I am so grateful for internet forums! I have so many symptoms of side effect from the mirena it's not funny! I am having it removed on Monday and are looking forward to 2008 being a very healthy year indeed! I wish I had known about all the side effects! I am so ennoyed with my doctor for not thinking about the mirena when sending me for all sorts of tests for all those problems I've had over the last 3 1/2 years. It all makes perfect sense now. What a waste of time!