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To ask anyone who has had experience with the mirena coil good or bad to comment?

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mirenacoilworrier · 29/10/2013 08:30

Due to have an op tomorrow where they are going to also put the mirena coil in. I have done some research and it seems there are a lot of negative stories. I know people are more likely to talk about a bad experience but after reading a thread BASTARD mirena its started me worrying.

Due to have it because of heavy/irregular periods.

Thanks

OP posts:
steppemum · 29/10/2013 21:41

love mine.

I had horrendously heavy periods before, now free!

Fourkisses · 29/10/2013 21:49

I'm about five months in & can't decide if I'm a Mirena lifer or hater. Insertion wasn't pleasant but much much better than the stories I had read about online. I still have periods every month. They are lighter than before but last for up to 10 days now. PMT symptoms are as bad as ever too but no period pains now.
I'm not too sure how much longer to give it as bleeding for 10 days out of 28 is crap.

Fourkisses · 29/10/2013 21:50

That should be 'Mirena lover or hater' lol

Fourkisses · 29/10/2013 21:54

I should also add I've had a few migraines since having it put in & also I don't know if it is related at all but the past 3/4 months I've suffered from insomnia.

eimmum · 29/10/2013 21:59

I am a mirena lover. Had one fitted 3m after 3rd child. Replaced after 5 years and not looked back. Last proper period was May 2005! Just occasional spotting since then. No weight gain- infact have lost weight past 18m, no spots. Sex drive seems to be related to my mood. I also fit them in patients. I would say the vast majority of women have a great experience with them in other words I don't spend my days removing them and am often replacing them because it works so well. .....but it does vary between individuals. I would say give it a go and try. It can always be removed if doesn't suit.

homeagain · 29/10/2013 23:09

Had v light periods with mine, but ended up pregnant withe damn thing in place. If you're not using it for contraception it might be ok.

MrsAMerrick · 29/10/2013 23:14

I've had a very bad experience with it, but I have also had friends who have had good experiences. I had mine fitted three years ago because of horrendously heavy periods, and all the Mirena seemed to do was extend the length of the periods. Before Mirena I bled heavily for 5-6 days, post Mirena it gradually crept up until this summer when I bled (very heavily) for 16 days non-stop. PLus I had weight gain, mood swings etc. I had it removed 5 weeks ago, already feel so much better and my last period, whilst still very heavy, only lasted 6 days.
My advice would be to give it a go, but if it doesn't work/help after 12 months, ask for it to be removed. My GP was very reluctant to do that but I wish I had insisted earlier.

foreverondiet · 30/10/2013 00:20

I love love love mine so much. Best invention ever ever.

No side effects.
No periods.
No need to think about contraception for 5 years.

Whats not to like?

madbengal · 30/10/2013 00:43

I had a very bad experience with it I have a small tilted back womb apparently (told at insertion) and they injected my inside which was very very painful and did nothing and the I never felt pain like it sat bolt upright and pissed blood everywhere.

No periods but I got ache again like a teenager and i was 34 at the time right along my jaw line and everytime we had sex OH complained the strings were jagging into him

He got the snip and I got it removed sharpish much better and no more acne

Straitjacket · 30/10/2013 01:16

I love mine too.

I am on my second one, after having my first out to have DC2 and when I have had the Mirenas in, I have actually LOST huge amounts of weight (which I gained from pregnancy/postnatal overeating of cake).

Everyone is different. The only way to find out is to give it a try. It can always be removed if you aren't hapoy with it.

Good luck.

ElenorRigby · 30/10/2013 06:06

OP check out this thread on Mirena and weight gian

Morloth · 30/10/2013 07:03

I quite like mine. Was put in in March under GA. Had a general tidy up in there (polyps etc).

Periods now down to 2 days and quite light (as opposed to a week gushing). Migraines are down to once a month instead of a 3 or 4 a month and they are more predictable so I can take my preventative meds more reliably.

No weight gain or libido drop off.

I do have spots though, not all the time but around my period I seem to get a few quite large painful ones (on my body rather than my face), these are new so I am assuming Mirena.

DH can feel the strings but they are not uncomfortable so that doesn't matter.

A good tradeoff though IMO.

FaithTheVampireSlayer · 30/10/2013 07:38

Absolutely horrendous for me. I had it inserted about two months post-partum - I wanted contraception I didn't have to think about and the POP had previously suited me. However I had horrendous mood swings - uncontrollable sobbing and losing my temper. I stuck it 7 weeks and demanded to have it out. Better within a week.

My thought is if you're pr

FaithTheVampireSlayer · 30/10/2013 07:39

Oops.

....probe to mood swings or depression (I have a history of depression), I would avoid it. If you don't, it's worth a go.

MulberryHag · 30/10/2013 12:01

I had mine for 5 years and it was amazing. I had it fitted by my gynae in South Africa. She gave me some muscle relaxants to inset a few hours before she put it in and I had no trouble with it, bad a few cramps later on. I took two paracetamol and felt fine. Only had light spotting each month if anything at all. Only downside is that my DH said he could sometimes feel the strings during sex, but they can always be cut slightly shorter if that's the case. I didn't pick up any weight, was actually at my lowest weight during those five years. Also, fell pregnant the first time we TTC after having it out, so it clearly didn't mess with my cycle!
I found it a lifesaver and will definitely have it in again after I've had all my sprogs! Good luck with it all, have a positive attitude and don't believe all the hype, the light periods are amazing! Let us know how you get on.

Bearleigh · 30/10/2013 13:52

I love it too - have had no problems, and having no periods is great. I have had two since ds was born.

UnicornsNotRiddenByGrownUps · 30/10/2013 13:55

Hospitalised in agony and they eventually found it was rammed in to the wall of my uterus and it was my uterus contracting I could feel. Worst vomiting painful 24 hours of my life whilst they tried to convince me it was meant to feel like that. Fucking thing.

NewtRipley · 30/10/2013 14:05

Wilson

I'd love to believe that (I think I'm peri-menopausal) but since the Mirena only replaces a bit of progesterone I don't see how that can be the case. I suppose the really big advantage of Mirena during menopause is that there won't be any of the issues with heavy or frequent periods. As for the other symptoms of menopause, I'm not so sure Mirena will help.

My GP told me that if I have HRT it will only need Oestrogen

NewtRipley · 30/10/2013 14:08

Faith

I think that's what happened to me with the first one. I am prone to depression and I did get depressed. I was very close to having it taken out. I'm glad I kept it in because it settled down after about 6 months. But it sounds like it was worse for you.

SilveryMoon · 30/10/2013 14:09

I've had mine for nearly a year, wouldn't have anything else now. Is great. Was a bit uncomfortable going in and was in a bit of pain the nxt couple of days, but manageable.
I had it as a way to control extremely heavy periods and it worked instantly. I spot now randomly, so still wear a liner every day as I just don't know when it's coming, but much better than a super tampon and towel every single day!

IfNotNowThenWeen · 30/10/2013 16:10

Can I just hijack a teensy bit (as this is a thread of lady issues) and ask a question RE weird periods?
I posted before on health but noone replied Sad
I normally have pretty regular, normal periods, but I do have fibroids and a large dermoid cysyt on one ovary. I had a scan a year ago, and said ovary was still firing at the time.
Anyway, at the beginning of the month I had my period-normal, lasted 4 days.
Then on day 10 I started to bleed again, and havn't stopped...
I went to docs last week and she sort of went "meh" and said come back for an exam when the bleeing stops. It hasn't, so am going again on Friday.
I am feeling really..wrong. achy, and shaky, and have a very dry mouth, like when you have taken codeine. I'm 36.

Any advice what to ask the doctor? This is just really unusual for me.

NewtRipley · 30/10/2013 16:12

IfNot

Sorry I can't help. How long have you been bleeding? A lot?

Hope you get some replies

NewtRipley · 30/10/2013 16:13

It seems to make no sense to me that you "go back when it has stopped". What if it didn't stop?

IfNotNowThenWeen · 30/10/2013 16:16

Newt-2 weeks, fairly fresh red blood, but sometimes dark, and then it will go brown, like its stopping, like at the end of a period, but the next day-whoosh, more red blood.
sorry tmi.
I think she didn't want to go there when I was bleeding. Feckin doctors.I didn't like to insist!

flyingspaghettimonster · 30/10/2013 19:39

Had the Moreno put in after an abortion because we absolutely we're not in the right place for a third child and I was told it was more effective than tubal ligation.

I had 6 months of very heavy bleeding, like Carrie every time I went to the bathroom. Then it stopped all together. 2 months later I found out I was pregnant. Luckily not ectopic. Coil never located thought thought to still be inside as there is often sharp pain on one side.

Moreno doesn't work for women that don't respond well to hormonal birth control. I had previously had a baby on ovranette and the abortion was after taking the morning after pill, so I should never have been offered the Mirena. I paid $400 for it too. Not a great experience although my son is wonderful.