My Mirena IUD was placed in August 2009 to control very heavy periods. It did it's job well and by the 15th month my periods had stopped all together. Right around that same time I began experiencing painful facial rashes or Rosacea as diagnosed by the dermatologist. I spent almost 5 months on medication for the "Rosacea" when I began feeling extreme fatigue, very sensitive, itchy skin all over my body, enlarge lymph nodes, and the development of small cysts under my scalp behind my ears and along my hair line. One day something just clicked and I began researching as much info about the Mirena as I could. I made a self diagnoses that this was indeed the problem. I had my IUD removed 5 days ago. After two days the lymph nodes went down and the cysts disappeared and at about the 4th day I began noticing significant improvement in my "rosacea". I am still, however, experiencing the sensitive and itching skin on my palms and scalp but Benedryl seems to alleviate this. Might be an unrelated allergy. End result, even though I am only 5 days post IUD removal there is no doubt in my mind that my body was having a very negative reaction to the Mirena IUD.

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