Mirena Coil before and after

[IHateLegDay]

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I recently had the mirena coil removed as I'd have horrendous PMS (insane feelings of anger) but then would have v light spotting for a few days so the PMS wouldn't go.
I decided to get it removed to see if my mood improved and it has but the bleeding is absolutely ridiculous. I forgot how heavy it used to get when AF came.

I'm now having to decide what I'd prefer, heavy and painful bleeding for 2 weeks a month or feeling irate 24/7.

Has anyone gone back to the coil after having it removed or does anyone have suggestions?

This is exactly what I’m dreading. The two days of heavy periods and everything that goes with that.
It really shouldn’t be like this, should it?

No-one seems to know about it here but I use a nuvaring - it’s amazing. You just get them from the GP, if you’ve ever used a menstrual cup you’ll find it really easy. It’s a small, ring shaped piece of rubber and you put one in a month and leave it for 4 or 5 weeks and then change it. You can run them concurrently to miss periods altogether or you can have a ‘bleed break’ but my periods are much lighter when I do that. Might be worth a try?

I am having mine removed next week. I was worried about my mood but I don't think I've been affected in that way. I've had horrendous skin since being on it and a lot more bloated, weight gain. Mine was inserted under general whilst I was having D &C.

I had the Mirena coil for 10 years for the same reason .
Took 6 months to settle, had pain etc and I still had regular periods every month much lighter than before.

Had a period every month I had the coil.

Had it out in 2021, periods haven't been as bad as pre-coil and moods are ok, still get PMS but not like pre-coil days.

I'd have one again, when time is right.

Ive had a mirena in situ since they first came about and would never have made this age without it tbh

Im 60 next year so will be arranging to have this last one removed

In my day there wasn't the choice available as there is now. I had a fight with the health trust at the time to get the mirena , no one wanted to pay for it . Consultant prescribed but the hospital wouldn't pay and I had to go and beg my GP to pay - first said no, finally got a prescription, Boots then had to order it in, then I had to go back to the hospital consultant and book an appointment for fitting. At the time it was the mirena or a hysterectomy and whilst I was sure I didnt want children, when the options were laid out, I new I also didnt want a hysterectomy.

At the time the mirena was just being trialled as a treatment for severe bleeding and mine was so severe I would be flooding within minutes of changing pads, I was a super plus Tampax and nappy sized pads lass for 3 weeks at a time - was horrendous

So over the years Ive had 5 or 6 fitted, some easily, some under GA.

Never really noticed a problem with moods. Mind I sailed through the menopause, didnt have the mood swings others have had, my only real physical problem was the flushes. I got through the menopause without HRT, sure my skin has thinned and Ive got a good bit of chin hair but otherwise I escaped unscathed

I was one of the very lucky ones in that it stopped my periods after about 3 months. I still used to have the most awful ovulation pain, but that was short lived as in is happened and then I moved on till the next time :)

Back in the day, because of the cost, if you had one fitted, you basically signed up to put up with it for 6 months before anyone would consider removing it, and I do remember the first 2 months were hell, but still a breeze to what I had before. I would say it did take about 4/5 months before I no longer thought about it, that it and any side effects faded into the back ground

What I had suffered previously, well it really doesn't bear thinking about and the mirena was for me life changing, but we are talking 30 years ago and there wasnt the choices and options there are today. For me it was worth hanging on in there

I had two Mirena coils over the course of eight years. It wasn’t until I got it removed and all I could think about was sex that I realised how much it had destroyed my sex drive.

OP, there must be another option you can explore. You shouldn’t have to put up with extreme anger for the sake of having a manageable flow. Like pp said, have a look into endometrial ablation and speak to someone about any other options available to you.

@IHateLegDay it's hard to say because I came off to have a baby. So I only really had three or four periods before falling pregnant. The first one was really heavy and took ages. The others were quite light- but I assume that's because the coil thins the endometrium and it takes a while to recover (I don't know if that's fact, just my thoughts). After baby my periods were fairly ordinary and now I've had another coil a few months they're barely noticeable.

I'll have a look into endometrial ablation and see what I think of it. It might be the next step.
I'm sick of having heavy periods or intense mood swings!

Thank you all for your comments!

An old post, but what did you do in the end @IHateLegDay? I also removed coil due to a load of miserable side effects including mental health and insomnia. I feel instantly much better - except my periods are insane (flooding, clotting) and the pain is off the charts since I had it removed. I never really had bad period pain before, nothing that I couldn’t stop with a couple of ibuprofen.

I’m considering asking for ablation… did you try it? I’m 44 so perimenopause could be playing a part now

Hi! I’m sorry to hear you’ve been struggling! I always hated how we as women are made to choose between our physical health and our mental health.

I ended up having a full hysterectomy in April this year and it’s honestly been the best thing for me. My mental health is so much better and no more heavy periods. I know not everyone has a success story after a hysterectomy but I’ve found it to be fantastic.

I hope you get sorted soon xx