Several folks have emailed me after seeing the post on Facebook and here on my site that I was having a Mirena removal.  I wanted to post two websites that have been helpful.  They have forums for Mirena side effects.  And, as one person said, Mirena is not a bad product.  There are people that it helps, and it has been a godsend for them.

There are others who have not had such good luck.  The sites are Medications.com and Curezone.com.  Some of the side effects (most of which I have) are:

• Weight gain – inability to lose weight even though calorie counting & exercising

• Headaches/migraines

• Memory problems

• Foggy thinking

• Mood swings

• Decreased sex drive

• Depression

• Hair loss

• Cramps

• Nausea

• Decreased appetite certain times of month

• Increased appetite other times of month

• Anxiety

• Sleep disturbance

• Dizzyness

• Bloating

• Lower back pain

• Crying spells

• Acne

• Pain in uterus/abdomen

• Pain during sex

• One not on the list but I want to add is:  LETHARGY.  On weekends, I just basically lost the desire to do activities that I normally take pleasure in:  picture taking, shopping, spending time with friends, etc.  I just got to where I wanted to crawl in bed and feel sorry for myself, and lay down because of nausea and cramping.

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