My poor children took the brunt of the side effects... now I am MAD
I have had this IUD for almost a year and a half and have just now realized that my mean, nasty mood swings might not just be me going crazy. I have always been an overweight person, but am now heavier than when I was pregnant, and I can't lose it. Before, I walked a lot and while big, I was still active. This past year I have become a lump, with back pains if I try to walk more than a couple of blocks. I have dieted, and am eating a lot healthier since I want kids to be healthy, but my weight stays exactly the same. But worse is how horrible I feel and how I take it out on my kids and their daddy. I was going to turn myself into a mental asylum a few times. No, I wasn't physically abusive but crying, yelling, raging... I couldn't believe how horrible I could be because that isn't how I really am nor how I would ever have wanted to be. My periods have nearly wiped me out, being heavy and lasting for about a week and half. During the worst parts of them, I can't leave the house because of "flooding". I am tired all of the time, but I can't sleep more than a few hours at a time. I am going to get this removed and I am going to be even Madder if I find out that my children put up with me for over a year just because of this thing. I am a little nervous to have it taken out because of the pain I had when it was inserted, but I will deal with it. Thank you all for this site, because I just thought I had lost my mind.