Hi Kelly,
Everything you explained above is what I am currently going thru. I am 2 months post removal and yes the mirena does consume,my mind as well. It is hard for it not too.
We go thru periods of feeling normal to feeling panicky/anxiety ridden(that is what happens to me anyways).
From my research so far,the levongestrel is the same hormone found in the Norplant Implant(which was recalled and taken off the shelves in the US mid 90's and again in 2001 under the name,Jadelle: Women were complaining of anxiety and also,it ruptured their reproductive organs).
I also read online, thatif you are between 83-121 lbs, the hormone goes in your blood faster and hence takes longer for it to get out of your body, which may be why it is a longer recovery process.
My advice, is to keep yourself moving. I mean physically active, I pace up and down the hallways like a nutjob in my home, with the panic attacks. I dont want my BF to see me l ike this because it is embarssing as hell, but thats my only relief and he is supportive.
Still I think he deserves someone who isnt so messed up.
You can take a detox bath, with Epsom Salts , I started that recently and I am going to the gym.
I too am looking for a cure from this.
I have noticed a pattern,when my heart has palpitations I know the anxiety attacks are coming within a day or two.
Also, Ive only had one period so far and before it came the anxiety was bad!
If you know of anything/forms of relief, let me know!
Best of Luck!

I never had Mirena, but I had the copper IUD/paragard. I personally think the side effects of the two are almost identical.
http://www.mothering.com/community/t/916122/copper-iud-and-side-effects


I developed every symptom you listed, except for sensitivity to heat. I had sensitivity to cold.

I've been trying to detox the copper from the IUD with a various assortment of supplements but I've realized that the protocol that I am using to detox the copper is very similar to the protocol they recommend to unblock the Methylation cycle. The methylation cycle is important for detoxification (so obviously, if its blocked... thats a problem).

http://www.dramyyasko.com/our-unique-approach/methylation-cycle/


I don't know if it would work for Mirena users but it basically involves taking a few supplements similar to the ones you are already taking. Taking a multi-vitamin, fatty acids, and most importantly the B vitamins should be in their active form.

http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/CFS_-_The_Methylation_Cycle


Like I said - I don't know if it would work for you but I don't see any harm in just changing some things around with your supplement protocol so that you were getting more of what is recommended for a blocked methylation cycle?

The end of June 2013 will mark my 2 year anniversary of having the Mirena(Devil) removed. I don't come on here very often but I like to check in and share my experiences with others who are suffering at the hands of this stupid device. I would love to say I'm 100% but sadly I still suffer from bad days but luckily now it is usually before or during my period. As I read peoples posts month after month, I swear it sounds like I could have written them, yours included. I too suffered from horrible debilitating anxiety/panic attacks and at first I thought I was dying because I never had them prior to Mirena. Insomnia of usually up to three days at a time with no sleep at all, hot flashes, night sweats, shakes/weird electrical buzzing feeling, dizziness, heart palpitations, hair loss, dry eyes and dry mouth and IBS/digestion problems. The only symptoms I get now are anxiety, IBS and the electrical/shaky feeling and I usually only get them around my period/hormonal and not on a constant basis like it was for about the first 8 months to a year after removal. I find I feel better when I eat better and completely cut out alcohol because for some reason even one glass of red wine makes my heart race and gives me that weird electric current feeling and can keep me from sleeping :( It does get better, it just takes some of us a really long time but so far it has SLOWLY gotten better and it will for you too. Hang in there! :D

I feel very sorry for you. Doctors seem to be pawing around in the dark and that Mirena is causing some women dreadful suffering. I don't know if you had the dirty smelly light bloody discharge for the time you had the Mirena in, but I had, it was not something I could live with. I also had all the symptoms you had, lying on the couch, thinking I was going nuts, go out for a walk, breathless walking and feeling like a very old woman. Seriously it was terrifying and all the gloomy thoughts. I'm not exactly Pollyanna, but this was ridiculous. I cannot believe ladies are expected to go through having a Mirena - for sex!!! Nothing is worth it. I stuck it about 6 looooong weeks. I got very, very worried with the migrane and somehow got energy to go back to Doc to have it removed. That was last July.

I am very happy to report that by Christmas I began to feel better, and forced myself to exercise regularly. Trying new things, from abseiling to clay pigeon shooting helped increase my self esteem too. But it was a sort of step by step thing and I'd have a few days I'd need to rest to get my strength back up. From years of heavy periods I was anaemic, and it was hard to raise the blood count because the periods were coming every 20 days for 6 to 8 days.

The Cure for me: Regular exercise, building up to 2 hour hikes or a run or swimming every day, with one rest day a week. I take a strong iron supplement (at a different time from) Green tea, Soya isoflavones (as I'm perimenopausal)and then I changed to the supplement Maca, lots of fish oils and a multivitamin and I eat lots of fish. Apples make me feel and look better, two a day. Lots of water. Kelly Howell Meditations, 1 daily. I took Barley Grass for 3 weeks which I think kick started me. Kundalini yoga is wonderful, I noticed a huge improvement in my hormones when I started that.

Take all the rest you need, go to a holistic health practitioner. There don't seem to be direct clear answers or cures with Doctors about female reproductive system. I was at a hospital before I'd the Mirena last year and the doctor kept saying, yes, that's normal for your age. Well that was no help when I was haemorrhaging, losing my strength and health every 20 days. I am angry at how many doctors I went to and nobody told me about taking the NSAIDs to control menstruation control. I found the cure on the internet and, low and behold, my Doctor said yes that might work and wrote the prescription. 5 years after I first went there with the problem!!!!

If you have heavy periods, taking NSAIDs before onset of menstruation until about day/night 3 really helps. Also taking cyklokapron three times in 24 hours helped me with the dreadful flooding.

So now I am healthier than I ever remember being, I can run for miles (away from Doctors lol) and mentally I feel better`, no brain fog. I actually got a sick stomach reading your post, it was exactly how I felt on the Mirena. You WILL feel better after that awful coil, be gentle with your body and mind. In my experience going with Homeopathic advice and natural remedies was a much better, personal way to deal with my menstrual health problems. :)