I am scheduled to get Mirena tomorrow and after reading this will...

I have never posted a message on a board but I think you should hear some good stories too before cancelling appointment. I am super sensitive to hormones and the pill made me a mad woman! I am on my 2nd mirena (I'm 31 so have been using it 6 years) I think it's amazing. I feel none of the side effects that I did with the pill, my doctor says this is because the hormone is released into the uterus instead of the bloodstream. I have no side effects whatsoever, i forget it's there until someone asks what birth control we use. 3 of us in the same office use it, I don't have any kids yet, a colleague in her mid 40s with 3 kids, and a colleague in her mid 30s with 2 young kids and we all think it's great even though we're at very different stages. I was so relieved to find something reliable that worked. It's unpleasant getting it inserted, and there was spotting for a few weeks after, but it is 2 minutes discomfort and a couple of weeks of light spotting in return for up to 5 years of birth control.