Has This Happened to You??
Posted over a year ago
I've had the mirena in for 2 months now. For the first 6 weeks it was great. But now I feel horrid. I'm having head spins, mood swings, terrible anxiety and I cry for no reason. It's horrible. I'm hoping this is just a phase and will go, as the first 6 weeks were a dream.
Any advice would be great. Thanks ladies
Xx
Maleta - hi Xx
i do hope you feel better, as they say it works for some and doesn't for others. unfortunately for me, it didn't work. i inserted mirena on the 08/08/2008. at first it was fantastic. no periods, no pregnancy. guess what..... what a costly mistake i made. firstly i gain weight, has terrible headaches, back aches, moodswings, lack of intimacy which almost cost me my marriage, etc.......
i then decided to go for an annual check up. to my suprise the dr told me that he couln't find it. assumed that it must have fallen out. i went to 3 different drs, from xray, ultrasound and back to xray, eventually they found it. i've had enough and wanted this thing out. i was booked for surgery to have it taken out. i felt like crying when my gynea told me that they couln't find it. what i'm trying to say is that it's still loitering inside my body...... as i'm sitting here, i'm still weighing my ooptions of the next step to take. the good news is that from a size 34 to 42, i'm slowly but surely loosing the weight. goodluck gal, just thought i should share my story with you and many more around the globe.........take care
Ncola23 - I also have had a Mirena in for about 2 months. My gyno recommended it because I have extremely heavy bleeding from fibroids.
Two days after it was inserted I had an intense migraine that lasted the whole day. I never get migraines. That is the only one I've had, but more long-lasting side effects are: throbbing in my left ear whenever my heart rate goes up, insomnia, irritability and anger, irrational tears.
I feel very stuck because I can't cope losing a litre of blood every month from the fibroids....but I don't think my sanity or relationship will survive the Mirena!!
I feel totally out of options. I don't want to get a hysterectomy yet because I am only 34 and am still very on the fence about having kids (though, ever since I got the Mirena, I don't want kids at all and I often don't want to be in my relationship, which was very happy before this).
Ugh.
Being a woman blows sometimes.
Robnat420 - @Ncola23- I dont know much about firbroids or prevention/treatment, but I would think there must be something else you could choose to use. I personally do not think it is worth the risk of the mirena messing you up in so many other ways. It truly does something to your hormones and the side effects will more than likely just get worse. I hope you can find some alternative... I had mine removed 3 days ago and could NOT be happier! Goodluck to you and, yes.. it DOES blow to be a woman!!
Lilmiss2000 - Just had mine taken out today after only 2 periods.
I just had a baby in September, so I figured I'd be battling the baby blues but it just got worse & worse w/Mirena.
I want to believe I'm lucky b/c minutes before my OBGYN performed insertion, he told me it's been known to cause depression. So I kept track of EVERYTHING I was feeling/thinking/craving..etc.
Though in a way, I'm feeling RIPPED OFF b/c had the OBGYN told me this before the date of insertion, I definitely would have explored my options more. Now I have to fork out the cash for a different IUD (My new prescription is for Nova-T) which may screw me up in another way.
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