I am now very concerned. I am 23 years old and have had the Mirena IUD in since 8/03. Since that time I had experienced the extremely long bleeding period, which switched to absolutely no bleeding at all, headaches, moodiness, severe depression, severe acne, back pain, ovarian systs, unwanted hair growth and obvious weight changes. I had no idea that these were all side effects of Mirena use. I take very good care of myself. I excercise; eat organic, wholesome, small meals; get plenty of rest; and take vitamins. I could not figure out what was going on with my body. I asked my Gyno (whome I trust VERY much) and SHE assured me that Mirena was what I needed (since I was a mom at 19) and I should be happy that I no longer have a period, which I thought was very unnatural. I am extremely unhappy with the fact that I didn't reserach this sooner. I am terrified! Has anyone had this many side effect from the use of Mirena? How long has it taken some people to recover (no more symptoms) after MIrena has been removed?
Just replying to let you know it could take a while for those symptoms to go away. I also started experiencing those symptoms none of which I had before the iud except the bad acne. I had my IUD out Nov 05 and still am strugling with those symptoms. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS which I found odd and not too sure of the dx or if it is still s/e of mirena. I wish there was a way they could test and see how well some women will do on it b/c I do know a group of women who do not have these complaints with the mirena.
I have a problem! i had my IUD removed in July because of server side effects to it. I had recived my period a couple days after, everything seemed to be normal and fine it lasted 5 days and I no longer had the sever pains in my legs. I was expecting my peirod in august, never got it then september came and I still didnt get it. i thought i was pregnant again!! i went to the doctors and had a test done it came back negtive. At the begainng of october i recived my period. it was very heavy and i had bloody mucus or clots. i dont know what to call them. i had my period for over 2 weeks and then it finally stopped!! i hadn't had it for a lil over a week. Then just tonight my husband and i where at dinner at i felt something wet and weird. i went to the bathroom and found out i was bleeding again!! Is this normal has anyone else had some thing like this happen to them?
I first had the Mirena coil put in August 2000 and within six months I had gained almost one and a half stones and lost my sex drive, become very depressed and anxious with horrendous mood swings. My relationship broke up. I had three young children and had always gone back to a size 10 quite quickly after birth [even with twins].
I couldn't believe how much weight I put on but I persevered with the coil because at the time I didn't know about these side effects as my GP convincend me it was impossible for the Mirena to cause weight gain as the hormone was only released in tiny amounts!!!!
Around four years into my coil I started to lose weight and feel happier.....I guess this was due to the hormone running out of supply. I had it removed after five years in August 2005. Lost weight so quickly it was unbelievable.
Stupidly after getting involved in a serious relationship this year I have had it put back in as thought it was maybe worth another trial.
HOW I REGRET this decision. The insertion was September and is is not the start ofNovember. I am so anxious and low the whole time. Gained weight rapidly. Have gone up a bra size and they are constantly tender to the touch. I have no libido whatsoever. My head is so bad it is like a big black cloud hanging over and whilst driving back from airport this morning I thought about driving my car into a brick wall to end the way I was feeling. Ireally can't cope any more an am going to have this damn coil removed asap.
I feel I am giong to ruin my current relationship with my awful mood swings and lack of libido. I feel overweight, pufffy,ugly an having the biggest feeling of doom and glood hanging over me.
I got my IUD put in in March 2006, i felt great for the first 2 months and i have noticed my entire body going through some drastic negative changes. I honestly thought i was going insane until reading this message board. I've gone to the doctor's quite a few times because of anxiety....NEVER linking this to the IUD. My life has been a roller-coaster for the last few months..one day i feel great and the next i'm thinking i'm going to loose my mind. Besides the fact that i've gained weight, feel bloaded, my breast are constantly hurting me, i get major headaches and my joints are always hurting me. My main concern has been these anxiety/panic attacks that i have been feeling. When i got the IUD put in...the gyn told me that there were only small side effects such as moodiness but after reading all of these messages i have no other choice but to blame it on the Mirena IUD. I have a 7 year old son and after 3 miscarriages i did not want to get pregnant again and that is why i made the decision of using the iud as a birth control......i'm committed to change my situation and get this thing REMOVED asap.
Go girl...have it remove ASAP....i tell you what a difference you will feel once it's out....i had mine out last thursday and i am far much better of myself now and more in control with myself and no more shouting to my 6 yr old daughter...more patience, no headaches , sore breast gone, flat tummy and lose 1 pound within a week even without diet and going to gym but still has a long way to go with my weight ...to be honest i am more happier and still keeping a diary the progress and hopefully no long term side effect....good luck to you and keep us updated how you go after it's been removed..thanks
Hi, I have just returned from having this damn coil removed from my body. My doctor said she had not heard of these side effects in any of her other patients who had the coil. I almost felt like I was being made to feel guilty at having it removed so soon. Felt like screaming at her "you try living with the effects". I have never felt so bloated, anxious, unhappy in all my life. My breasts had gone from a C cup to a DD cup. When I told my sister she joked that she would like it for this reason...I warned her it is not worth it for this alone.
I have now been prescribed the Cerazette contraceptive pill but have just looked at listed side effects and they are weight gain, loss of sex drive, anxiety, depression, spots...the list goes on. Therefore I do not wish to take this pill. Does anybody have an experience of or know of a pill that does not cause so many side effects. I cannot afford to continue to feel so low and tired. I have three children to take care of and always had so much energy before the Mirena.
Also my sex drive disappeared almost overnight with the Mirena. I want it back and so does my husband!!
Am desperate to find a solution to my problems but not sure whether one exists other than condoms which hubby refuses to wear.
Hello Ladies - just want to let you ladies know that i went to the Doctor's today and had the IUD removed; and it was quick with no pain.
My doctor was quite shocked with the information that i provided to her. She was very glad that i had made the decision of getting it removed and has also asked me to keep her in the loop of any changes i start to notice. She said that we are not supposed to feel these side effects because the medication that is in the IUD is supposed to stay within the uterus ONLY and not through your entire body. What ever the case may be, i'm just glad that i came across this information.
I'm so glad that is out and i'm looking forward to start loosing all of this weight, stop the headaches and the anxiety attacks.
I will also keep you in the loop of my changes. I really think that it is extremely important for everyone that reads this message board to be informed of the side effects of this product. Hopefully, we can all move forward and accept this chapter of our lives.
my stupid doctor only told me it could fall out if i had had alot of babies. she says you only had one so it should not fall out. she didnt give me any papers about it only a card with merina on it.
anyway i talked to a lawyer she said all the complaints we listed were in the warnings list as possible side effects. all medicines have list of things that we think will not happen to us most of the time the benifit is outways the side effects. the merina makes u feel pregnant and crazy who wants that. we only know what the doctor tells us about new medicines unless its on TV. i told her merina is not on TV how could we ask for it or know the side effects. im so tired of women being used as test dummies. i understand u ask for the iud. a freaking T, 3 points inside your body, if i had known my doctor was lying i would have kicked her in the face, she acted like she was giving me some new kind of nuva ring that i could get out as soon as the life threating bleeding stopped caused by that freaking patch. i was so anemic i didnt know what was going on, i had to drop out of school because i could not read 2pages of work without falling asleep. go read about the daikon shield, iud history, it all started with female camels on long trips in the desert, pregnancy would slow them down so the men placed a ROCK inside them so they would kill the baby,most sites i found says they dont know how the IUD works, i hate liers, a play on words lets them call it a birth control because in most cases you will not give birth, the copper T poisons your system, merina is like toothpicks inside your uterus, i rather just say NO to sex. the merina pokes your insides irritating it so implantation is difficult but conception has already taken place.
why did i wake up this morning to the news about changing abortion to be illegal or something, i cant really remember because i was so upset, the people making the choice were ALL MEN. i already only had 4 hours of sleep in the 6 days. Men! my merina been out for a while now but i still have all the problems because of the failed removal attempts by retarded male doctors. i can still hear the sound of the hook clanking around like the doctor was mixing a martini, ,me screaming STOP , and him saying now maybe theres a reason to keep it.
Yes I have experienced this also my period finally stopped but now my hair is falling out. Please read this http://www.mirena.ca/en/pdfs/MirenaEn.pdf
this page list all the side effects of the mirena. Which all your problems are listed.
I have all of your symtoms and more! I am scheduled to see my Dr May 2.. I have had mine in since Nov 2005.. I do not have periods or bleeding at all, I have lost ALL sexual drive ALL of it and I am losing my hair by the handfuls and I have a discharge and smell I cannot stand. Did you have any of those symptoms also?
I have had my mirena since Feb 2005. I have had a lot of the symptoms everyone else has/had. I don't so much have mood swings and I have had only 1 10 day bleeding episode the whole time. Since insertion I have had horrible abdominal pain that I have been to the ER for about 10 times. The strings on my mirena can be felt but they seem to get longer and shorter with each month. They do nothing but try to give me painkillers and send me home. I know something is wrong but no one will listen. I have been to my doctor 6 times to have it removed but like some of the others she refuses to take it out. They check the placement and say everything looks fine. I've had 3 children and their births weren't as horrible as the pain I feel daily. Isn't it my right to have it removed? I paid them to put it in as I will to take it out. Anything to be normal again.
Do yourself and your husband a favor and have it removed ASAP. I had mine for 3 yrs and it all but ruined our sex life and marriage. My experience in the same time frame was exactly like yours. Eventually the bleeding stops almost completely with no periods but the lack of sex drive and lubrication never goes away. I had mine removed 6wks ago and my husband cannot believe what a nymph I have become. Not trying to be crude but that is how different my sex drive is. This is not to mention all the other mental and physical side effects I had that were misdiagnosed as everything from hypothyroidism to depression. Hope all turns out well for you!
This is crazy! I was just doing research on the mirena IUD because I am having the same exact issues with mine. I got mine 6 weeks after my baby was born and I have not stopped bleeding since. She is 3 months old now. My sex drive is low, which I have never had a problem with that before. I also am very dry. Again, I have never had problems with that before either. I am also considering getting mine removed. Please let me know if it gets better eventually or if you get any better information. Thanks!
The hormone imbalance is not worth it and it will only get worse. I've been on it for about a year now and it's just dawned on me I am gettning the same side effects I got when I was on the pill. I have dryness yeast infections, constant congestions constant moodiness, and problems with weight loss and arthritis has worsened. I would suggest condoms or you could try ejaculation on skin. I am starting to get good at this since I rarely feel good enough to do it the natural way.
i had the iud inserted weeks after my daughter was born and i have had it in for about 7 months now. i have finally searched about this and found out the symptoms i am having are abnormal. i have decided to get it removed no matter what the doctors say. i dont care. i want it out. i want my life back to normal. i want to be happy again. i have pains all the time, i feel very depressed, i have anxiety attacks all the time, im always sick, i havent had a regular period since i got it inserted, cant lose weight, and a bunch of other stuff. i think that if you havent already got the iud taken out you should immediately! i will not ever refer anyone to getting the iud more like discourage it. i wouldnt even wish it on my worst enemy! thanks for listening.
I had my Mirena removed 4 weeks ago after nearly 5 years. Looking back I never realised how bad the side effects really were and just carried on. The first year I had severe mood swings, depression, ( my partner and I broke up 4 weeks after I had it inserted but got back together again 6 weeks later) total loss of sex drive, weight gain but the very worst thing for me was the effect it had on my skin. Huge hormone boils would erupt for weeks on end all over my chin - I just thought it was hormone changes associated with age - even though I was then 40! Consequently I was put on a low dose antibiotic to 'clear' my skin which I have been on ever since. This did eventually help but it has been the last year since the hormone has been wearing off the iud that I have noticed an improvement in my acne and the sex drive. The only good thing was no periods and no pregnancy but I will never have another one again and am now going back to a normal I.U.D - once my poor body has settled down from 5 years of chemical shock.
I had my Mirena removed one week ago. I had all of the side effects named above--severe cramps, always tired, bleeding, mood swings, loss of sex drive, dryness, etc. My relationship with my family detoriated, however, we are on the way to mending it now. I went to a number of different doctors compalining of the pain and the desire to remove the IUD. No doctor would listen. On January 30, 2008, I had my gallbladder removed and during the surgery, my surgeon found that the Mirena had perforated my uterus. He demanded that it be removed ASAP, because it was headed for the small intestine. This was a Godsend. Had the surgeon not noticed the perforation, I would still have the Mirena, as no doctor would listen. Needless to say, I suffered for nearly six months. There was physical and emotional pain and not to mention a huge financial loss with all of the surgeries. I had the Mirena inserted after the birth of my baby in August of 2007. At 23 years old, I never would have imagined to feel such pain- the birth of my child was less pain that what I experienced with Mirena. I would never recommend the Mirena to anyone!! I am slowly on my way back to recovery as my body has went through a tremendous shock.
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