Urgently Need Advice - Has Anyone Else Experienced This?
Posted over a year ago
I am 23 years old and I had my Mirena for about 8 months before I got it removed. In those 8 months I gained about 15kgs, I suffered from acne (which I did not suffer from as a teenager!!!!) and I started to lose my hair. My lower back was always aching ... more »
I am 23 years old and I had my Mirena for about 8 months before I got it removed. In those 8 months I gained about 15kgs, I suffered from acne (which I did not suffer from as a teenager!!!!) and I started to lose my hair. My lower back was always aching and my periods were heavy and very painful. I have had the Mirena out for just over 2 months, however the symptoms have not yet gone away. My acne is still terrible, covering my chest, back and face, my hair has got so thin and looks lifeless and dull and my weight has not changed at all. I cant seem to shed even 1kg of the weight I put on. I have never had any of these three problems until the insertion of the Mirena. I was always a thin healthy teenager with thick long hair. I can live with the acne to be honest - but the hair loss and weight gain is just too much to bare. Please if you have any advice, I would love to hear from you!!
Angelique_aac - I am having the same issue as you. I gained 20lbs and was always healthy and never had a problem losing weight. I have alot of other issues/side effects from the mirena as well. I got my mirena removed on 2/15 and I am still having most of my issues. I have heard some women say it took them about 5 months to return to normal. I am still hoping for me to be back. Just know your not alone. I will be interested to hear other responses to this question.
Sherilyn1968 - It does take awhile for the hormons to get out of your system. I'm in my sixth month and I'm finally getting back to normal. Hang in there ladies.
Naturalhealth - OMG! I am so glad that I found this site. I will have had the Mirena for 4 years in Aug. and I feel like I have slowly become a crazy pessimistic with outlandish mood swings. I have been crying near every day for the last couple of weeks and I am always angry at my husband about one thing or another. I have been hating my life and myself for some time now. My husband has mentioned a couple of times that he thinks it's the Mirena but I have been defending it because I have tried so many other birth control methods which cause other side effects. I am at my ends and I want to feel better. I am glad to hear that I am not crazy and that their is a cure for my illness, however, now what? I feel like my only two options are 1. have kids, or 2. be crazy.... Does anyone have another option? I am going crazy trying to find it....
Mandymum2boys - Hi, I am so glad to have found you guys. I've been going crazy since getting the Mirena coil fitted 8 months ago. I've been depressed, and have gained 1 and a half stone in weight. I don't look like myself, I don't feel like myself. I've been trying to persuade myself that I can't blame it all on the mirena, but looking at these (and countless others online) I'm becoming convinced that it's not just me, and that this horrible coil is the culprit (I had similar issues on the pill many years ago). I'm going to book in for a Dr's appt on Monday and get it out. I want to be myself again!! As for other options - condoms, persona - it's def gonna be something non-hormonal from now on.
Pickles26 - I had my mirena device removed after only 7 months. I gained 20-25lbs during that time, my hair and nails grew like crazy, no sex drive and I had horrible acne. I have had it out for 1.5 years. I have lost about 7lbs and I can't seem to get anymore of this weight off. I have done weight watchers and I workout 4 days a week-no budge. My acne has subsided, but I am know on an antidepressant and zanex. I have always had anxeity but since the mirena I feel as if it is 150% worse.
I still have no sex drive. The only side effect I did enjoy was no peroid-and I still don't really have one. It also got rid on my continuous cramps.
My doctor didn't beleive me at all! I am telling you this IUD needs to be recalled
Blossom806 - I totally agree - it was the worst mistake I ever made to have it put in. My weight will not budge at all, in fact it just seems to be getting worse, because it seems like everything that goes into my mouth is turning straight to fat. I am about to go onto Yasmin as a contraceptive, I personally don't even want to be on any contraceptive - in fact I would rather have risked falling pregnant then using the mirena, because now I look 8 months pregnant anyway but It is all just FAT!!! I'm hoping the acne clears up soon, I can't bear how I look like I'm going through puberty all over again. My doctors (yes, plural.. I have seen 4 separate doctors about this) don't believe me either. I am so depressed, anxious and irritable, I have no idea how to control it - my family and friends think I have turned into a nightmare because I am either tired, or insanely grumpy. I never want to do anything any more because I feel so ugly. I think this device should be taken off the market and banned. I am 23 years old, I feel like I am 50 years older then I am, with aching bones and constant tiredness - only I look like a fat little teenager with bad acne!!! This IUD stole my youth!!!! I should be looking at my best during my twenties, but instead I look and feel terrible.
Mandymum2boys - Well, I got it out, eventually. The Dr 'wasn't convinced' that my symptoms were down to Mirena, but agreed to take it out, but when she looked couldn't find the threads! She asked if it might have fallen out, but I knew it was still in there - no bleeds, still got symptoms etc. She referred me for a scan, which confirmed it was still there, so had to have a 'retrieval procedure'. So happy it's gone, and mood lifted straight away (prob just placebo tho). Even though this week we've had visitors and a kids party so I've not been eating as healthy as normal 2lb in weight has gone. Had a crash today tho (day 3) - moody, bad tempered, craving sugary foods etc. That made me worried that it wasn't the Mirena after all, that it was just me and that I'll stay the same!! But, having read other posts here it seems that you can expect a 'crash' a few days after removal. I've bought myself some 'well woman' vitamins and will try to get back to healthy eating, in the hope that this supports my body enough to recover. I'll keep posting to let you know how 'recovery' after Mirena removal goes. Best wishes to all those going through the same thing.
Jax30 - I my mirena put in last year september 2010 after suffering for years with heavy periods...i thought brilliant my life is going to change for the better...little did i know id be suffering ever since. ive been to numerous doctors and clinics and every time i get the same look yet no one will take the freaking thing out. im constantly told ..yes but youve come this far you should carry on for aslong as possible until its settled. I had a full on period for four months with cramping etc...then it slowed down to three weeks id bleed and get a week of having no bloodloss...which you hope is the coil settling but then it starts all over again. ive now had my period for 6 weeks non stop and to say ive reached the point of wanting to rip it out myself is an understatement. ive not gained weight but im loosing my hair have extreme fatigue and joint pains and im only 32 years old. i feel like im going on 80 with being in constant pain and being tired all the time with two young boys to raise it doesnt make it any easier. has anyone else suffered from constant bleeding like this?
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