Mirena insertion symptoms and conditions

I just called my OBGYN for my Mirena insertion date... January 2006. At my regular annual visit in December 2005, I weighed 167lbs... December 2006 - 173lbs... December 2007 - 175lbs... This December I will be in the 185lb range! I do not come from a 'fat' family and have never experienced such weight gain except when I had 2 courses of the Depo-Provera BC shots - then I gained almost 30lbs in 6 months. I am going to request the removal of the Mirena this December. I exercise and am not an over-eater. After reading this website, I can't wait to get rid of it! I don't have periods per se, but do experience PMS as if I did. I really haven't seen any increase in hair loss, but at 47-1/2 can't figure out all the acne. My sex drive (normally considered as exceptional) comes and goes like the tide. I have been experiencing a lot of headaches, but figured they were stress-related... maybe not. Thanks for the info & keep the lines open!

I had Mirena put in about a month ago. I am 44 and I smoke, so the traditional birth control methods are not safe for me. ( I can tell you, the pull out method only works for 13 years.....I now have a 3 year old daughter to go along with my 20 year old son and 16 year old daughter....LOL.) I researched Mirena and decided to give it a try. I have had bleeding since it was inserted but nothing I cannot deal with, I knew this would be a possibility going in. I do get headaches now, but have no idea whether they are caused by allergies or Mirena, since it is allergy season right now. What everyone reading these posts needs to remember is that if you had no side effects, you probably would not have visited this site after the Mirena insertion. So, it really is a one sided site, without the feedback from those who got Mirena, and have gone on carefree with their lives. I only came to this site to see if headaches were a side effect, since I have experienced several this month and that is not common for me. Anyway, I am glad I did not look here before the Mirena because I may have not gotten it .....I plan on being open minded and wait a few months to decide for myself.

I had my mirena insertion 11/07...the insertion was a tearful event! I felt like such a wimp...but this site has helped me see the light! The weight gain has been so bad that I don't recognize myself and neither do others! I really want to have it removed but my periods are so bad that I am terrified, not to mention after the insertion I don't want anyone in there anymore! I am considering NovaSure which is ablation of the uterine lining. My doctor told me I was too young (35) but I need a resolution to my periods other than a hysterectomy. I love that I haven't had a period for 10 months now! That is great but I don't know that the side effects are worth it. Thanks to everyone for their postings!!!

On the evening after my insertion, 10/11/07, which was rather bloody and took two OBGYN"S to put in place, I began feeling very ill! Shivers, cold, sweats and a very high fever set in! I was sick and in pain! It was a horrible night!!! The next a.m. I phoned my M.D. and told him what happened. It was hard to tell for him if it was caused by the Mirena insertion or something else. However, he ordered me on antibiotics for 10 days. Three days after the antibiotics finished, I began itching severely, ALL OVER MY BODY and it has not stopped!!! I am scratching my skin off!!! The itch comes the inside and my skin welts up and hives show up. The intensity comes & goes. The areas of the body vary. However, I am continuously itching; at times in desperation!!! I have held back from the E.R. this weekend, awaiting for Monday to go to the Dr.s office. I heard from a Berlex Rep (my Brother), that in 5% of women, skin disorders have been reported!!! HOW NORMAL IS THIS??? I do not wish this side effect to anyone!!! It's horribly distressing & nerve wrecking!!! Not to mention, skin destroyer!!! I have sores from scratching throughout my body... I s till don't know if Mirena is the cause, but I have not been able to determine anything else responsible... I will let you know what happens...
Sylvia in Miami Beach

I am 38 years old and had my mirena put in in January 2007. Since than I have gained 40lbs. I have been extremely frustrated because I have been eating well and run all day bc I have a home day care - 6 children under the age of 4 plus 3 have autism. I have a serious post surgical spine condition and all the specialists keep telling me to lose weight. It seems the more active I am and healthier I eat I still am gaining. I have even been using Xenical/orlistat prescribed by my doctor and my belly just seems bloated and getting bigger.I feel less in control of my emotions than I did before the mirena insertion and I am convinced it is the mirena. My husband is on his way to have a vasectomy and I am going to have it removed as soon as I can get an appointment. Makes sense though in hindsight - put a foreign hormone in your body and it will fight back. I have not had any bleeding or a period since January. My breasts are often tender and have chronic IBS - was not that way before January .....can't wait to have it removed .....horrible side effects - I think the emotional side effects will last long after I have it removed.