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Copper iud/swollen eyes/symptoms.. please tell me I'm not alone

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Emmarjayne · 17/07/2023 22:47

I got the copper iud fitted April 2021 and since then (well earliest photo I have is December 21) my eye lids, coincidentally around my period become very itchy and swell a little. Last month they swelled alot. I could barely open my right eye and it lasted for days. Doctor thought it was a bacterial infection, took antibiotics (apparently I'm now allergic to them, face swelled and had rash) so I came off them. That's when I looked at previous photos of my eyes swelling and noticed it was always on or just before my period it happened, so I googled it. Google suggested premenopause, now I'm only 28 so a little young but it could still happen. I researched more into premenopausal symptoms and out of a list of 34 I have 24. I've now gone down the rabbit hole of symptoms of the copper coil and overall I have 30 different symptoms I've noticed over the months and years and they all could or could not link to the copper coil instead.

My question is... Does anyone else experience these symptoms. Do anyone else's eyelids get itchy and swell around there period?

I have blood tests booked and a doctor's appointment for hormonal imbalance but I fear they will come back normal and I will be sent on my way.

Copper iud/swollen eyes/symptoms.. please tell me I'm not alone
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Dotcheck · 17/07/2023 22:49

I got mine taken out as I was incredibly tense and anxious. Stopped as soon as it was out

LifeIsGooood · 18/07/2023 02:15

After research and discussion with an ob/gyn.. These are not encouraged or recommended.

Emmarjayne · 21/07/2023 20:50

Dotcheck · 17/07/2023 22:49

I got mine taken out as I was incredibly tense and anxious. Stopped as soon as it was out

When you got yours taken out, how soon did you feel the difference? Did you wake up the next day and instantly feel it?

I removed mine earlier myself and I instantly feel relief like a weight has been lifted. But wondering how quickly I'll begin to feel "normal" again.

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WitheringTights000 · 21/07/2023 21:09

Hi @Emmarjayne - sorry to hear this.

I am under the care of a very good urogynae/very well known, take international patients etc

And he told me a few weeks ago that the copper coil causes inflammation! He told me not to get it as I am proned to inflammation!

maybe you are a bit sensitive to it, can you get it taken out?

Emmarjayne · 21/07/2023 21:38

@WitheringTights000 I removed it myself earlier today

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