Re: WOW!I just had mine removed yesterday!

Sounds like you and I are on the same emotional roller coaster. I feel so relieved that it is out. I went to the http://www.womentowomen.com web site prior to having it removed and I have been taking their vitamins and progesterone cream. The site is very very informative and helps us confused women follow the hormone trail, all of the investigating I have been doing makes me want to become a doctor for striclty women, we are very complex beautiful creatures that need to be monitored and taking good care of ourselves. I believe the iud put me into perimenopause. I also believe that all of the imbalances made me hypoglycemic which my pcp never tested me for so my anxiety got worse and worse and he just through me on Depression meds when that wasn't the problem. I went to a different Dr. yesterday for something unrelated (flu season) and I was giving the past few months history and was explaining all of my findings to her about the iud and hormone imbalances talking about this forum and she was vey impressed and really was supportive to what I was doing, and I asked her if there was something that I could do about the insomnia and she said that she would NOT put me on anything if I was going organic and I really respected that. I actually didn't want meds just wanted some ideas so I could get some zzz's. I got my period today (had it out Tues) first period in 4 1/2 years and the first time in my life that I am excited about it because I feel like it is the first step to normalizing my body . I am doing everything I can to balance my hormones again. I have started eating organic on day 3 and feel really really good. I have an appointment with a holistic healer on Tuesday to try and find more natural ways to get my body back. I too got divorced this year and because of that left the job I loved to make more money at a place where I was miserable,and now I have opened my own business. I'm a single mom now who has been trying to do everything I can so I can have a happy loving home for my daughter but I have been so moody that I haven't been able to give her 100%. I've found a man who I care very much about who cares about me as well and I had to tell him we needed to take a couple of steps back because I was an emotional basketcase. Luckily he is understanding and I found I had some sex drive left before he went away for holiday so that will keep him happy for a week! I can't wait for him to meet the real me who doesn't complain all the time or hurt all of the time. or just plain sad. Be good to your body, take each day as it comes don't dwell on the past look at each day as a day to heal do one thing to heal your mind body and soul. Last night I took a lavender bath and just focused on my breathing. keep in touch. Tweet