I had the Mirena IUD inserted on October 10th. I had it switched ...

Okay thank-you for the honesty! I felt the same way and it did not get better and my body did not adjust fully. LIttle things got more manageable, I think because my family started to tiptoe around me. There are stories on here about relationships breaking up, people seeing therapists , going on anti-depressants etc... that it is the drug and not in your head and do not put up with it. Do not wait! Just my opinion but my relationship with my husband suffered and it is now back to normal (mostly) and that was two weeks ago I had it removed after only 3 weeks of it in. Good luck! - dke

I am having the same sexual problems with my IUD. I am a little hesitant to call my doctor and tell him I do not have orgasms anymore. I hope this side effect subsides or I think I will change my birth control also. Thank You for the comment, now I do not feel like I am the only one.

I just wanted to say that most of the side effects have diminished. I have gained the weight back, and sex is just as good as it was. The only issue I am having now is the frequency of my periods. After I got the IUD in, I was due for my period a few days later, and it lasted 2 entire weeks. I had a weeklong break before having my next period for another 2 weeks. However, after that period was done, I went without any spotting for two weeks and started spotting just a few days ago. I'm thinking it's going to be another two weeks, but I look forward to maybe having 3 weeks without after that. One can only hope! At any rate, I'm going to try sticking it out and see what happens.

I am experiencing joint pains though, and some muscle stiffness now and then, but I think it's going to be alright.

I had the Mirena inserted in June 2007 and things were great for about a week. Slowly I started getting anxious, lack of sex drive, flying off the handle at the smallest of issues. My periods were gone from the time I had it inserted. My husband and I started having arguments over little things and I kept trying to pin-point what had changed in 3 months to make me feel so "down". I finally got to the point where I felt I had to have it removed and see if things got better. If not, I was willing to start therapy sessions. I finally had it removed Nov.5, and I feel 100% better. I feel like my old self, able to take a joke, for example. I am able to cuddle again with my husband and not feel resentful that "he's touching me". And the sex drive is getting back to normal...However, this is week 5 and still have not had a period. Mirena says to contact the physician after week 6 of no periods, and that's my cut-off date. I am now experiencing other hormonal issues, like oral thrush and small cysts in my mouth- very painful and annoying. I really believe there are a lot of women out there who are on Mirena and it is just not the right birth-control option for them. I am angry at myself for putting my body thru this to begin with, because the emotional toll has been huge. The medical community is definitely not well informed on the non-obvious side-effects of this drug. I was told the effects would be just as they are with using a mini-pill (with which I had not had any issues in the past), and that is just not true. The fact that it placed in utero must play some role in the way the drug is absorbed by the body. I am glad I don't have the IUD anymore. As a matter of fact, I am not on anything right now and am happy to just have my body be "clean" and have the hormones the way they are meant to be after 2 pregnancies. I truly regret having put myself and family thru the hardship having the Mirena brought on. Hope this helps anyone feeling this way.

well i m very proud to say that i m not on any birth control too .. i have had my iud in for at least a year and had painful periods .Just like i was pregnant all over again every month untill i decided to take it out aug 07 .during this yr of the iud in i had alot of experinces for instints i did to have sores in my mouth also had pain in my right heel .. Sore joints all the time a little hair loss .i cant be around alot of people i start to get parinoid and i use to love crowds . I hate the iud i would not recemend it to anyone..Ihave also had periods for two months after iud out and sice oct07 istill havent gotten my peiord back on track .preg test alwasy negative