i have experience on the iud front. i had mine placed in july 2008 and for the next two months had just awful side effects: constant breakouts, mood fluctuations (more than usual), migraines that my usual migraine meds wouldn't touch, fatigue, aching joints, etc. i started doing some reading shortly after getting it inserted and made the decision to have it removed a couple of months ago. i kid you not: i started feeling better immediately after it was removed.
i had it taken out friday. i felt better on several fronts: mood was lifted, back and joint pain gone, headaches gone. i went back on my old hormonal bc, that i gave up for the iud only because i hated having periods.
now i cannot wait to bleed.
i feel a sort of clarity now that's been lacking. i'm still having some troubles with being tired, but i don't feel it's the same as it was.
This sounds so familiar. Firstly, check out www.stopthethyroidmadness.com. It might provide some answers, and if nothing else some guidance for some tests to run.
I just got my IUD taken out in October after having it in less than a year. I was going to an endocrinologist for my thyroid and I had a lot of fatigue, misdiagnosed depression (I think, had I suggested it, the doctors would have diagnosed me bipolar), etc. I've adjusted my diet, removed that IUD, and am taking thyroid medication and I'm feeling better than I have in a long, long time.
Standard disclaimer: I'm not a doctor so I'm not dispensing medical advice here, just offering a suggestion.
I had my thyroid checked a few years back, seemed to be normal, but I might ask for a re-test. Couldn't hurt, especially since I am doubling up on insurance until Sept 30.
Make sure that they're not doing solely your TSH and that they aren't saying you're normal because you're in the very widely varied "normal range". Every body is different and has an optimal value for different hormone levels. Luckily I never had to deal with it but apparently it used to be fairly common. Sorry if you already know that and I'm preaching to the choir. ;)
This is really interesting. When I was 14 I got my thyroid tested and my doctor told me he wanted me to start medication right away, as I was very hypothyroid. However there was quite an ice storm and I was unable to make it that day. I rescheduled and seen his partner, and he told me I was fine and didn't need meds.
I've been retested in the past and came out "normal". I don't know my results offhand, but I wonder why he felt I was abnormal and two others felt I was normal.
Had a family member on prozac who was constantly fatigued no matter what. The fatigue went away when they stopped using medication.
My depression started shortly after I went on birth control and then went away when I stopped using hormonal birth control. The difference was quite amazing and I felt much better mentally. I feel stupid for not realizing earlier how much the hormones were affecting my mental health. I'm not suggesting that this happens to all women, but please give it a serious thought and ask your doctor if the extra hormones from birth control and hormone treatment could be exacerbating your mental health issues.
i got the iud taken out and started taking the pill again. i know, it has more hormones, but there's fluctuation, unlike with the mirena. i know that women's bodies are very sensitive to hormones - the difference between a name brand and generic bc pill can throw us off. i figured, maybe my body did not like the kind of hormone released by the mirena. i went on ortho tri cyclen lo, which i have been on before without problems.
he did not agree with my reasoning, but i fought anyway. i feel better in a lot of ways. still a bit fatigued, but starting to think more clearly and also more upbeat.
If you find that the hormones in the Mirena are bothering you (which might not be the case - there's a super low dose in the Mirena) there is a non-hormonal copper IUD option as well. Just a thing to keep in mind if you need to have the Mirena removed due to the hormones but want to keep a similar form of birth control.
my body might not have liked the specific hormones released by the mirena. or it could have had a problem with the constant levels. anyway, i can't get a copper iud because of metal allergies.
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now i cannot wait to bleed.
i feel a sort of clarity now that's been lacking. i'm still having some troubles with being tired, but i don't feel it's the same as it was.
we will see.
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I just got my IUD taken out in October after having it in less than a year. I was going to an endocrinologist for my thyroid and I had a lot of fatigue, misdiagnosed depression (I think, had I suggested it, the doctors would have diagnosed me bipolar), etc. I've adjusted my diet, removed that IUD, and am taking thyroid medication and I'm feeling better than I have in a long, long time.
Standard disclaimer: I'm not a doctor so I'm not dispensing medical advice here, just offering a suggestion.
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I've been retested in the past and came out "normal". I don't know my results offhand, but I wonder why he felt I was abnormal and two others felt I was normal.
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My depression started shortly after I went on birth control and then went away when I stopped using hormonal birth control. The difference was quite amazing and I felt much better mentally. I feel stupid for not realizing earlier how much the hormones were affecting my mental health. I'm not suggesting that this happens to all women, but please give it a serious thought and ask your doctor if the extra hormones from birth control and hormone treatment could be exacerbating your mental health issues.
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he did not agree with my reasoning, but i fought anyway. i feel better in a lot of ways. still a bit fatigued, but starting to think more clearly and also more upbeat.
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