So, I wanted to talk about my Mirena. Great subject, huh? But please, if you are a woman and have thought of getting one, or already have one, keep reading. My story may not only shock you, but give relative information on your own health and problems that might be currently plaguing you! Trust me...I am not the only one with a story like mine, and thank God for that. I thought I was going nuts, and, ok, that is always still debatable.
It all started when I decided that I wanted a better form of birth control, yada, yada, yada. Skip to the part where things started to go wrong. Well, after insertion of the little devil, I cramped...and not just "hey I am getting my period" cramps, but "Holy crap, I remember these cramps!! They are called LABOR PAINS!" Seriously. My lower back was hurting, my legs hurt all the way to my knees on the inside, and it felt like I was about to give birth. But I never expelled the Mirena. And I bled...and bled, and bled, and bled. For 2.5 months. Now we are almost to 3 months and I am getting the sucker out tomorrow. But all those symptoms are supposed to go away. Well, not the labor cramping, but the rest did. Now onto the weird stuff.
Shortly after having the Mirena put in (end of August), I started to notice that it was getting harder to run and not get super winded. And my heart would feel like it was going to pound its way out of my chest. I shrugged it off, until I started having problems falling asleep because my heart was pounding so hard. I was also starting to be short of breath for no real reason. Just a little exertion was enough to have me stopping for air. Totally weird since I was running and lifting weights and everything. Then I started feeling my heart flutter in my chest. And then the racing heart rate started. I had an ECG and an Echo. My heart was fine except for some trace regurgitation in the tricuspid valve and a sinus arrhythmia. Seriously, those are not problems and my heart is great. So I saw a shrink. He thinks it is all physiological and all stemming from PTSD from the home invasion we had this summer. Ok, I can buy that to some extent. But I still wasn't satisfied. I started doing research since everything started about the time I got the Mirena put in. I was shocked at how many people had the same problem, had doctors tell them the same thing! And also how once the Mirena was out their life started to slowly get back to normal. So why aren't we being warned about this?? Obviously it is happening frequently and people are having serious complications to the little devil! I plan on keeping a diary starting tomorrow after I get the thing out. I am hoping that it will bring some insight into my heart and health issues and I can get back to normal, AND let people know what an evil little booger the Mirena really is! I think the med company is hiding stuff about it. I hope people will listen and then maybe the Mirena will be exposed!
If you don't believe me, just Google "Mirena and Heart Problems" or "Mirena and Heart Palpitations". You will be shocked! And let me know if you have experienced problems like these. I am interesting in hearing your story as well!!
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