http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212 I've had my Mirena for about 15 and a half months and I am having it removed today at 2 o'clock. At first I had sharp pains when I would sit down and I felt like the cords were poking me and irritating me. My OB/GYN requires patients to come back one month Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:33:16 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=3991 Hi Mel, thank you for posting your story. I had exactly the same side effects and then some, except for the acne. I hope all went well and that you did get it removed ok. I wish you all the best on your road to recovery. You may experience the side effects http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=3991 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:21:36 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=4118 I also had a lot of side effects but didn't connect them to the Mirena since it was "safe." I got mine taken out 2 days before you and already feel much better. Hope you are also doing well post-Mirena! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=4118 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:20:43 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=4405 I, too, have had effects of Mirena but never thought of them being caused by this IUD. It was recommended by my Dr. after the birth of my daughter, who will be 3 in April. Before that I had used Ortho Novum 777, then Ortho TriCyclen with no problems. Wh http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=4405 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:31:07 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=6034 hi ! i have Mirena to ,i put it after the birth of my baby girl ,she is 18 months now .I have almoust the same side effects ,i gain 45 pounds and i can't lose it ,i dont have anny sex apetite,and i am geting mad verry fast ,sometimes i got cramps in my lo http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=6034 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:00:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=6353 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=6353 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:13:13 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=6358 I have had mirena for 18 months now. I've been experiencing the same side effects like the bloaded belly, cramps, mood swings with my husband and children, the weight gain, depression, lack of sexual interest, tiredness. I have never experienced any of th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=6358 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:55:37 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=7352 I can agree totally as I sit here today in pain trying to find answers. I have cist on my ovaries and horrible pain in my side and back, not to mention all the other side efftects. I am going to the doctor this afternoon. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=7352 Fri, 16 May 2008 22:42:16 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=8361 I had mine out in 3 weeks ago. Was told to take four ibuprofen for insertion. Ha! The doctor said it wouldn't hardly hurt at all. I believed because the doctor was a she. I was in so much pain they had to give me a cramp shot in the buttocks. My husband dr http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=8361 Tue, 27 May 2008 08:42:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=8625 Hi , I had my Mirena put in 2 years ago. The first month was horrible(Severe abdominal pains) but the Doctor told me to be patient and that all be worth it. So I stuck with it....mood swings, yes, feeling tired, yes, feeling depressed, yes, no sex drive, y http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=8625 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:06:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=8843 hi, i was thinking about getting the mirena. i've heard that it is not as bad a oral contraceptives. I have been on ortho tricylcen lo for 4 months and i feel horrible. i weigh more now than i did 1 month after having my baby. he was born on dec 27, 2007. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=8843 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12023 I wasn't sure if sex could effect your insert of the MIRENA...but i have since, started bleeding off and on, had migrains to die for, and lost weight: due to nausiousness. I wish I could eat and not feel nausious. I have had small blood clots also...not su http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12023 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:15:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12060 Wow im not crazy after all! first I gotta tell you that i have had the mirena in for 14 months and been feeling awful for 14 months. now im having some realy bad side effects. it feels like two baloons inside me are filling up with air,and are ready to pop http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12060 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:08:55 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12523 WoW I have also had the Mirena in for about 17 days now. I also have really bad cramps in my abdomen and also my back. When I sit down it actually hurts sometimes. I also in the last week have accumulated a ton of ACNE on my face. I am in my 40's and it I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12523 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:21:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12533 Reading these message boards scared the hell out of me before I went in to get my Mirena, but I'm glad I kept in mind that birth control affects everyone differently and the people who are most likely to post are the people who have had problems. As of my http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12533 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:53:15 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12698 I have had my mirena for about 4 months. I have had acne, decreased sex drive, mood swings, and odor. I have also had some dizzy episodes, nausea and actually fainted one time. After speaking with a friend at work who also had the mirena, she stated tha http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=12698 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:12:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13807 Thank you for letting me know the discomforts that you had with the Mirena, because I was suppose to go and get mine done in three weeks from now, and now I'm changing my mind I just want go to that appointment that I have. Another thing what happened afte http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13807 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:54:55 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13856 thank you for this ad mirena was ruing my life. i had everthing you can think of headaches, blues, cramps, and hating life very much. even my marriage was going down cause i fought too much w/ my hubby,i got it removed today. i feel great about having it http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13856 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:26:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13944 Oh my goodness! The SAME thing happened to me. After having my son last fall, we knew we wanted to wait at least 2-3 years before having another child. My friend had Mirena put in and loved it and highly recommended it. After consulting my doctor, she a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13944 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:16:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13969 Hi. I got the mirena inserted almost two months ago. I took my new obgyns' word when she said there were very little side effects; boy, I really should I done some research on my own. For the first three weeks, no problem. since that time, my life has tota http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13969 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:25:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13982 Yep, it's the Mirena! My husband just said to me the other day that I've seemed to have NO sex drive for years now and realizing he was right, I decided to look up the side effects (because I knew it was ME,not HIM).I got this IUD almost 3 years ago. I am http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=13982 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:10:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=14002 OMG I am so thankful that there are others like me.My mirena has been out for 1 month and i feel so much better. I was experiencing migraines, back pains, and bad cramps although my period had stopped for a few months. After the 4th month and not having a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=14002 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:22:21 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=14290 I just had the Mirena removed today. I had the Mirena inserted 6 weeks after giving birth. I had it in for 6 1/2 months. A month and a half ago, I started having clear discharge with blood mixed but no smell. The leaking started keeping me up at night. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=14290 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:34:49 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=14656 Hi everyone! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for taking the time to write. I have had the Mirena in for bout 3 years now and didnt even think that any of these symptoms were from the IUD. I'm really shocked! The reason that I had this done wa http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=14656 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:41:49 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=14665 Has anyone had pain with sex? or can your partner feel it in there? I have been having migrains back pain, severe cramps, and during sex, it kinda feels like when I was pregnant and hurt. My husband felt the strings sticking out last night and am wonder http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=14665 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:13:20 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15016 are those the only side effects you had? And what would you reccomend for someone who cant get the monthly shot or forgets the pill??? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15016 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:28:48 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15142 I got mine mirena about 1 month ago maybe less and i have the cramping like i want to start bleeding and i do see that i am bleeding before and after intercourse. Is there aomething wrong I'm about to find out http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15142 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:56:21 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15158 i had the mirena put in on april 22,2008. he told me that i would have a little cramping and that it would sibside later, it didnt. for the longest i had spontaneous cramping, breakthrough bleeding and more cramping.i went to the doctor in sept. to have it http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15158 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:02:12 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15159 Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!! I have been thinking I have been going crazy... I had the Mirena inserted in July of this year and I had to stay at my OB's office for almost 2 hours after having it put in because I almost passed out in his office and he was afraid http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15159 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:31:44 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15202 HI! I just wanted to state some of the positives on this subject. It is SO true that some women have horrible side effects. But for me, this wasn't the case. I have had my Mirena for about a year now, and I love it! I did have a few initial side effects. I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15202 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:54:26 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15537 For me, I had Mirena put in and about three months later had the worst itching and swelling on the outside of my vulva. I thought for sure I had a yeast problem but all the lab tests came back negative. My doctor acted like it was all in my head but gave http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15537 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:32:40 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15925 OMGGGGG! I CANT BELIEVE WHAT I JUST READ. I REALLY THOUGHT THAT I WAS CRAZII ABOUT ALL MOOD CHANGES. I EXPERIENCED THAT ALOT. IM CURRENTLY HURT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND THINK THAT IM CRAZI.... THAT I COME HOME EVERY DAY JUST TO FIGHT WITH HIM.. I HAVE MIRENA FOR http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15925 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:11:11 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15949 I looked up Mirena side effects because I haven't had a libido in months now (I've had this IUD for a little over a year). I breast fed for 13 months, and chalked it up to that. That was 5 months ago, and I still haven't gotten any desire back. I was a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=15949 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:46:37 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16024 I had my Mirena removed today after 20 months. I didn't realise until recently that everything I've been experiencing has likely been Mirena related. My doctor discounted the possibility that Mirena has caused my horrible mood issues...but I believe otherw http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16024 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:50:00 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16105 I understand your side effects so much. I have had mine in for 10 months and I want it out NOW!!! My worst side effect is ACNE and it's bad, I look like a different person and everyone notices it. I keep calling the doctor and they keep trying to talk me o http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16105 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:52:50 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16277 I have had Mirena for a little over a year. I'm having the same side effects: Headaches, weight gain, smelly clear discharge, and extreme moodiness. My periods are very irregular. I spotted heavily for almost 6 months. Then I had a week long period ev http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16277 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:36:47 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16346 OMG!! Its very relieving to see these posts! I seriously thought i was going insane!! i've had mine for about a year and it hasnt been pleasent! when i first got it last april i blead for 3 months straight maybe more! i've been having major mood swings and http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16346 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:04:55 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16760 Wow!!! So good to know that I'm not going CRAZY!!! I look like I'm 6 mths pregnant, and my baby is 8 months old! I weigh more now than I ever have in my life, including being 9 mths pregnant! I look bloated. I generally don't lose the baby weight unti http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=16760 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:21:10 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17119 I wish I read this site earlier ,I had my mirena just today and my concern is ,does iud effective breast feeding i mean redusing the milk ? how long is ok to have entercourse after had iud ? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17119 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:42:53 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17518 OMG!! I have had mirena for two years, I am having weight gain, bloated stomach, depression, short temper, low sex drive, spotting, cramps, constipation, and back pain, My stomach looks like I am 5 months pregnate and have ppl askin me if im pregnate too. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17518 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:55:03 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17520 Also I have had migrains badly, My knees been crackin, and my mother told me it might be arthritis?? But I am only 25 years old, I have been having back problems, joint pains, I am tired all the time, I have had a cist on my ovaries, But went away, but i h http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17520 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:52:07 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17597 WOW i am in shock!! I have had the Mirena in for 6mths and in the first 3mnths every time my childern would sit on my lap and knock my belly i would bleed. If i were to have a big night i would bleed. I too could feel it poking me and get pains. I went to http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17597 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:45:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17883 I have gone through everything that everyone else is talking about. Acne, cramps, bloating, weight gain, and mood swings/depression, and about two days ago I started having the worse pains (not cramps but sharp pains) and it made me sick to my stomach and http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17883 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:18:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17978 Thanks for the insight everyone. The doctor wants me to get mirena for hormonial imbalance. I am glad that I have been doing my research. I will not hold my breath that I could be one of the lucky ones who will be problem free with an iud. I have tried oth http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=17978 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:37:00 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=18137 I have to say I have been having all the same problems, and I also havent had a period in almost eight weeks, test after test has come back negitive but my systems make my body feel like its pregnant. I'm totally calling my doctor tomorrow and having to re http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=18137 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:48:34 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=18138 The other thing I hav noticed is I want to have intercourse with my husband but I'll tell you when it comes time I just cant seem to muster up. I swear I have a high tolorance for pain but let me tell you, I haven't felt that crappy after getting a procedu http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=18138 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:21:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=18259 Thank you so much everyone, like the rest of you, I thought I was going crazy too. I just assumed I was a hormonal mess after having a baby. I had Mirena put in Dec 2008, 6 weeks after having a baby. I have since gone back for 2 check-ups, initially I j http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=18259 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:42:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=18466 Wow, I am absolutelly shocked to hear about so many side effects. I have my Mirena since fall of 2006, but I never thought of linking my depressed mood, fatigue, and inability to lose weiht despite healthy eating and workout to this IUD... I had very light http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=18466 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:47:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=19059 I have had so mamy problems that I was unaware of them being related to Mirena until yesterday. I am having mine removed today because I can not handle not being me any longer... Here is my list of symptoms: INSOMNIA SHORT TEMPER WITH HUSBAND AND KIDS http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=19059 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:37:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=19087 Umm... Hello everyone i am a mirena patient and i have had it for about 14 months now and i got it like right after my son was orn at my 6 wk checkup. i reserched mirena sideffects because i wanted to see what was causing, what the doctors describe as, goo http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=19087 Tue, 05 May 2009 22:25:34 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=19546 Ive had my marina for about a year and a half .I have had the aches and pains in my joints headaches major lack of sex drive my face brakes out im extremly tired and lots of mood swings.When i went to my doctor with these problems he tested me for lupus wi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=19546 Tue, 12 May 2009 14:55:57 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=19762 Oh thank God I found this site. I have had the Mirena for almost 4 years and the first 2 were good, I was moody and emotional and I just thought it was all part of post partum, since I did get the Mirena put in just 2 months after I had my son. Well in th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=19762 Wed, 27 May 2009 23:15:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=20163 Same concerns, however, I have had ablation and it did not work. Went on BC and my blood pressure went through the roof. I just want a hysterectomy... i think it is the hormones that are f-ing up my system, but I can't live with clots, constant periods, http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=20163 Fri, 29 May 2009 21:56:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=20217 I am 23 with 2 kids.... Mirena seemed like the right thing for me.. I definatly don't want anymore kids.. So I had mine placed at the End of april 2009...The procedure was short but painful..actually brought tears to my eyes. Later on that day I cramped s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=20217 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:05:09 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=21158 I had it put in on 11/2007 I had to go for a check up two weeks later,and everything was fine.Later in 12/2007 my husband said that he could feel it so I called the doctor and had it shorten.Then 5 days later I was put into the hospital with low blood pres http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=21158 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:20:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=22764 How have you felt after having it removed? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=22764 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:20:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=22765 How have you felt since you've had it removed? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26212?item=22765