Re: Thyroid problems due to Mirena IUD?

MY IUD STORY:

I got my IUD inserted about 6 months ago. All of these symptoms started (hair was breaking off, I was feeling cold all the time, moody, irritable, exhausted, fatigued, ect, ect, ect.). I went to the doctor because of my hair falling out, and she tested my thyroid.

I HAD HYPOTHYROIDISM. She said, "Here! Take this pill. This will fix your thyroid and you will have to take it the rest of your life. And P.S. This has NOTHING to do with your IUD."

I don't believe it. Against doctors orders, I did not take the medicine, because against the doctors beliefs, I truly believed it was my IUD that had caused the hypothyroidism. I didn't want to take this medication, have my thyroid get better, and then get stuck taking a pill every day for the rest of my life (didn't I get on the IUD so I didn't have to take a pill??).

So, again, against doctor's requirement, I did not take my medicine. I DID, HOWEVER, get my IUD removed, immediately. And I told myself I was going to try to hold out 4-6 weeks after I got my IUD removed to get my thyroid tested again before I started taking my thyroid medicine.

4-6 weeks passed. I was feeling better. My energy/mood was noticeably better. I got my thyroid tested again.

NORMAL LEVELS! PHEW!

Doctor's message said "Thyroid levels are normal. Continue with the prescribed medication (i.e. thyroid medicine)" I then had to email back the doctor and say that I HADN'T been taking my medicine, and that this is good reason to believe they need to research the association between IUDs and Hypothyroidism.


Ladies, get your evil IUD removed! If you test positive for hypothyroidism while on the IUD (and never had it before), get the IUD OUT! Wait it out... don't take the medicine... and see if your levels improve. Doctors deny the association between the IUD and hypothyroidism. My case is evidence they may be associated! Listen to your body! Tweet