Contraceptive coil and panic attacks
For over 20 years (since I was 19 years old) I've suffered from panic attacks and agoraphobia. The agoraphobia affected me in many ways though over the years I pretty much led a normal-ish life although kinda restricted to within a 'safety zone' of 15-20 miles. I didn't venture outwith this.
Cutting a long story short, I've had an increase in my anxiety the last couple of months and just under six weeks ago things took a turn for the worse and I walked out of work and went straight to see my GP who signed me off work. I've been off ill since. I was given meds to though still waiting for them to work.
Two days prior to walking out of work I had an IUD (contraceptive coil) fitted. It's the one with the copper and not the Mirena type with hormones. It was quite traumatic getting it fitted. Very painful and I had to have an injection to relax my uterus to allow it to be fitted.
I'm not sure if the increase in my symptoms two days later was going to hit me anyway or perhaps the trauma of this procedure has been the proverbial 'straw that broke the camels back' but I found a 'thread' online which points to the copper IUD as being the cause of an increase or onset of panic attacks and anxiety due to the copper in the IUD. The thread is here http://www.mothering.com/community/t...d-side-effects.
Anyway I'm going to have the IUD removed as soon as I can as, whether this is true or not, the idea is firmly planted in my head and I have no choice now but to get it removed. It's done nothing but cause me pain anyway.
Just wondered if any of you have heard of this before and ask for your opinions?
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