I am sorry that you are not feeling well. Those episodes must be terrifying.

I had problems with dizziness when I had my IUD and it too seemed to get worse after I ate. Shakiness also accompanied many of these episodes. I went off Mono-Sodium-Glutamat (Natrium Glutamat) and artificial sweeteners until I realized it didn't seem to be helping. In response to my post, I was told that the hormone in Mirena (levonorgestrol sp?) can cause insulin resistance. I also received some other helpful information in response to my posts so you might want to read them. I would also try doing research on reactive hypoglycemia. My knowledge of medicine is pretty poor, but this is one of the conditions I thought I might have when I was experiencing side effects similar to yours.

As for the pill, I too was on it for awhile, albeit when I was much younger, and didn't have severe side effects. I had the MIrena removed almost 3 weeks ago and within a week the dizziness that had become more and more persistent disappeared. I wish you the best and hope you feel better soon.

Hi friend! I was on Mirena for three months. I have had it removed for over three weeks. I had an attack while on Mirena that consisted of tingling hands and legs that turned numb, heart racing/palpitations, chest pressure, and extreme anxiety since I was convinced I was having a heart attack. I went to the ER and the docs said I was having an anxiety attack. The ER doc put me on a tranquilizer what a joke. I have never had any problems that way ever! I had consumed caffeine prior to this incident and I belive the caffeine interacted with the hormone in my bloodstream from Mirena. These symptoms occurred(without caffeine) on other occasions as well. I would wake from sound sleeps with pounding heart, it felt like it was trying to come out my chest. I had the tingling and numbing of my hands and legs on several occasions. I had severe dizziness and an "uneven" feeling and once I even collapsed from this. I was terrified to hold my twin babies for fear I would drop them from the dizziness. I stopped driving because I had fear I would pass out at the wheel or have an attack like the one I mentioned before. Since removal I have had no more episodes and almost all my symptoms are completely gone. I also doubted if it was from Mirena until I came to this site and felt my instincts validated for the first time. The OBGYN community seems to be in denial about the hormone in Mirena distributing itself beyond the cervix. Mirena acknowledges in its literature that a % of the hormone is released into the bloodstream. I believe the % is higher then they say for some of us anyway. Mirena is a progesterone only BC while BC pills have something completely different in them. Mirena's progesterone is similar to the one found in the depo provera shot. The same depo shot can cause women to have some of the very same side effects as Mirena users. I truly believe your side effects are Mirena based. This is a website you can go to that shows some of the side effects Mirena's own literature lists on the Drs prescribing info.
http://www.contracept.info/docs/mirena-doctors.pdf
I hope this info helps you out friend. Whatever you may decide to do, you will find support on this site! Please post back and let us know how everything turns out for you! Take care friend:):):)!

Hi, I too had the Morena (sp?) IUD put in several months ago. I have no sex drive and have had shortness of breath for no reason. I have had tingling in my hands and feet which really scared me. The doctors did all kinds of blood work and found nothing. An MRI showed nothing, either. I am going to have this IUD taken out b/c the tingling gets much worse when I am having a period. I don't have regular periods, either. I didn't have any for three months, then I had 2 in four weeks, then none again and now a very light one for almost 8 days now. I don't know. Maybe it's not related. But I won't know until I take this thing out and see if my symptoms improve. I was also on the pill for years before this and didn't have any negative symptoms (except headaches with periods). Let me know if you find anything out:) Good Luck!