please respond!

hello all,

i have never posted one of these before, but i feel like i need some answers.

i was on the depo shot for a couple years and decided to stop getting the shot because my husband and i were wanted to have another baby. luckily, after only 3 months off i was pregnant.

after my 3rd child was born i decided to have the mirena inserted because i was not yet ready to give up the idea of having anymore babies. the insertion of course was horrible. the pain was something i had no idea about. i was told i would experience cramping during the insertion, but that is far from an understatement. the insertion was 6 weeks after my daughter was born. after about 2 weeks of having the iud in i thought i was going crazy. i was yelling about everything. i was sad all of the time and felt like i was having an out of body experience and the person i was at the time was unrecognizable! i called my doctor and was told it must be post partum depression. i was put on lexapro.

i have now been on the mirena since october of 2007. in the past couple of months the headaches have started, the dizzyness, memory loss, confusion, not able to retain any information, my legs feel like they are aching after only an hour of sitting i have to get up and walk around.
for the past year or so however, i have had the real problems, i am tired all of the time. and not just the i don't want to go somewhere tired, i am need to lie down in my bed tired. on top of that, i am severely angry and depressed all of the time. i hate what i am right now and yell all of the time. my kids and husband don't want to be around me! i don't want to be around me!!!

i finally fet like it was time last week to seek help. i went to the doctor, had blood work done. i have not gotten the results yet, but also was given instructions to get an mri. i did not get the results because my insurance did not cover it and wanted to wait for the blood work. last night i some how came across this website and it explains so much!!! i am having the iud removed on monday! i am so so so happy to know that i am not crazy. i keep thinking everyone thinks i am extremely lazy and just making all of this up in my head. but reading all of this is an eye opener.

so i have a few questions:
1. once taken out, how long will it take to be a normal person again?

2. did anyone breast feed while on the mirena and notice any side effects with their child?

3. i read on another site that a girl had an mri and the results were abnormal. has anyone else had an mri and is there any link to long term neuro problems?

4. i have not had a period in 2 years. how long does it take for this to return?

thanks so much!!!!