Re: Wow! I almost ended my marriage and I see why!
i was there. i was you back in january this year! i had mirena inserted in sept 09. i quickly began having issues. headaches, acne, no libido, skin as greasy as a frying pit, constant spotting, cramping, moodiness, weight gain, basically i felt like i was pregnant times 10! it was horrrid. my husband flipped out on me in january and said our marraige was over, he didn't think i wanted to be with him, i was controlling and he couldnt' take it, and so on.
i called the next day and made an appointment to get it OUT. (i had asked about getting it out at my 6 week checkup after getting it and the np insisted i give it atleast a couple of more months because EVERYONE just loves mirena and my "side effects" were bogus and linked to overeating, needing to see a psyhciatrist, and so on. it was frustrating because she didn't believe one word of what i was saying!)
sure enough, shortly after getting it out (and a paragard put in), i regained my libido, lost a little weight, found myself again (and realized how far i was gone!),
Acne began o clear up, stopped spotting, stopped taking headache meds every flipping day, etc,etc, etc!
yay for regaining US!!! :)