Mirena IUD

Do you know how offensive this is to people who have busting their backsides to lose weight and couldn't? I know of quite a few people who exercise and diet and have been able to maintain a healthy weight, then suddenly they went on Mirena and BAM! they gain a lot and cannot lose it no matter how hard they try! Just because you didn't experience weight gain, doesn't mean that anyone else who is gaining weight isn't trying hard enough to lose it.

just wanted to know if the whole, you can't lose weight on mirena is true! I have had the IUD in for about 7 months now and I can't seem to lose any weight no matter how much I exercise or eat right it's just not working for me. I am not sure if it's me or the IUD! A friend of mine had told me that you can't lose weight when your on it and now I am starting to believe her! What do you girls think??? :? :?

Ive had this iud for almost a year and I have lost alot of weight and alot of my hair has came out! My period is so messed up. I never have it on time and when I do its very heavy or to lite. I would tell everyone not to get it! I am getting my taken out asap!

Im so glad that i have taken the time to read all the revies on Mirena IUD. I had loved it up until the last few months. Ive had it for a year. I have gained 10 pounds (on top of my post baby weight) and worked out, trying to eat right and have not lost anything. I have noticed loosing more hair, no sex drive and mood swings. Im making a apt for this week to get it taken out and hope ill be able to loose weight and loose baby weight that ive been trying to loose for 17 months!!

I have had my IUD in for 5 years and have loved it. It has done exactly what I wanted - no periods/bleeding and no pregnancy. My doctor has said because it has done so well, I can keep it in longer if I want to. I thought I would research it a little bit and make a decision.

I have decided to have it out.

After reading many different blogs I am realizing that the Mirena maybe isn't as great as I thought. Other people have been talking about side effects from the Mirena and I thought that these symptoms were just me getting older or being tired from raising four kids. I have experienced 10-15 pound weight gain, acne around my chin, depression, foggy brain, can't seem to focus on one thing, slight cramping on one side only, chest pain, and hair loss - my hair stylist can't believe how much hair I have lost.

Is this all because I am approaching 40? I don't know, but I think I am ready to have it out anyways. I am not on any other meds and I am ready to be hormone free. And actually, I kinda miss my period. I feel like a weirdo not having one.

No one is bashing the Mirena! Many women get dreadful reactions to it - you are just lucky you are well suited to it. Overreacting and 'growing up' has nothing to do with it! I have handfuls of hair coming out and have been depressed for the whole 4 years I had the last one in for. Not sure how 'growing up' is likely to help me there...

Well the person is complaining about others and they may not be having the side effects now, but who is to say that they themselves won't get the side effects later. I have it now and it is about to be a year and I think the really so far only good thing about it is that, i don't have to use a condom(i have on partner and have been with them for a while, and i can't use condoms). i have experienced weight gain (a lot), all types of mood swings, my hair is coming out, decreased libido. I did study it before I put it in my body and i wasn't expecting it to be like this. So to say that people shouldn't be complaining it is real side effects and they can in a way make you as a person feel depressed.

Thank you! You just made me feel normal for the first time in along time. I have the same symptoms and have been feeling sooo depressed. I can't wait to get this thing out.

I am 23 years old. I had my Mirena IUD placed November 2011 after having my first child in October. I spotted for 3.5 months STRAIGHT after the implant. My OB/GYN informed me that I would spot irregularly but failed to tell me I would spot for basically the rest of the 5 years the implant could stay inside me. She said it was okay to have sex while spotting as long as my fiancee and I were both okay with it but I chose not to have sex because I was and still am grossed out at the idea of having sex while all this was going on inside me. When the spotting stopped, I had monthly periods that lasted 10-12 days. Before getting pregnant I was used to having my cycle last 7-8 days but I knew something was wrong when day 8 turned to 9, 10, 11 or 12. I breastfed up until 5 months postpartum (March 2012) around the time the spotting stopped. At the end of March, I started having sex again and every time I had sex I would start bleeding again. (THROWING HANDS UP) Can't win for losing! Sometime in June 2012, I started having irregular periods (bleed - 2 wks later back on), spotting, white thick discharge sometimes pink/brown with a ratty or fishy odor. It was so embarrassing to the point where I didn't want to go anywhere or be around other people. No perfume or soap could hide the smell. When I had sex, my fiancee's penis was covered w. the white discharge. I stopped having sex once again because of the discharge and odor. Since having my daughter, I slowly lost my libido while all of this was going on. Most of the time, I forced myself to have sex with him because I felt bad about him cheating on me w. Palm-ala ...LOL. Everyone knows sex is an important part of a relationship and I was not about to lose my fiancee. I got to the point where I couldn't force or fake it anymore. I haven't had sex since October 2012 because of my irregular menstrual activities and discharge.  Even though it frustrated my fiancee to not have sex, he was really understanding about what was going on. My drive was completely gone by November and even touching his manhood was like "eww" to me. Every time he touched me, I was like "ugh don't touch me!" angrily. He started thinking there was "someone else" but I made it clear that I just wasn't in the mood anymore. Even though he tried to be patient w. me, I knew he wasn't understanding what was going on w. me. He knew it wasn't me because I'm a freak (that's how I got pregnant) CLEARLY!! ...LOL. To go from rabbit sex to no sex is depressing to a man's pride. He is the one who went online and researched the Mirena IUD and told me about all the complications and side effects of it. I had no idea about the Mirena recall until I went to urgent care one day from having the discharge and the odor getting unbearable, the physician there told me about the recall. I got scared and wanted it removed immediately but the physician there nor anywhere else I went wouldn't see me because I didn't have insurance. :( I want to get it removed now because clearly the IUD is the cause of my discomfort and stress. Recently I've been having spazzing episodes and I come off bi-polar to some because I go from 0 to 100 in less than a minute and back to 0. My fiancee and my co-workers call me a sour patch kid. LOL :) My emotions flare up and everything small or big seems to piss me off. Even to most it's like "why is she getting mad, it's not that serious." (O_o) I was never like this. I just want my sanity and love life back to normal. At this rate, I don't want anything to do w. contraceptives and wouldn't care if I got pregnant again. I would rather deal w. pregnancy than this bull! I just want this thing taken out!!!! A.S.A.P.!!!!!!!!!

I think it's important to first of all give it a chance.   You are placing a foreign object into your body.  It will take time for your body to adjust to it.  In saying that, I also have to say that I have had mine in for almost a year and have decided that it's time to go.  I can tell you that the adjustment period may not be overnight....but over time some things can get better.  I spotted and had intense cramping for 70 days straight after the insertion.  After that I got back to a regular schedule for my periods and I went to having cramping when I exercised and on the day my period was going to start. Bleeding went from super heavy to very light.   With serveral more weeks/months with it in, cramping has pretty much gone away.   On that font it's awesome (now that I have gotten through the inital period)!   The reason that I have decided to remove it, is because I am loosing my hair.   I waited to see if maybe it was just a bad winter as I tend to shed in the winter.  But it's just too much to be blamed on that.    Not everyone experiences this....but it is something to consider when looking at the facts for the Mirena IUD.   Hair loss is a common side effect to other forms of birth control as well not only this one.   I would suggest reading forums if you are looking at this method of birth control so you can know all of the possible effects and determine if these possible effects outweights the benefits of it.    I also may want to add that some comments I have read regarding weight loss or lack there of was an eye opener.  I have completely changed my lifestyle, eating healthier and exercising 4-6 times a week and haven't lost 1 lb in 3 months.  Could there be a connection?  Im not sure.  One other aspect that I have read in here that can be alarming is lack of sex drive...this don't happen for everyone.   Thanks for sharing your exeriences.  

I got mine put in a month ago and have now had my period for 2 weeks. It's now like a Christmas carol - it doesn't show signs of stopping! If your OBGYN said its normal - when will it normally stop? I haven't even had a day of reprieve and at one point was bleeding heavier than I was when it was suggested I get it in the first place. I am hoping someone else too has an idea of when it will stop. I see my doctor again tomorrow. Feeling frustrated!

Fair enough...I thought exactly the same thing, and even inserted a second Mirena, but after wearing the second Mirena I started to experience bladder infections that barely responded to strong antibiotics, yeast infections that became chronic, and Interstitial Cystitis. My doctor insisted this was all unrelated and I went with this advice, until I became desperate to feel better. I took a chance and insisted the iud be removed, hoping this would rectify the situation. It did!! The symptoms completely disappeared over a period of 2 months, and I feel normal again. I am very thankful for this, and believe now that the iud needs to be used with more caution than we are made aware of.

I have had my IUD for 4 yrs and I have not been bleeding, but today I just started bleeding for the first time. Is it normal?

I had my IUD inserted two weeks ago. I have started spotting again. It is my anniversary this weekend, so I want to know is there a way to stop my spotting for the weekend?

I've had the IUD for about 3 yrs, and haven't had any periods. I've noticed this morning I had bleeding almost like a period. Also cramping. Is that normal?