I am going to call my doctor tomorrow to schedule an appointment to get this removed. I got Mirena after the birth of my son in Nov 07. My period came on two weeks later and did not end until mid February. I called my doctor she assured me that this was normal to have "spotting" in the first six months. I went in for an appointment in January and she said that everything was fine. My cycle still continued for another three weeks. Not spotting but a full blown period. The benefits of this birth control made it worth trying to ride it out, so I did. Since then my waist has increased by 1 in, I have been depressed, it has been a struggle for me to loose weight. My sex life is almost non-existent. The reason I decided on this method of birth control is so we can continue with our normal sex-life without having to worry about an unexpected pregnancy. Now all every week or so I hear my husband ask how come I don't want him anymore. This drug is not worth the side effects. It has changed me into a different person and it is ruining my marriage. I was using seasonal before we decided to have a baby. I think I will be going back to that this week.
Don't worry, I've relocated since January and have gotten another GYN. I wish I would have found this site sooner. I see people writing about having a 14 and 18 day period. If I would have read this I would have requested that this be removed months ago. I went 78 days of bleeding.
--By meeshes617