You are so right. When I started to feel the slight cramping and thought I had started to get my period yesterday, I was jumping up and down because I was so happy that I thought I was getting my period. (Turns out, I am just spotting.)But, I am really looking forward to getting my period again! Then, at least I'll know that my cycles have returned to normal. I wrote a letter to my OB explaining how disappointed I was in him. I told him that as a doctor, I feel he has no right passing his own personal beliefs onto his patients. But, that as a medical professional, he is obligated to tell his patients about the possible side effects that one may experience as a result of any medications, contreceptives, etc., that a patient is given. I was never given the Patient Informational Brochere, for Mirena. Had I had it, then I would have seen that some of my symptoms were the same as described in the brochere and had Mirena taken out a long time ago! Can we sue because our doctor's failed to give us the patient information? I am so disgusted and outraged in hearing that so many others of you, like myself, are being told the same bs. Then, we are feeling like we are the ones with a problem. Life these days, does make a person go crazy alone, we don't need Mirena helping that effect! I can only encourage others like myself to start speaking up. Tell your doctor's how you feel, that they have no right telling you it's "in your head". Tell them it ain't just coincidence that hundreds, if not thousands of others, like you, who have Mirena, have experienced the same symptoms. This has got to stop. We need to take a stand! United, we can conquer!! God bless all of you and plesae, stand up for your rights, your ever so prescious rights, as a woman.

Reading about the mirena on this forum was one of the reasons why I did not go for it when my gyn said that was an option to try to get rid of heavy periods.

But I have to say that just because something like the mirena got rid of your period but made you sick, makes the opposite of getting your period a great gift from god - at least for me. Why can't we not have our period and feel good? Or get a slight period and no pms. Or maybe only get it every six months. Is that too much to ask out of life. I have had heavy/irregular periods, oily skin, and pms since day 1. Never will I thank anybody for that. I felt great before I got the cycle, so it wasn't like I did something to give me those problems. If I could have hibernated through pms and my period I would have. That would be 17 days every month I would rather not even be conscious.

At least I am period free now. I got uterine ablation surgery. My gyn just burned the lining of my uterus. So for one year now I have not had much of a period. I might wear one liner for like 3 hours and that's it. Best thing that ever happened to me. If I could have done it at 20 years I would have. Babies wouldn't be an option. But why should I have to suffer 17 days every month for just the chance of having a baby. Isn't the 9 months women go through enough.

As for pms, nothing worked for me. I tried just about everything herbal and prescription. Every test said my hormones were great. Load of bull. My breasts would swell up so badly that I couldn't sleep on my stomach. The thing that worked for me was samento tao free. I don't know why but it has got rid of that problem/ less pms,and have improved my oily skin and hair. The oils were so bad in my early twenties that I couldn't even get any lather when I wanted to shampoo my hair!

So if god is responsible for those problems I lived with, than we're going to have a good talk if I ever see him.

That's EXACTLY what I thought.......that the reason doctors say they haven't heard of any problems with it is because I'm positive if they checked a lot of these women would have Depression and other symptoms but just NOT be putting two and two together. I know I didn't the first five years I had it in......I just put my weight gain, breast increase & sore with it 24/7, relationship breakup.....friendship problems.....social phobia....anxiety....oh did I mention weight gain??????
It was only when I had my 2nd Mirena put in this year that it suddenly dawned on me because all the problems came back after I had lost weight etc after removal. I found this site and all my prayers were answered and I demanded the coil be removed.....in fact I ended up in floods of tears in doctors surgery hysterical and saying it had made me a monster and I wanted it out.....they took it out that day.
Although recovery is slow with anxiety and tiredness.....all other symptoms GONE.....I have my life back.....I have my patience and emotions and compassion back.....and best of all my sex drive.
My advice to anybody reading this is do not get the Mirena IUD.....especially if you have ever suffered horrendous pms/period problems in past.