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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
What does your medication interfere with, precisely? Estrogen or progesterone? Most birth control pills, with the exception of the mini pill given mostly to nursing moms, contain estrogen. Mirena, like the mini pill, does not. Also, Mirena contains much less progesterone than the mini pill, because Mirena's primary effectiveness comes from it being a mechanical device, ie an IUD (IUD's have been in use since ancient Egypt and nobody knows exactly why they work, but they do). The progesterone in Mirena is like icing on the cake.
So you need to figure out what exactly the untoward drug interactions are. Think about your overall sanity - not having to worry about the possibility of a pregnancy which you most likely need to abort due to your psych meds would be a MAJOR boost for the overall sanity.
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The OC I take contains estrogen only. However, my medication interferes with both progesterone and estrogen (I had considered switching to mini-pills, but that wouldn't have helped). However, if Mirena's primary effectiveness comes from the fact that it's an IUD, then I'll definitely consider it.
You're totally right about sanity. Ever since I realized that my new meds interfere with my OC, I've been paranoid, and this definitely adds tension to my relationship with my bf.
How does an IUD fitting work? Does a doctor have to do it? How expensive is it? I guess I'll have to discuss with my doctor anyway. The reason I started OCs was because I have PCOS (hence painful, messy, erratic periods), and I'll have to figure out how Mirena will fit into that whole situation too.