I got my Mirena in a few months ago, on a second attempt. I've ne...

They had to remove mine through surgery because they couldn't find the strings. Sucked bad! The cramping I felt was unbearable at times (for the 6 weeks I had mine in) but I dealt with it because they said I would have some cramping and that it would take a while for me to get used to it. Well my cramping was because it perforated my uterus. I don't recommend this to anyone. Good luck, hon!

honestly, ith ink that this has more to do with this person than it does the mirena these sound like internal issues that she needs to deal with!!!!!

I do not think it has to do with the person. I too had the mirena and had severe mood swings, anger towards my children and I just could not understand it. I really thought that I had become an awful person. I also had a night when I had cramping so bad that I thought of going to the hospital it was a pain like labour contractions. I never discovered what caused it and haven't had it since but I believe it was related to the mirena. I waited a year and a half before having it removed and I have to say that I feel a different person now, it took a month or so to get back to normal and I could really feel a little bit of a cloud lifting every day.
My partner is also a doubter he does not believe that such a small device could have made me into such a different person but last night for the first time he said that I have become myself again in the last 2 months and quote "he was beginning to think that perhaps the mirena had affected me"
With the mirnena I had zero sex drive and could not imagine ever wanting to have sex again, now I have a healthy desire to have sex again. I too would never recommend the Mirena to anyone.

The progesterone in Mirena is not "supposed" to be systemic. My OB/GYN said that if you are experiencing the above mentioned side effects, the hormone has actually become systemic. Here is the scary issue. Since Bayer claims Mirena is non-systemic and the hormone is localized, at what levels is it in our blood streams? It could be hypothesized that it is at obviously uncontrolled levels. If we are having more side effects with this IUD than the pill, there is definetly a problem with the level of hormone the device is distributing in our blood stream. My doctor's wife had the Mirena IUD and had it removed because of severe acne, which she never had previously. I have had a multitude of symptoms including breast tenderness on the scale of being pregnant and lumps, which includes a scary tiny painful mass that feels like a bb and seems to come and go with my degree of breast tenderness, weight gain of 12 pounds in 2 years (I have never had a weight problem), a period of time that I was having extremely painful intercourse (he ordered an ultrasound to see if it was still positioned correctly, fatigue, a feeling of depression (which I have never had and just realized I was experiencing after reading some of the posts), bloat, irregular spotting for extended periods of time, and who knows what else. Regarding the bb size mass: It scared me so much my IM doctor ordered a mamogram, which turned up clear, thank goodness. I was so happy to find this site because I have an appointment scheduled tomorrow to have him assess me again. Just in case, I am keeping the appointment and having it re-checked. Two months ago my OB/GYN gave me the option of removing the Mirena. After reading your stories, I am having it removed this week. I highly recommend you all have it removed if you are having these side effects, especially depression. For the person who has been treated for depression previously, have your Mirena removed immediately. There was life before Mirena and there will be life after Mirena. Girls, take care of yourselves and continue doing your research. Doctors are pressed for time and often only have the opportunity to read the product insert from the drug companies. Many issues with pharmaceutical products are found in post-marketing studies. We are the post-marketing study group. Report your issues to Bayer, the maker of Mirena. They need to know, as does the FDA. Some of the side effects sound livable, vain or trivial to some. Bottom line is the long term ramifications of uncontrolled serum hormone levels, potentially leading to cancer concerns or links. No one product is right for everyone. I wish Mirena would have had fewer and less serious side effects. The concept is great. I gave Mirena a long trial period. Time to give it up. If it sounds to good to be true, often it is. My sincere thanks to you all for helping me realize the root of my primary concern, breast tenderness and knots/lumps. I am glad I googled Mirena and breast tenderness. By the way, before I got the Mirena IUD, a had a Nuva Ring. It works well for 35+ women who are having issues with less natural vaginal lubrication due to the fact that our natural estrogen levels decrease with age. The hormone is truly localized and does not seem to be distributed throughout my system. (If it does, it definetly does not do so to the degree Mirena has, in my case.) The only issue is that it can be felt during intercourse, but it is not uncomfortable at all and my husband never complained. He kind of thought it was novel. (men!) Also, NuvaRing has lower hormone levels than the pill, which is better for us and is more convenient than having to take a pill every day. There are options. I did not even have near as many issues with Depo Provera, as I have with Mirena. WOW! Good luck to you all.

I had Mirena in for almost a year and a half and caused me some strange nausea and stomach pains. Not one doctor has asked me if I take contraception during the investigation for my nausea and it only came to my mind when a shiatsu therapist mentioned something about hormones. Shortly, after I had mirena removed my periods never returned and it seems that it caused me an early menopauseat age of 45. I'm thinking of suing a Bayer company!
Lenka