http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860 For me having the Mirena removed just last Thursday was the right decision. I was not using it for birth control but as hormone therapy for heavy, crampy periods. I had it inserted in July 2008 and bled every single day for the entire time, I had it removed Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:43:02 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=14798 I AGREE!!! I still don't know if this contraption is in my body or not! My dr. says that it came out, but I didn't see or feel it come out, and they didn't see it on the ultrasound, but I have this gut feeling that it's still hiding iside me and it's drivi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=14798 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:40:47 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=14830 I was bleeding for about a month. . . . than I became so depressed I blam the merina for that. . .put I pulled it out myself. . .and bleed a normal flow for 5 - 6 days and fertile on day 9. . good luck http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=14830 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:47:49 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=14991 I have had mirena since June and I'm in the process of having it removed. I swear it has changed my whole body chemistry. I have skin worse than when I was a teenager, gained 40 pounds, and my skin is extremely sensitive to things that I have never had pro http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=14991 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:30:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=15043 I, of course, had the heavy bleeding almost constantly for 6 mths and went into the doctor worried that it punctured through my skin and it was internal bleeding. I had the Mirena placed a little over a year ago and I'm just now starting to see and notice http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=15043 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:55:38 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=15477 I agree that there needs to be a lawsuit!! I thought I was literally losing my mind until I found this website. I don't even know how much I have spent so far on this thing because I haven't received the bill yet. On top of paying for the device itself, http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=15477 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:28:10 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=15605 I am like you, I have had mirena since December 07 and I have dealt with yeast infections, bacterial vaginosis, kidney infection, sharp abdominal pain, constant dull pelvic aching, and severe acne that has scarred my face. I have had to take antidepressant http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=15605 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:03:40 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=15673 i got my mirena oct 08. . after i had the mirena i noticed weird stabby kind of feelings inside my stomach. i thought that it had something to do with the csection i had or i thought it was my body getting used to the mirena. i still have those pains and i http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=15673 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:48:18 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=17447 Wow! I knew about the weight gain. I went from a size 3 to a size13 in less than a year, and I even eat less than I ever have. I started eating nothing but 2 lean cuisines a day for the past 6 weeks, and haven't lost an ounce! I feel like a whale! Wors http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=17447 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:26:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=19236 I too had Mirena removed after 1 month of usage because of side effects. Worst side effects, besides wanting to scream at everyone for the dumbest things, everything bothered me, no patience at all, and besides bleeding for 1 month straight, but nothing b http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=19236 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:41:46 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=20968 I will have Mirena for two years in Sept. 09. When I had it inserted, I felt the little cramps and that was about it. The doctor warned me about those little cramps too. After about 2 weeks, I started experiencing extreme abdominal pain. I went to the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=20968 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:43:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=22068 I had Mirena put in on Jan 13 2009. Shortly after (about 2 weeks) my husband made me call the dr about severe mood swings, to which my dr put me on anti-depressants. I have never had mood swings like this before, I blow up (mostly at my husband) for pretty http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=22068 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:27:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=23111 i have the merina sence november 2008 last year, i was proud becuase i didn't have to worry about having another baby... but after awhile... i didn't feel like mself anymore... i forget alot... i wonder is it that i have too many baby's or is it the merina http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=23111 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:37:59 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=24342 I had Mirena for 2 1/2 weeks before getting it removed. I felt very lightheaded, moody, and extremely tired. I had been bleeding pretty heavily for the past 3 weeks also ( I had Mirena inserted while on my period). I also could not drink a drop of alcoh http://www.medications.com/effect/view/36860?item=24342