Mirena IUD Side Effects

I just had an IUD put in I was told they are new ones that the old ones had lots of side effects.

I've had my mirena for about 9 months and the control of the menstrual bleeding has been amazing, this was the reason I had it put in.  Since then I have put on 3-4kgs (not sure what that is in pounds) and my eating habits haven't changed.  I have also had a constant headache for the past two weeks which I can't seem to get rid of.  I have just read everyone else's post and I too have been foggy in the brain, forgetting things and feeling very sleepy - wanting to sleep all the time.  I want to get it removed but that still leaves me with a heavy bleeding problem!

I am having mine out on 30th May. I too had very heavy bleeding problems so I have no idea what my body's reaction will be. I'm at the point now that I don't really care what happens - it HAS GOT TO GO! I was fine with the Mirena for nearly 3 years (apart from gaining 15kgs) I am completely over the chest pains, panic attacks, foggy brain, fatigue, numbness in my arm, shortness of breath, palpitations, throat narrowing and thyroid issues. I will settle for heavy bleeding, anemia and cramping. I may have to go for the alternative that was suggested before I had the Mirena put in - a historectomy. Wish me luck.

wow i am amazed that there are so many women having the same issues as me i have had my iud for almost a year. I just told my boyfriend that i felt like i was going crazy, i was very angry for no reason i was not mad at anyone just furiuos. I have two daughters and cant have fun eith them cause i am tired. Now i have severe back pain, adominal pain and my lips randomly start to swell. I have never had that happen to me before. I have and apt. in two weeks and i am going to insiste they remove it! thank u all for sharing.

I had Mirena put in Decmber 2010. It was very, very painful to get put in. I have not had a kid and it is recommended for someone who has had a child. I don't know if that is why it hurt so much. After it was put in I bleed for 2 months straight. Other then that Mirena has been fine for me. I have had a few times where I felt very nervous. I am currently have a period though I have not had one in 2 months and it's been very painful. Other then that I would reccomend it as a birth control. Everyone reacts differently but I have had a pretty good experience so far.

Well, wow I had NO idea other's have experienced the same side affects as me. I got my IUD put in May 2010 and just had it removed this May 2011. I experienced, memory loss, anxiety, tonnes of weight gane, constant severe headaches, NO SEX drive, moodiness and one other thing that I had was severely itchy skin, accompanied with Hives. I had no idea that my IUD was the culprit for all of this. I haven't seen anyone else say they had severe skin itch with hives but since I've had this IUD removed only a few days ago, I have no more itchy skin or hives. Please let me know if anyone else has had this affect 

Hi Chrissie,

   I had the same symptoms as you! I never thought about how come my skin got soooo itchy and that it could be contributed to the mirena.  I could barely last 5 mins in the shower because my skin would go nuts with the itching. I thought maybe it was the hard water in FL. Hehe!!  I have gained about 30lbs. I was always around a size 7/8 but now I’m almost in a size 11. My fiancé thinks I’m always avoiding the “bedroom” but he has no clue how bad the mirena has messed up my drive and almost my life. I got mines in almost 4 years ago and suffered through it because it was the only form on BC that worked for me for sure, so I’m almost done. I already have 2 kids, so I’m about to get married and want to TTC so thank goodness my nightmare is almost over. Ladies, please do the research and listen to others on the blogs. It is true that you will become seriously depressed. I was SO suicidal, thought about killing my whole family which is scary. YOU WILL GAIN WEIGHT, HAVE ANXIETY, CRY FOR NO REASON, and so on! !! THE MIRENA IS NOT A JOKE, PLEASE RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH!!!! I have heard ppl say how can a piece of plastic cause all of that, but what ppl fail to realize is that the "plastic" injects hormones in your body EVERYDAY, ALL DAY. That's why soooo many women are having these issues.

I had the Mirena put in on May 10th and had it taken out on June 7th.  I couldn't stand the constant pain, cramps and bleeding...every day.  It was horrible...my partner said he could feel the Mirena strings even after my dr shortened the strings.  Very painful for him.  Then I read that the shorter they are the worse it is for him.  Cramps worsened after sex...It's only been a day but I feel 100% better.  I didn't realize how much this really made me feel...the mood swings, especially sadness.

I had my first Mirena placed Jan 2005. I had NO problems at all. When my 5yrs were up and it was time to replace, there was no question whether I wanted to do it. I had it replaced Jan 2010 and have had problems since day 1. It was very painful weeks after it was inserted, constant yet decreasing bleeding for about 5 months, and bacteria vaginosis for the 5th time in 7 months. I am considering taking it out, but I am hesitant thinking it will get better as it has been. I am HORRIBLE at remembering to take a routine contraceptive and am not sure I even want kids at all! I'm trying to decide if I want to tough it out in hopes it will get better. It seems that the bacteria vaginosis is the worst thing right now and a very mild complaint after reading these posts.

Wow! I am soooo very glad I found this site! I thought something was wrong with me. I have had the IUD for 1yr. I have gained 10lbs, gotten horrible acne, my hair is falling out, I now have cysts on my ovaries, I started getting hair all over my face, and even on my chest. I have been to the hospital 3 times for chest pain. I am on meds for constant headaches that at times are unbearable. I havent had a period at all, not even spotting for the entire year. I have been to numerous Docs and they always say the same thing, its just stress. My life is the same as is was before the iud and I didnt have these issues. I feel better knowing I am not alone, or going crazy!

This is the 2nd blog I have come across that has had similar issues like mine. I have now put the pieces together but since being on Mirena for the past 4.5 years I have experienced: severe acne, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, withdraw from association, low sex drive, pressure in my head, thick facial hair and now as of 6 months ago I have blurred or complete vision loss for 5-8 seconds when standing up. This is all too much. I did blood work a few weeks ago and all came back clear. I was planning on calling a psychiatrist today but after finding these blogs I have made an appt to have Mirena removed. I have turned into someone else. I am very unhappy. Thank you for sharing and best wishes.

Hello evri1, I had my mirena IUCD inserted on a Friday sometime in April, and since that day I knew no peace until I had it taken out last month. The Monday after I had it inserted I immediately started having bad abdominal cramps n heavy spotting. However as my doctor had told me to expect it I didn't worry much. Soon after tho I started experiencing dysuria and painful stinging whenever I needed to pee. When the symptoms got worse, I went to have myself checked out and was told I had a UTI. I had never had one in my life before so i was baffled bt nt worried after i was told that with a simple treatment of antibiotics it would soon go away....hnmmmm only if i had known that it would be the beginning of my nitemarish experience :(. From that moment on, I had to battle with a recurring UTI for d next 6 to 7 weeks n was on antibiotics d whole time.the most annoying thing was dt all d doctors I went to for help kept trying to convince me that the mirena had nothing to do wit my UTI. But after a bout of various horrible side effects like massive weight gain,insomnia, headaches n backaches,leg cramps,panic attacks,depression n violent mood swings....I decided I had had enuff and went to have the "monster mirena" removed. I was soo xcited wen I found this page n also realized I wasn't crazy nor alone in this ordeal. Since I had it taken out, I hav had no more recurring UTIs, or crazy side effects. I feel perfect n back to my normal happy n bubblyself :) moral of the story? Ladies pls read up about mirena n all it's various horrible side effects from websites like dis b4 u have it inserted cuz trust me it cost a fortune for all it's trouble!

Dear Ladies........DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT.  It is so not worth the possible side effects.  I got the IUD 2 years ago and all was great up until about the 6 mth mark.  Then things started creeping up on me.  It started with some dizziness, catching myself to stand straight, I felt drunk but only for a second.  Then nausea and diarrhea became a mainstay.  Sex was a have to, not a want to.  It was painful not only for myself but for my husband as well, I even had the 'strings' clipped as short as they could.  I bled after every time.  Then I became anxious over everything...afraid that a deer would run out in front of my car, simple ideas, but extreme thoughts that came with it.  I couldn't watch certain TV shows, like CSI or listen to certain types of music because my mind would go to places I didn't want it to.  I had horrible thoughts.  My hair was falling out, my skin began to look like I was in my 60's very loose....I began getting brown spots and growing hair on my face.  I have very thin fine blonde hair and the hair growing on my face was like a man's, very tough some even turning black. The dizziness go worse and worse, I felt drunk half the time.  I felt spaced out and most of my thoughts were uncontrollable.  I felt like I couldn't breathe or catch my breath.  I couldn't go out with my family in fear of having a panic episode, and there were times that we went and had to return home to my 'safe' place.  I did have one panic attack......I thought I was dying in front of my family.  I have never and hope to never again feel that way.  I didn't know what was wrong with me.  Then it hit me square in the face.  I am totally healthy, no meds, no nothing....except the IUD and it was always HORRIBLE when I had my period.  I was sick, very sick, scary sick.  I used to say I'd never understand why people commit suicide, but I now understand, and believe me you don't want to understand.  I had my Mirena removed, and it will be one year in December 2011.  I went to my regular doctor at first for the anxiety and she tested my thyroid....you name it.  Nothing was off or wrong.  When I proposed that it was the hormones at my next visit she was on the ball!  She put me on antidepressants to help ease the anxiety I was experiencing on a daily basis.  She also told me that it wouldn't cure the symptoms because it was hormonal and my body had to regulate itself, however it would help bring down my level of anxiety and it did!!!!!!!!!!!!!  She said it could take up to a year for my body to get straightened out.  A YEAR.  It took about 6 months to really feel like myself again.  I am currently still on meds but I am now at the lowest dose possible and hope to be off those soon!  I got to go on vacation this year with my family and it went well =) considering I couldn't get out of my house for very long.  If this is what awaits me during menopause then heaven help.  It was embarrassing and demeaning. I was afraid to talk about it because people would think I am insane.  There are people who understand in this world MORE than you think.  Talk about it with someone, it does help.  You are not crazy!!!  Above all......IT WAS SOMETHING NOBODY COULD HELP YOU OVERCOME.  NO MATTER HOW MUCH LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING MY HUSBAND GAVE ME, HE COULDN'T HELP ME.  I have never felt so lost and hopeless in my life.  Please save yourself the wasting of your life for no matter the length of time.  I have lost a good part of 6 months of my life to this c**p, it's not worth it.

I have the Mirena and just recently I have noticed I forget EVERYTHING!!!! I find myself telling my boyfriend the same stories atleast twice a day and we argue over the fact that I have not already told him. He now saves our conversations and proves me wrong haha. Which has only scared me because I was so sure I had not already mentioned these things. I also lose everything!

i have the mirena its been 1 year  and i think its the best thing ever ,, the only lil problem i get is my boobs get sore for  about too weeks but that's it , my period has almost stopped all together and it was really bad be for ,  now i have it for 4 day tops be for it was 7 to 10 days , so for me the mirena has helped me sooooo much , i was reading all the comments and it seems that its just for some people .