http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34533 I am a 48 year old with 4 children. I am not showing signs of menopause at all. I have had increasingly heavy periods, sweats, headaches, mood swings, the whole nine yards so what the heck, I had mirena inserted today. My doc encouraged me to try it to s Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:31:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34533?item=12384 If you had increasingly heavy periods, sweats, headaches and mood swings, at 48, I'd say you at least have signs of peri-menopause, if not menopause itself. Sounds like you've really been through the ringer with this last period. I hope the Mirena works http://www.medications.com/effect/view/34533?item=12384