I decided to get Mirena after the birth of my second son. I seeme...

I have the same problem that you have with the Mirena....i got it when my son was one year old....i had lost all of my baby weight , plus some.....i slowly began putting on some weight, but then WHAM...I looked up and i was 15-20 Ibs. heavier....i eat right, exercise and TRY to drink plenty of water....nothing that i do helps....i just started surfing the net today to research Mirena and the side effects more and i came across you entry.....i am glad to see that i am not making this up or trying to find something to blame my weight gain on......everyone probably thinks that i am crazy, but i tell them all of the time that my eating habits have not changed.....you would think that i sit at the house all day and eat a whole tub of cake icing!!!

Hey thank for your posting as a male i can`t imagine how you feel about whats going on . My wife and I wanted to get her tubes cut tied whatever so she wouldn`t risk falling pregnant . My wife has a genitic blood disorder we have been told 2 kids fine 3 your putting your health at risk any more your life . Also she can`t take any types of the pill because it clots the blood (Her blood disorder does the same thing ) we were denied the chance of my wife getting her tubes cut And the doctors strongly pushed for the Mirena . But after reading your story and some others I don`t want her to get it . There is 1 other alternitive VASECTOMY for myself . I`ve researched it and 90% less problems and all up takes about 45 min. They will give him a shave . There are 2 ways 1 is keyhole and the other is scaple . But as a male who would prefer to save my married I`d get it done . And yes i`m currently looking for a gp who can recomend me to someone safley and cheaply . can cost a bit depending on visits but please check it out and sit with him and look into it . Hope i`ve helped in some way .

I have had all of the effects that you have listed, including my husband and I talking about splitting up because I was not the woman he married, my mood swings and temper were terrible and he couldn't take it anymore, I felt incredible guilt about the weight, not to mention how it feels to carry around all that extra weight every day, being short of breath climbing stairs, having blood pressure problems for the first time ever.... My doctor also put me on antidepressants, but guess what, those cause weight gain too, so I feel like its a no-win sitaution. Whenever I'd complain about my weight, my husband had a pat-answer: that I wasn't eating right or exercising enough. Personally, I have given up. I have my Mirena out in 10 days and then I'm going to really kick it up a notch to try to get the weight off. I'm having my tubes tied next month. Chin up, and I'll keep you posted, there is hope after Mirena. P.S. My doctor said, "tell your husband to hang in there, its not YOU!"

Hi, I have come across many websites after promising my husband of 13 years that I would look into the side effects of my IUD. I had NO idea! I thought it was only me! Reading all of this almost made me cry to know that there might NOT be anything wrong with me and just by removing this IUD that I can get back to a normal life! I have had it for almost 2 years, and the last year has been an emotional rollercoaster of all kinds of events! The only good thing that I can say came out of it is that I didn't get pregnant in the last 2 years (have 4 boys already) and I haven't had to deal with a "real" period in about that same amount of time! HOWEVER...I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH OTHER THINGS, THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED WITH THE USE OF THIS DEVICE!!! Including, but not limited to, SEVERE fatigue, cramps, SEVERE acne (never even had as a teen!), headaches, SEVERE mood changes and swings (as by the pleas of my husband), loss of of the hair on my head, and regrowth of hair in places women shouldn't have hair, i.e. breasts and chin, vaginal dryness, loss of libido (my poor husband), SEVERE depression and worthlessness, and those are just the ones that I have been able to see myself now. I am sure if they were pointed out to my by a loved one or friend I could probably link that with the IUD also. MEN~ do NOT let or make your wife get this...she could NOT be the same person you thought you knew and it is a rough and rocky ride! WOMEN~ I beg you, do NOT get this, it is horrible! I have hated myself, my husband, my kids, my extended family and friends and couldn't figure out what was "wrong" with me. I am getting mine out Monday Sept. 24, 2007, and hopefully I can get back to the life I had known before these last 2 years of insanity took over. Good luck all and GOD Bless!

I got the Mirena just over a year ago, and had read some pretty horrifying accounts online before I got it. My son is 7, so it has been awhile since baby weight and all those hormonal changes. I chose the IUC instead of any other form of birth control because I react pretty bad to them, so I was wary. The first few months I did spot on an off, which was annoying. Then, I also got strange side effects that changed every few cycles, including hot flashes! I think that the most difficult aspect was that I did gain 5-7 pounds or so - because for women so much of our self-esteem hinges on that. I had to tell myself that I gained more than that on the pill! I just kept telling myself to give it a year, because all the literature says that it gets better after that. Now, I feel like me again. My periods are all but non-existent, and this month was non-existent!, and my wieght has gone back down. And I've had no wierd side effects these past two cycles. Finally, I am at the light at the end of the tunnel. I now think it is worth it!