Re: My life and symptoms on Mirena

Thank you for your post Kehre. Everything was very well-said and I could so relate to your experience. In particular, your line "This thing robs you of your happiness and sense of self" is so accurate. I just have to say Amen sister!!! I felt like I used to be a vibrant, happy & likable person and gradually Mirena robbed me of myself. I just didn't like myself anymore. I would have conversations with people and I would think later "why in the world did I say that?" and then I would obsess and worry that I had offended that person. And, then of course, my anxiety would kick in. I guess I'm not sure what came first, the anxiety or the obsessing. I had Mirena for 7 months, by the way. My first side effect was anxiety and then later on I developed migraines, vision problems, numbness, dizziness, vertigo, heart palpitations and panic attacks. I've had it out for about 3.5 months and I'm still on the path to healing. I'm tons better than I was, but still not back to normal. That's all I want is to just be me again. Good luck to you and keep us posted on your progress. I'm so sorry for all your suffering. Tweet