i had some dental work done. my tonsils seem to have an on going infection that has lasted for years. my dentist gave me a prescription for amoxicillin. i have never had a bad reaction to any meds. however, this time i did. i took the amoxicillin about 10 am. by 1pm my throat had what looked like a diaper rash and was stinging horribly, then i started vomiting, then my tongue turned a yellowish color and my mouth tasted like pus. i went to the ER because i was scared my throat might swell. they call it an allergic reaction,but i believe it may have given a clue as to what is going on in m ...
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i am 2 years post removal of mirena. my periods are always a surprise. i have light ones, i have heavy ones, horrible pms, or no pms, there is no normal with me. periods for me come 21 days apart or 33 days apart. last month i spotted 5 days before i saw actual blood then went for 6 days. before mirena i could practically know the date and time of when i would start.   [End]
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i currently have three healthy children enrolled in public school. the other day i got three notes brought home that they are providing free H1N1 vaccines at school. NO WAY are my children getting the vaccine. my children wash their hands frequently and shower everyday and cover their mouths when they sneeze. is that enough? my oldest one changes classes, should i give her lysol wipes to clean the desk in every class? are there certain vitamins i should give them? they rarely get sick.   [End]
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when i went to get my mirena out the first time my doctor could not find it, not even with a vaginal ultrasound. i knew it was still inside of me. the doctor told me basically that i was crazy and my husband agreed with her. i had to wait a couple of months to go to a different doctor. i expected her to think i was crazy too. she agreed that the mirena was the source of my symptoms. she had my mirena out in less than a minute. do you realize doctors get kickbacks the longer you keep mirena? hmmmmmm...,. seems like a conflict of interest to me.   [End]
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my daughter has an itchy rash all over her body. the doctor said its an allergic reaction to something. duh! i could have determined that for free. the only thing that changed is she went to her grandparents house the other day. they are not the cleanest people. they also have a dog that has minimal care. it could be a reaction to weeds, bugs in the yard, mold, or something related to a filthy house. i have had her soak in epsom salt, made an epsom salt paste, oatmeal baths. she is also taking benadryl, but that only treats the symptom not the root of the problem. she does not have ...
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the first time i went to get my mirena removed the doctor couldnt find my mirena, she even did a vaginal ultrasound. she told me i had expelled it. i knew it was still in me. the second doctor i went to had it out in about 60 seconds. my advice is, if you have any kind of a period make your appt for then. your cervix will be down lower and softer. then when the doctor goes to look bear down as if having a contraction.   [End]
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i am very new to bitters. mine are called ”digestive grape bitters” made by planetary herbals. if you go to the ”truth in medicine forum” that is where i get my information. my bitters only cost me $11.98. i am glad you have a very understanding husband. mine was not very understanding. if you want to read my past posts in this forum, you can click on my name. i posted about what i did post removal. some of my posts were made when i had the mirena.   [End]
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i had a mirena iud for three years. i got it removed 1 1/2 years ago. most of my side effects wore off after 6 months post removal. however, i believe i am in pre menopause at 33 yrs old. i just recently went to the ”truth in medicine” forum. alot of people posted about bitters. apparently they help support the liver. i have had great success with taking them. i am shocked that this month i had almost no pms symptoms,my joints usually ache, mental problems, and cramping and my gag reflex gets extremely sensitive. my digestive system feels sooooo much better. i urge you to check out the f ...
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i am 33 years old and in pre menopause due to the abuse my body suffered from the mirena iud. due to the issues i have i no longer trust mainstream doctors. i need to balance my hormones. i am scared to do a body cleanse because it seems like nothing cleanses my colon and i am afraid it might make my body toxic. i recently purchased digestive grape bitters in a liquid form. it has helped me greatly in getting things moving. i have a feeling this is a step in the right direction, i feel like i could use some guidance and i would appreciate any suggestions. i have anaphylactic reactions to c ...
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i am interested in finding out what bitters are. i want to cleanse my liver. so far i have only found liver cleanses that require drinking oily stuff. i have extreme texture aversion to oily stuff so i have not done any liver cleanses. will a liver cleanse help with hormone issues? i had a mirena iud for 3 1/2 years, my hormones are so out of whack that i am in premenopause at 33 yrs old. i believe my body is made to heal itself so i refuse to take synthetic hormones. i dont even know where to start to get my body back to the healthy self i used to be.i would greatly appreciate any suggest ...
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sorry i dont have any advice on natural bc methods. those people at planned parenthood are nothing to you. they are paid for a service. it is horrible some doctors treat us the way they do, they act like they are god or something. focus on the positive people in your life. i wish you a speedy healing process.   [End]
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i had mirena for 3 1/2 years. i didnt really have many side effects for the first month. mirena had me so messed up mentally and physically. i am not one to throw pity parties for myself. my family has a history of mental illness. i have suffered with depression since i took my bc pills at age 21. never had anxiety. never suicidal until about four months after i got mirena at the age of 28. i could not think. i could not hold a conversation and i was severely suicidal. i was also a raving b****. i even became bi polar schizophrenic to the point i could not look at the ceiling some days bec ...
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consider yourself lucky! i did the same thing. i bled so heavy i thought i was bleeding to death and too stupid to know it. i took a liquid vitamin B to help. dont be too surprised if its the same next month. my first couple of periods post removal were very heavy. i also felt flu like. but after it was over i had a couple of days i felt like superman. my body felt so cleansed.   [End]
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when i had mirena, i never knew what to expect. yes, it could be mirena or it could be pregnancy. when i had mirena i had symptoms of pregnancy. i have had 4 pregnancies so i know the symptoms very well. my body had me convinced i was pregnant for four months one time. the doctor told me to take a pregnancy test. if it came up negative take another one ten days later.   [End]
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when i had mirena, i had absolutely zero sex drive. sex actually ticked me off! i used to be an animal. post removal my sex drive came back with a vengeance. then all of a sudden it would disappear for a few days. the week before my period i had no desire. then my period would come. then i would have my libido back. i think it just has to do with hormone changes. i have also noticed my orgasms react differently depending on where i am in my cycle. it took about 6 months for everything to balance out post removal. sorry if tmi, but i tend to tell it like it is. lol   [End]
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do anything you can to get it removed! planned parenthood maybe?   [End]
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i had the left sided weakness. half the time i was scared i was having a stroke. i have not had that problem since six months post removal   [End]
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i have reactive hypoglycemia. when a menstruate i have a harder time keeping my blood sugar up. it is a drop in progesterone that allows a woman to menstruate. in the mirena iud forum there is alot of info on hormones. i dont know if your daughter is, but i know when i was on birth control it messed up my hormones really bad. and i could not keep my blood sugar stable.   [End]
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sorry for you experience with mirena. mirena completely ruined my marriage. it’s not worth the side effects. we are slowly working it out, but our marriage will never be like it used too. mirena actually took away my libido to the point i hated sex. my doctor made mirena seem to good to be true.   [End]
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doctors know exactly what they are doing!!!!!   [End]
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i feel for you. when i had my first daughter i was 20. the dad was immature and stupid. he was so caught up in himself he did not see her very often. one piece of advice i have to give you is, never ever let anyone including yourself to talk negatively about him in front of the baby. i remember my daughter was about a week old, my mom started talking about her dad negatively, i said you are not to talk about him like that in front of her, my mom said she doesnt know what i am saying, i said then tell me the exact moment she will understand. for the first time in my life my mother shut up. ...
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mirena was not good for me. the doctor told me that mirena had no side effects. things i would have asked myself if i had to do it again. 1. should i have a t shaped object inserted into my uterus? 2. is the doctor telling me the truth about side effects. 3. am i done having children just on the off chance that mirena could rob me of that experience. looking back, i now realize that anything that has hormones, chances are that it will affect me. bc pills also gave me side effects. mirena was the worst of all!!! mirena gave me many physical and mental problems to the point i felt 80 and sc ...
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get it out, i guarantee you wont regret removal!!! it caused me those symptoms and more.   [End]
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it took me six months. i did start feeling side effects start going away right away little by little.   [End]
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since my removal, exercise has been a must!!! i feel soooo much better physically. when i first got mirena removed i also took 10 minute walks to clear my mind. i still take walks if i am grumpy or upset. then i feel better. i have figured out if i dont exercise i get facial hair and my pms is worse. the more i exercise the less pms symptoms i have. i definitely agree with your theory that exercise may help regulate your periods.   [End]
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i did not take any anti depressants post removal. i was/am scared to death of side effects the doctors dont tell us about. i also dont have good medical insurance. i was schizophrenic/bi polar with mirena. was scared it could get worse with anti depressants. luckily, the day i got mirena removed the suicidal feelings went away. i cant say the depression/anxiety went away right away but i finally could let myself relax. i took alot of walks to get the ”feel good” endorphins going when i got anxious. then again i was anxious due to the fact my husband was having an affair at the time, i fel ...
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yes, i had all of those. i used to hate having sex, was schizophrenic, had migraines, and felt like i was 80. that is my short list.   [End]
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when i went to have mine removed, the doctor couldn’t find it because the strings were cut too short. luckily my second doctor found it.   [End]
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thank you. i am ashamed of the thoughts and feelings i had on mirena, but women need to know that it can affect some women that way. i also talk to women i barely know too!   [End]
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i feel so blessed to have found this forum when i did. it was in october of 2007. i was desperate for answers. i remember sobbing because i felt like i was 80 years old. i was a raving b***** most of the time. i hated the fact that i woke up every morning. i could not even look in the mirror because i hated the person i had become. i was soooooo suicidal, i felt like i was hanging by a thread. i know most of you dont know this, but there were times i sobbed as i held on to knife in my hand ready to slit my wrists, but read through this forum over and over until i literally fell asleep inst ...
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i did the same thing post removal. then i had the heaviest, longest period of my life. it lasted almost 12 days. my body felt alot better.   [End]
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it took me 6 months to have most of my symptoms gone. the day i got mirena removed my abdominal and lower back ache dissappeared. the joint pain took a couple of months. removal definitely eliminated 90% of my problems.   [End]
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you need to remind your doctor that you pay him/her for a service. it is your body. a bank teller would not tell you how to spend your money. i know when i found this forum i felt like i was fighting for my life. i was so suicidal on a daily basis and had bouts of schizophrenia. physically i felt 80 yrs old. the day my mirena got removed i have not had one suicidal thought. i am 10 months post removal. i feel healthier mentally and physically stronger than ever!!! hope everything goes well.   [End]
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i know for me that bc pills gave me the same side effects as mirena. mirena was the worst of all for me. apparently my body is very sensitive to synthetic hormones. my anger is directed at the doctors that did not inform me of potential side effectsand treated me like a total nutjob when i did my own research and suggested it was mirena. if i had been informed i would have tried something else instead. i hope mirena does work out for you. if i had been in your situation i would have probably given mirena a try. you will have alot of support in this forum if you do have side effects.   [End]
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Get out! i am married to an npd. i didn’t see the symptoms only saw prince charming. 7 years and three kids later my rose colored glasses came off. i feel our marriage has been a lie. now i am in so deep i cant get out. i love my husband deeply but if i had known then what i know now, i never would have married him. too much heartache. please go with your head, your heart will thank you later. the things you do see about him are probably only the half of it. i have discovered the skeletons in my husband’s closet in the past year and it hurts too much sometimes...i may seem mean and heartle ...
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there is no normal post mirena. the drop in progesterone allows a woman to have a period. my periods before mirena came like clockwork. post mirena my first four periods were hellacious. i am 10 months post removal and my period comes whenever it pleases. but i know what you mean about the smell and discharge with mirena. mine went away. even my body scent changed for the better post removal. yay for vasectomies!!! my hubby also got one last year. i never have to use hormonal birth control again!!! i got back to ”normal” about 7 months post removal.   [End]
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i cannot prove it on paper but my mother was diabetic and i know the symptoms. when i had mirena, i had blood sugar problems. i thought i was in denial. since the removal of mirena i have not had any problems except when i have pms i get low blood sugars when i forget to eat. i figure that is because of my hormones going a little whacky during that time.   [End]
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did it fall out?   [End]
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ITS NOT WORTH IT!!!! husbands are only supportive for so long. you can ask my husband’s ex-mistress. family is everything!!! just wait for the guilt to come over you. i dont mean to seem mean or cruel. i just wish i had realized mirena was what was causing my bitchiness sooner. maybe my marriage would not be so shaky. i wish the best for you.   [End]
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i am so sorry this has happened to you.   [End]
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i agree that a period is necessary every month. i remember post removal it was like evry period i have had seemed to balance my hormones almost like a reset button.my periods still come early sometimes up to ten days early. i am 9 months post removal. doctors have a job, that is to make money. they remind me of a used car salesman. i am sure not all are just for the money. its not like they have to live with us and raging hormones with mirena.   [End]
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ever since the 11th day post removal, i sleep very deep. i can sleep 6 hours and wake up refreshed. i had bad insomnia with mirena. apparently bc pills also gave me side effects too, just not as bad as mirena. my dreams seem more real now.   [End]
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glad you got it out!!! you wont be sorry!!! i know i immediately got relief from the abdominal pain. i know i found myself laughing and dancing around like a fool within a few days after removal. i know mirena put me and my family through pure hell for 3 1/2 years. life is so much better now. i used to forget everything, now my husband says i dont forget a thing. lol.   [End]
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i still have that feeling 9 months after removal off and on. i remember it was really bad for about four months then slowly went away most of the time.   [End]
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i got my mirena removed feb.26th 2008. best thing i ever did!!! proud to say i am no longer have a jekyll and hyde personality. schizophrenia seems to be a thing of the past. no more migraines, no more physical or mental pain. i only feel weird when i have pms. my periods come when they please. i have found that i have a much easier time with pms if i am very active and drink alot of water. my hormones dont go wacky when i exercise. my husband had a vasectomy and went back to work 2 nights later. he should have waited 2 more nights because his soreness lasted longer because he didnt liste ...
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remember you pay your doctor for a service. you need to do what is right for you. i know i was told many lies by my doctor when i got mirena. i breastfed my daughter when i had mirena and she is extremely intelligent and healthy. she is 4 now. however if i had known then what i know now i would not have had mirena when i breastfed. she was a very colicky baby, dont know if it was mirena but i suspect it contributed to her tummy troubles.   [End]
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levels of progesterone can effect bronchial stuff. i am too tired to google it.   [End]
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are you getting ready to start your period? i have had mirena removed for 9 months now. my hormones are still a little wacky when i have pms. just when you think you are back to normal do not be surprised at little setbacks.   [End]
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i know my doctor made it sound like disneyland! she said no side effects, it only introduced hormones in the uterus. no having to worry about a pill everyday. even showed me a round piece of plastic and said it was mirena. it seemed so harmless and convenient. if i had only known that little piece of plastic would put me and my family through pure hell for 3 1/2 years... the doctors are a type of salesman, they get major kickbacks. my doctor told me everything i wanted to hear and denies to this day that mirena has side effects. she is no longer my doctor. this is only my opinion.   [End]
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not too much info at all. when i had mine removed i was on my mini period. the doctor said that is a good thing. so two days after removal i bled like i have never bled before! i was filling an overnight, long maxi pad every 45 minutes to an hour. scared me too death! thought i was bleeding too death and too stupid to know it!!! i did not have any pain. i did feel very ”flu like”. the major bleeding lasted about two to three days. then i had a heavy period for about 8 more days. it tapered off in those 8 more days. i made sure i drank water constantly and took a liquid vitamin B6 multi vi ...
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I know post removal i started bleeding like i never had before. it took almost two weeks to stop. for about three of those days i bled like crazy!! i had flu like symptoms. thank goodness the bathroom floor was nice and cool when i laid on it. i felt awful all over. it took me a few months to get rid of the swelling feeling in my throat. i felt like food would not go down right. after that first period ended i felt so much better for awhile. still had side effects but they were less than when i had mirena. i just kept telling myself it was good that my body was getting back to normal.   [End]
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YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and no surgery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! life gets better! it takes time.be patient with yourself   [End]
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my brain fog post removal was not too bad. i think it was about the 11th day after removal i finally slept through the night and woke up refreshed. i looked in the mirror and my hair looked so healthy, not the oily mess it usually looked like. my anxiety was much less. i had just gotten over what i call the neverending period. i did not know a woman could bleed that much and still be okay. i can’t say the fog went away quickly, it was gradual over several months. when my periods came around i had brain fog for about a week and the anxiety would reappear. nothing as bad as when i had mirena ...
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my first doctor could not find mine supposedly when i went to get mine removed. i was at the end of my rope! my second doctor found it in less than a minute. the best time to get it removed is if you are on your period if you have one. the cervix is softer and down lower. i pushed as if i was having a contraction when she went to remove it the second time. it turned out the damn doctor that inserted it had almost completely cut the strings off. did i mention the first doctor did an ultrasound. i think they are trying to make it too much of a hassle to get it removed sometimes. i think they ...
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awesome!!!   [End]
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i had vertigo for awhile after removal. my eyes were always messed up on mirena. i had floaters alot. i think it was about 2 months after removal that i went outside on a very bright day and i could see!!! i was amazed! i had not been able to see in bright light for a long time. i also started noticing i could read street signs while driving. my eyesight is as sharp now as before mirena. i am amazed i had not noticed how bad my eyes had gotten. i hardly ever have ringing in my ears now. my reflexes got better as my eyesight and ears got better. those were things i had not noticed until tha ...
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just a guess.... i think it causes symptoms of nerve damage. i am 8 months post removal. i had times i was completely numb and tingly on my left side. even after removal for a few months. then i only had symptoms around my period. i think it was at 6 months post removal the numbness switched to my right side!!!! i was so scared it was irreversible. i googled the effects of progesterone in the body. if i read it right, i understood that progesterone has many functions in the body and one of the functions in the body has to do with the myelin sheath(the fatty lining around the cells in the ...
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i get so angry everytime i read a woman’s post on here about the side effects they are having. i used to trust doctors blindly. now i realize we pay them for a service. they are not our ”friend”. i remember when i had mirena, i hated mirrors because i hated the person i saw in my reflection. i wished i had died in my sleep everyday. when i found this forum i was holding a knife to my wrist because i thought i was the most horrible person in the world. at that time there were 32 pages in this forum, i read every single post that night as i sobbed because i found a forum that had women like ...
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post removal i also had that vibrating sensation in my head. i was scared to death something was wrong. it eventually went away.   [End]
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you will feel better again. it got better for me every month. i had digestive problems for a few months after removal. now i only get it around my period. sorry you are crashing. it really does get better.   [End]
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my doctor told me when i first got mirena that i could pull it out at anytime. however, two years later, all of a sudden she told me that she had to pull it out.hmmmmmmmmmmm...... guess some women had some trouble, yet she told me i was the first woman to complain about side effects.   [End]
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that is awesome!!!! the elf thing is too funny!!! lol   [End]
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isn’t it great!!!!! i had alot of nausea too post removal. but i was singing and dancing like no one was watching!!!!lol. and i cant even carry a tune! lol. life feels like a gift!! glad you are feeling better!!!   [End]
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i also have been trying to change my husband’s view on my 3 kids diets. all three of my children react differently to different types of food. my four year old cannot handle simple sugars at all. if my husband gives her caffeine it guarantees she will be mean and throw tantrums something horrible. her concentration goes out the window. my twelve year old cannot handle complex carbohydrates alone. it has to be balanced out with protein. for her it makes her hyper and she cannot focus on anything for more than 30 seconds. she also turns into a jekyl and hyde type character. my six year old c ...
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i did not have milk supply problems but i did have a colicky baby. i had mine inserted 6 weeks post partum. i breastfed my youngest one until she was 6 months.   [End]
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when i had mirena, i woke up angry, i just knew i was going to ruin everyone’s day by saying something rude. i could not hold my tongue even if someone had offered me a million dollars! that sensor in my head that told me to shut up and sit down did not work. i was scared to death that maybe everything was in my head and i was really a hypochondriac, and a raving b****. it really was the mirena. i think mirena and my body were at war. i can tell you, the day i got mirena removed it felt like my uterus and my back immediately felt relief. i walked out of that office feeling like a new wom ...
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i will get back with you soon.   [End]
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i noticed post removal that my junk food cravings went away. i also did water aerobics at the ymca four times a week. it took about two weeks for my body to start losing weight. i also noticed i do not lose weight the week before my period or when i am on my period. the week after i drop 6 lbs like its nothing. keep at it. your body will start telling you when you are hungry and what to eat. drink plenty of water. i was too scared too try dieting supplements. when i tried metabolife a few years ago it messed up my eyes for awhile. i would suggest taking a liquid multi vitamin. i will talk ...
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i know this forum saved my life without a doubt! i was so suicidal the night i found this forum. i remember there were 32 pages to read. i read every page that night and i cried and cried because i knew that it was the mirena making my mind and body feel so horrible. thank you to all the ladies in here!!   [End]
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isnt it kind of funny how they say there are no side effects, how you are the first person to complain about mirena. yet they hand out anti depressants faster than you can blink??? did they go to an acting class to make that shocked look on their face? my doctor said it wouldnt make a difference either. SHE WAS WRONG!!! life is so much better!!!! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! remember, it takes time to feel better. dont be too hard on yourself. good luck and please keep posting!   [End]
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i use water, water, water. i drink it all the time. i also notice pms is almost non existent if i workout at the gym and go for walks. it seems like my hormones ballance better. i almost freaked when i plucked 3 facial hairs from my chin the other day. i started thinking that i had not been exercising so for me that is what works. i am scared to try anything that might mess with my hormones. my aunt mentioned the other day that i come frome a long line of women with hormone problems. GREAT!! wished i had known that before. my mom is deceased so i had absolutely no input from her. lol   [End]
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