Glad I decided to type "mirena and acne" in my search engine tod...

Glad I decided to type "mirena and acne" in my search engine today. It brought me here. I got the mirena placed last May. Starting around September I started having horrible acne. Just like what other people are describing. Large, red cystic acne. Horrible. I hardly have a day where my face isn't broken out. I didn't have any problem with my skin, besides the occasional breakout, until these last months. Often they are leaving scars. What I am most upset about is the fact that it cost over $500 out of pocket to get it put in. I don't know if I really want to just toss that money out the window. I also suffer from cramps for at least half of the month. I'm not sure if this is better than having periods that last 1-2 weeks. That is the reason I got this placed, because of heavy bleeding. It seems like there is not a good choice. I'm not sure I can continue to look at myself in the mirror each day. I dread it. As soon as one bump starts to fade, two more pop up. Often they are so bad, even cover-up doesn't work. I don't know what to do.