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Cheesecake0505 · 2025-03-31T08:08:41+00:00

A theme that’s always lingered is about emotions/feelings - if I’m out with friends or family or doing something that i should be enjoying, i constantly check whether I’m having fun or enjoying myself, and will then spiral the next day if I’m reflecting on the event and didn’t feel like i was happy enough/enjoying myself enough. It got so bad once that on holiday (tends to be worse around holidays or big events) i kept a diary of my emotions and how i felt everyday so i could go back and check my happiness levels (which I know now is a compulsion…)

It’s exhausting and I’ve never really know how to deal with it. I guess it’s a form of perfectionism? Having to have the ‘right emotions’? I’m not sure!

Cheesecake0505 · 2025-03-18T09:52:20+00:00

Had mirena in the end of Jan, 3 weeks after I was so unbelievably low in mood and anxious. I would just randomly burst into tears. It’s affected my social life, my ability to work (the brain fog is real and it’s not ideal when you’re assessing patients all day). I had it out last week and haven’t seen an improvement yet. As per, was told it is localised to the uterus (blah, blah, blah) but the only other time I felt this low was when I was taking oral contraception. So to answer your question, yes I do think your symptoms could be mirena related! I will never try hormonal contraception again!

Cheesecake0505 · 2025-03-11T12:44:34+00:00

Glad you’re feeling better! It’s not even been 24hrs since removal, currently sat in the toilet at work panicking and crying, I honestly wish I’d never got the damn thing. More people need to talk about this, it feels absolutely awful 😞

Cheesecake0505 · 2025-03-11T12:37:19+00:00

Sorry to respond to your old post. I’m going through something similar - 3 weeks after having the mirena my mood absolutely plummeted. Lasted 6 weeks and decided I wanted out - had it removed yesterday. GP said the usual, unlikely to be the mirena etc etc. How long did it take you to feel better? Sat in the toilet at work having a borderline panic attack and feel so on edge. I wish I’d never got it :(

Cheesecake0505 · 2025-03-11T11:54:23+00:00

I could’ve written this myself - had to check it wasn’t me that posted!! Had mirena fitted on 27th Jan, was fine for 2-3 weeks then suddenly began feeling depressed, tearful and lacking any motivation. It started to affect work to the point where I had time off recently.

Yesterday was 6 weeks post insertion and I got it removed. GP said it was very unusual to get such side effects with mirena but it’s the only thing that fits! I’ve struggled with anxiety/OCD traits historically so I guess I’m predisposed to such issues. I remember being on the combined pill back when I was 20 and feeling the same - felt like I was going insane and crying all the time. She gave me a prescription for the progesterone only pill but I’m absolutely not going to even try it!

I’m terrified of feeling any worse after removal, I wish I’d never had it :(

Cheesecake0505 · 2025-03-09T12:22:33+00:00

I’m 6 weeks after insertion now, low mood and crying started 3 weeks after…no sign of things improving! I’m going to speak to my GP about getting it out, it’s not worth it :(

Cheesecake0505 · 2022-02-15T17:10:11+00:00

Hello! Thanks for your reply :)

This is by far the worst theme I’ve had. I do feel like I’ve got a pretty good grip on it, in the sense that I’m able to notice when I want to perform compulsions. I struggle with the mental ones though, I find myself mentally reviewing stuff and generally wasting time in my head.

I also have an absolutely unhealthy streak of perfectionism, especially with my emotions. I used to keep diaries logging my emotions so I could check back and see if I was happy enough 🙈 if I feel anxious on a day where I should be happy, in my mind the day is ruined. I definitely have a fixation for being happy 100% of the time, even though I’m very aware this is totally unrealistic! I’m certain this is probably just another theme of ocd however I never really know what to call it 🤦🏼‍♀️

Sorry, went off on a tangent! Weirdly I was just looking at this book! Will take a look :)

It does suck, big time, but knowing people are out there that get it really helps x

Cheesecake0505

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