My BAD Experience with the Copper IUD - Copper Toxicity
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- I want to raise awareness of the effects the copper IUD can have on the body and mental health. After reading what other girls are going though because of this evil thing, i wanted to share my story and my recovery in hope that it helps other ladies who think they are going crazy. YOU ARE NOT GOING CRAZY, it is your coil poisoning you!! I hope you enjoy my video, I'm a bit all over the place as I have never done this before hahaha :) please comment your symptoms/recovery. Thanks for watching. Good luck!
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Thank you for sharing! I got mine removed today and I felt like you - instantly like you did something good for your body. Hoping the recovery goes well.
Thank you so much for making this video. I've only had the copper IUD in for about a month and 1 week and I have all of your symptoms plus more. The insertion pain was 9/10 for me. It hurt way worse than times when I've broken bones. Apparently the copper IUD is one of the largest IUDs and can be much more painful for people who have never given birth before. I have no children and I got the IUD inserted while I was ovulating (they recommend you do it while menstruating). They didn't offer me any pain relievers before my procedure and did not use any sort of numbing solution or local anesthesia.
For the rest of the day (after insertion) I stayed in bed with a heating pad crying from all the pain. None of the pain relievers I had worked at all and my uterus felt like someone was drilling screws into it. This lasted for about 14 hours. About 2 days later I had a massive blood clot (3 inches by 1 inch) that appeared to be endometrial lining that was scraped out from the IUD. I called my doctor and they didn't even recommend that I come in to get checked out.
The next 2 weeks I had mild to severe pain and bleeding everyday. I then got my period which was absolutely paralyzing. I couldn't sleep and stayed up all night sobbing from the pain. The only thing that slightly helped me was CBD.
After my period ended -which was about 7 days but heavy and painful- all of the pain went away. I also had stopped spotting. I thought I was in the clear and that everything was going to be okay. I felt good for about 1-2 weeks and then I started ovulating. I always have ovulation cramps but this was extremely painful. These cramps felt a lot like period cramps. I couldn't sleep or eat and I would see black spots when the pain was really bad. The cramping is still continuing today (nearly 2 weeks post ovulation) and I've been bleeding again. My period is coming soon and I am definitely getting this IUD out before it comes. There's no way I could bear to deal with the pain I endured last time.
the symptoms I experienced were:
-extreme bloating (looking pregnant)
-stomach tenderness and pain when touched
-cramping and bleeding nearly everyday
-an even heavier period
-heart palpitations
-head pressure (not a headache, but it felt like someone was squeezing the sides of my head)
-IBS symptoms
-headaches
-lightheadedness
-brain fog
-anxiety
-extreme fatigue
-weight gain from not being able to work out
-nausea
-pelvic pain
-pain during intimacy
-mood swings (depression)
-negative body image (mostly from the bloating)
-anemia
and I'm sure there are others, but these were most prevalent.
I am getting the coil out in the next few days and I honestly can't wait. I've been taking zinc and iron to try and counteract some of my symptoms, but I'm sure I'll be back to myself once I get this thing out. Again, thank you so much for sharing your experience! I'm definitely going to start sharing mine on forums and things like that to help other women out.
This pissed me off. They are not giving these kind of warnings. I got mine put in a moth ago,and my period is whipping my ass. I already have, PMDD and OCD, and this shit has heightened everything.
Thank you for sharing your story. I have been experiencing all of these same symptoms and just recently realized it has to be the IUD. I wake up every morning with a terrible headache and have not been myself for months. When you mentioned the coffee I was like wow, I have been drinking two cups of a coffee a day and prior to getting the IUD I rarely ever drank coffee. I can't wait to get my IUD removed!!
I am.dealing with the same exact thing thanks vf to paragard and I am a registered nurse the reason its taking months for your anxiety to level out is because cooper toxcity actually does effect your hormones it can raise estrogen quite a bit and it can through all of it off best thing you can do is watch your diet maybe do a detox with ginger root and dandelion root and lots of water and your right about the zinc it will help your body to rid itself of the cooper I ll keep u in my prayers and just keep listening to your body no matter what the dr says and keep pushing forward thank u for raising awareness 😍
Hi thanks for your response. How should I detox from the copper IUD? Thank you
Thank you for sharing! You are not alone and you never know who you will help with your story! Annoyed at the ignorance of the doctors out there, hopefully this information is more known and understood in the future for the safety of women. So glad you are doing better!
Hey lovely yes the message is definitely getting out quickly I remember when i joined the group In March last year and its getting so big now and so many people seem to have made these awareness videos :) it's so good we have each other for support. Hope your okay now xxx
Yes, I was lucky to find drs in LA that had seen it before and knew about copper toxicity/ mineral balancing when it happened and I removed it. I’ve been fully healed for almost three years. It was still the the most horrible experience, and I’m so sad to see the numbers of women effected rise. Hopefully soon women will get the informed consent they deserve. Makes me so mad. Best to you!
I just had my copper IUD out last week. The SAME symptoms plus more. Like you, I could tell the difference the next day. Searching for a detox plan now. So glad a bit of light is being shed on it.
Yes I forgot to list so many symptoms as I was a bit nervous doing the video hahaha never talked on cam before.. Thinking of making another vid stating more of the symptoms. So many girls seem to be spreading awareness vids now so the message is deffinately getting about. It really makes me sick that woman are going through this and some for over 10 years 😭
AsaiYah- BenaiYah Hosea's wife how are you feeling currently? I got mine out two days ago and was feeling good but I’m feeling pretty bad again
@@ES-ix6ll I feel so much better but I will admit there are times I feel some of the symptoms still. This is why I think I need a heavy metal detox but I have not had a chance to look into it yet.
@@emcass1 I have a friend who has had hers for 10 years this year. She said that has never noticed anything different. I also have a friend who has had a lot of the same symptoms and is trying to find an alternative.
AsaiYah- BenaiYah Hosea's wife yeah I am trying to see if I improve in the next month before I do a detox because it can make a lot of symptoms worse instead of better
I had the exact same problem, I was always bloated always fatigued, unhappy tired and I bleed non stop for a year the cramps were horrible. I dot recommend getting the copper iud at all.
I got mine removed a few days ago! I had no idea all of these things could happen but I did experience so many symptoms!! Depression, anxiety, bloating which I’ve never had, extreme headaches, fatigue, back pain, pelvic pain, painful ovulation, heavier periods and worse cramps, brain fog, lightheadedness and eye floaters.. girls if your gut says get it removed, do it!
Did the pelvic pain go away when you got the IUD removed?
@@daniflorez6870 YES!!! I experienced it from the moment I had it placed until it was removed. I haven’t had the pain since.
I'm just sitting and listening to your great info! while I have a massive migraine with aura, I can't even see the buttons I click :D wonder is it has something to do with copper
THX for your great video! not many copper symptoms here on YT, wish u health!
100% agree and have been dealing with the same problems. One thing I would add and I did is look into doing a functional medicine heavy metal detox to help your body regulate faster also a functional medicine liver detox would help as well! Good luck and thank you for sharing!
This is so similar to my story as well. I had mine 3 and half years before the really bad symptoms started suddenly at around the same time. I had annoying things right away like bleeding that lasted 1.5 years straight, a gradual yellowing of my skin that I didn't notice until I had to buy new foundation after a make up break of a few years. I used to have to buy a foundation with pink undertones and when I started wearing makeup again i had to buy foundation with more yellow undertones. I also started drinking more alcohol to deal with chronic pain and when my eyes yellowed and my liver swelled, I attributed it to only the drinking and quit. My liver has still flared through the last couple years on and off, but I never got it checked cuz I figured it was just healing from the drinking. Meanwhile, my chronic nerve pain from an at the time still undxd spinal defect got progressively worse to where I was at a level 9 or 10 on the pain scale daily by the time I went to bed. I started getting exhausted all the time, but just towards the end of the day at first, was still able to get up as soon as my alarm went off at that point. I hadn't realized until I was looking back, but the anxiety really started to slowly build as soon as the iud was in but reached the point of panic attacks last summer. Of course, this was attributed to the isolation because of covid. As the anxiety kept getting worse, the cycles of racing thoughts and depression kept progressively getting worse as well. Concentration issues, memory issues, brain fog, was terrified of messing up at my new job every single time I clocked in. I just felt like I couldn't remember what to do anymore. And I've always been that one that goes above and beyond, but I couldn't even function at a basic level anymore. September I started getting what I thought was food posioning and couldn't stay out of there bathroom so I called in. After a week off having to call in, I went to urgent care for the pain and diarrhea. No food poisoning source found in testing, ended up in er from the pain the following week. Ct found colitis and I was referred to a gi who scheduled a colonoscopy. Other than a 4mm polyp they removed, nothing serious was found to my knowledge. Ct at the er also finally got my spinal defect dx, and found a cyst on my left ovary (which I would get ovarian pains during ovulation a lot) turned out to be functional cysts on ultrasound. Which reminds me I also would get bad cysts on my face and body after my period and kept getting either yeast infections or bv infections after every period from about mid 2020 on. From storyteller I kept calling in everyday due to the anxiety of not being able to mentally function and the gi issues and 6 weeks later when I couldn't provide a turkey to work date, I was let go. I had been researching anytime I wasn't too tired to, trying to figure out what the heck was wrong with me. I had stated physical therapy for the Sunday defect, but got too tired and too socially anxious to finish. I also kept having flu like symptoms and went to make sure it wasn't covid 5 times. All negative. There's so much more but I'm already writing a book here. I eventuality found copper toxicity somehow and the symptoms matched and even though they say it can't be the iud, I scheduled removal for the first available appt at my Dr, which was 2 weeks away. That was the worst two weeks of my life as I had already gotten to the point I was almost completely bedridden, heart palpitations and feeling like it was pounding out of my chest, dizzy spells almost daily, feeling like I couldn't even get from my room to the bathroom (not far away) without nearly fainting, sometimes being so weak I didn't know if I'd wake up in the morning. I was too scared to go to the hospital again sand be told again everything is fine and be officially labeled a hypochondriac which they already treat me like. I did end up going in for liver pain the day before removal and of course all the standards treats came back fine. Er dr was actually understanding and admitted he had to look up copper toxicity before he came in the room and agreed with my plan to test my hypothesis by removing and seeing if it helped.
I'm two weeks post removal today and the first week was ok, immediately I felt the pressure in my pelvis get better and had enough energy that day to catch up on a lot of laundry at the laundromat. It took a lot out of me and I had to keep taking rest breaks cuz my heart still kept going crazy. Day after I got a thrush infection that eventually cleared. Other than the rash and some tiredness, overall I had more energy that first week. On day 9i got a bad migraine and felt so horrible and noticed the tremors that had stopped after removal came back with a vengeance. Sunday was okay, was able to get some things done with housework. Monday through today I've been back to being bedridden levels of exhaustion. The social anxiety is back again and I just don't want to do anything but rest, even though I have trouble sleeping. Pretty much all the symptoms are back, but they aren't quite as bad overall, except the exhaustion. I do keep getting little spurts of energy here and there, enough to feed myself, but not much energy for anything else. Some days I wonder if it will ever end, but from the stories I've read, it gets better so I hold onto that hope. The depression hasn't had the suicidal ideation since removal so far, which was getting worse and worse before removal. I hope it continues getting better and will hopefully stop being too shy to make a video to post telling my whole story. There's a lot more to it than this, but it's already long enough now. If you've read this far, thank you for reading my story.
Hey! I'm sorry you went though all this! It really upsets me people are suffering this bad. I started to notice a big change after about 4 months of removal, but to be honest my mental health has been a on going process till recently, I haven't been really bad but the coil brought on some weird phobias I forgot to Mention here and it's taken time to get over them. Taking magnesium helped me alot and I have been meditating and it's the best thing I have done for my mental Health. There are lots of guided meditations on your tube they really help calm your mind. I hope you have a speedy recovery. Stay healthy, Exercise and be kind to yourself. Much love xxxx
I had the same symptoms. I had mine removed last night. I'm starting to feel normal again
Did you do anything to detox? I’m experiencing really bad anxiety and crying spells, just feeling generally off and have a few other side effects. I was just wondering if you think I can get back to normal on my own once it’s out :(
Thank you for spreading awareness, this is so important and deserves so much more attention
Hey lovely. Totally understand where your coming from here. I was crying over the slightest thing you will get better, it took me about 4 months to get back on track but I still to this day get bad pms symptoms. I have started taking b vitamin complex and it has lutrsll changed my life I barely get anxiety. My best advice is to eat healthy, avoid sugar dairy and gluten and take zinc supplements try and exercise as well a d stay away from coffee. I hope you feel better soon add me to Instagram @healthyhormonespcos and keep me updated. All the best 😘😘😘😘
emcass1 thanks for your lively reply I’ve just gotten mine out today and already feel very relieved, hoping to see some improvement soon
emcass1 sorry to bother again but can I ask how you felt in the days following removal? I’m noticing that I personally feel quite up and down.
Wow. Yes to all of this. I just put mine in 6 weeks ago, and I literally broke up with my boyfriend last week. I was a happy gal in that relationship, and almost overnight, he could do nothing right and I was so irritable and angry. Started exercising and eating better, cannot lose weight, gained 4 lbs.
They say it gets better, but have a history of depression, which I have managed for a decade, with natural herbs, with great results. With this IUD, I have been completely thrown back to my "dark years". So the person I basically got the IUD for, is gone, so there isnt much reason to keep it. It really has messed badly with me, and I am heartbroken. Its only been 6 weeks, and I dont know if I need to simply practice better self care to manage this, or to simply take it out and be celibate forever because I cant do anything hormonal (been there, did that, no bueno).
Thank you for your story. Takes a lot of digging but now I know Im not crazy. God bless you.
Thanks so much I have the same problem I have taken out my IUD and I feel much better it's been one week now
Hey. Should I remove mine
hi i saw you on Facebook thank you for sharing your story I'm going through this at the min ,so i know what you have gone through ,mine is actually embedded in my uterus so I've been waiting for months for removal ,I've just found out it on the 29th aug .ive known since April .anyway well done for sharing take care cheryl x
Hello so sorry its taken me ages to reply. That sounds so painfull, bless you. How are you doing now? I'm feel like it's made me a really nervous person I used to have so much confidence. Apart from that I'm pretty much back to normal now. Thanks for watching cx
This same thing happened to me! How did you feel post removal? Its been 2 weeks and I'm still experiencing bloating
Thank you for sharing your story! How is it going now?? Im sure a lot of women can relate. Im getting mine removed next month. Cant wait! I have the same symptoms. Not feeling like yourself is the worst :( Also my cycles keep getting shorter and shorter and I start cramping and spotting way before my 'actual' period
oh wow I do also have the bloating. did it also hurt sometimes, because you had so much air in your belly?
Yes hun I was in so much pain with my tummy I would find myself layed on the floor at work crying sometimes. Take zinc supplements and avoid sugar dairy and gluten. I found this made me worse. Do you get dizzy with the bloating? Xxxx
You are absolutely beautiful by the way ❤and great energy stay strong sis
This is pretty much the same as my story, the worst time of my life. Im two months post removal and i can feel like im getting back to myself. Just out of interest where are you from? X thanks for sharing this
Hey! I'm glad you starting to feel better:) it's a awful thing to go through. I'm from Yorkshire :)
Kel Vis hi I just got mine removed two days ago. I felt better at first but I’m doing pretty poorly again at the moment. What was your experience in the weeks after removal?
Hello, My English is not very good and I am struggling to translate your video but I am going through a very difficult time because of copper toxicity, I would love to send you an email or talk to you since I do not find people who believe that the copper owner is what has me mentally wrong with depression anxiety spoke to me throw this black bubble in which I feel
You need to have it removed and start your own at home detox
Thanks so much for sharing your story. You are unfortunately very much not alone and anything that each of us can do to spread awareness is making a huge difference to help others either "make the connection" between their problems and their IUDs or adequately inform themselves of the risks and warning signs if they are considering getting one of these devices.
I have shared your video on the Personal Stories page of our IUD Awareness website.
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Thanks so much for sharing your story!
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The constent viginal bad smell 😭