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Posted at 7:35 PM on Aug 20, 2008 by resce79, #33660
I am so glad this site is here. I started to think I was crazy. I got my Mirena put in on June 30th. Since then I've experienced excessive bleeding, stomach cramps and recently began to experience nausea as if I were pregnant. My bleeding has been so excessive that prior to having a baby I never really had long periods nor did I bleed heavily enough to go through a pack of pads. Now, I got through a pack of pads in two weeks. The nurse at by GYN says to take 800 mg of Ibuprofin inorder to stop the cramping and excessive bleeding. Ive found that taking 800 mg in the AM and at night stops the bleeding and cramps but, does this mean I will be taking Ibuprofin throughout my time with this birth control?? I was so sure I was pregnant I went out and got a pregnancy test to check. Thank god it was negative. I just had my first child May 8th and I'm not ready for another child right now. I've recently relocated to a new area and I'm still enjoying being on an extended maternity leave. Not to mention... I scared the heck out of my husband!! I feel so unsure about Mirena but I'm willing to try it out a little longer but, in addition to Mirena I'll certainly be using another birth control method for back up like a spermicide or something.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 21, 2008 by crystalrhine, #11427

I had my Mirena in for 4 years. I got it removed a month ago. I feel sooo much better. During my first year I did bleed a lot but I didn't know to take the Ibuprofin. It gradually went into my normal monthly cycle. I never stopped having periods like I was told. The cramping never went away. For me they got worse as the years went by. Before the Mirena I never had bad cramping at all! I thought I was pregnant all the time too and wasted money on pregnancy tests but never was pregnant. So I wouldn't be too worried about getting pregnant on it. Mirena is more effective then any pill.

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