. fatigue and no interest in everything was due the stress of having 2 kids, work and the pregnancy weight that I have to shed.
3. I am hungry always (maybe since I am breast feeding the baby)
I had a copper IUD between my first and second son,
4. I don't remember how that was ( am I in a mental fog?). must have been better than this one. I never wanted anything hormonal. I don't want pills. Dont even know why I went with this then. I know the doctor convinced me saying it has very little hormonal effects ... more »

Why do I think I landed here, I have been having very bad mood swings mostly relating to anger and dissatisfaction in everything and everybody. Put the mirena in April 2008, braved it out for 4 months with the
1. spotting and all the time kept thinking that my
2. fatigue and no interest in everything was due the stress of having 2 kids, work and the pregnancy weight that I have to shed.
3. I am hungry always (maybe since I am breast feeding the baby)
I had a copper IUD between my first and second son,
4. I don't remember how that was ( am I in a mental fog?). must have been better than this one. I never wanted anything hormonal. I don't want pills. Dont even know why I went with this then. I know the doctor convinced me saying it has very little hormonal effects

Yesterday, I just lost myself over a silly issue, now I feel I am going to lose my wonderful relationships with people. My 3 yr old asks me If I am not angry any more uh!!!. Why cant I call the doctor to get it removed when I doubt it could be the IUD.
5.I am lazy( another symptom).

Do I have to wait a little longer or take it out and maybe get my self back.?
(What a question to an obvious answer)
Confused!!! lazy!!

5 Replies

Claudia1969 - Get it out please! You are too sensitive to the hormones in Mirena!

Posted over a year ago - Reply

1dragonfly - Oh my god. You are not crazy! I can't believe I have just stumbled upon all these women talking about the same problems. Feeling chronic fatigue, depression, listlessness, anxiety and insomnia, bloating and loss of a sex drive! I also experience aching muscles, headaches, and a brain fog that makes me feel like a fraction of my former self. All of these symptoms, among others, can describe Candida overgrowth. I have had my Mirena for 2 1/2 years, and I never put together these symptoms and the IUD! Even though they started shortly after my insertion, I also had some serious life circumstances happen to me and assumed I felt crummy from that. Also, I loved not thinking about birth control and was convinced that the small progestin-only tips had to be the most gentel form of hormonal birth control out there. I also worked in the field of sexual health and trusted my doctor completely. I called to make an appointment to have the Mirena removed shortly before finding this site, because since I have discovered I have candida overgrowth, I have learned it can be onset by hormonal birth control. Candidiasis Albicons is the same yeast that causes yeast infections, and when the healthy flora of the digestive tract are compromised, it can spread out of control, becoming systematic. That's what happened to me. If this sounds all to familiar, please check it out and see if you have it too. I am getting better already, after committing for the last two weeks to the candida diet, where my body is detoxifying and I am comming back to life. (Many western doctors know very little about this, so don't be surprised if they laugh you out of the room and perscribe prosac. Trust your gut, literally ;) I don't believe the Mirena caused my candida overgrowth, only that its a factor in it, like taking antibiotics or heavy metal poisoning. I felt compelled to share my story, because I am starting to recover, and I can't tell you how good it feels to feel better after 2 1/2 foggy years. Don't give up on your health. Also, I am writing because removing the IUD won't fix your problem completly, just like it didn't completly cause it, so if you have think you may have systemic candida, find out. You will need to continue treating it after you get the IUD removed, so you get the full recovery you deserve. Hoping for more healthy ladies!

Posted over a year ago - Reply

Zvap - I got it out yesterday, I am glad I got out of my laziness and went to the doc. I told her my problems and asked her if she thinks it was Mirena. She said it is higly possible and also it does make you feel pregnant. I also read in the Mirena booklet that 1 in 10 womed who has Mirena can develop a Cyst and migth require surgery to egt it out. Wow! that percentage scares me. With the device gone, I feel more energetic, I actually cleaned my house :-), Feel the mental fog gone. No more joint pains. Waiting to see if everyhting else gets better. If at all I go back to IUD , I would go with Paragard, becuase it is non harmonal, does not alter the mensustral cycle and has worked for me in the right way before

Posted over a year ago - Reply

Becks2 - Im getting it out...oh the tiredness...I want to feel like havin sex again (hee Hee)I dont wanna be tired....I dont wanna be snapping at my kids. Why has it taken me 4 years to realise it could be my birth control....

Posted over a year ago - Reply

Becks2 - P.s thank god for google.....

Posted over a year ago - Reply

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