Booked for Marina coil - panicking!

[crazyfroglady]

Hello!

I had my first baby 4 months ago and started on the mini pill about 1 month later, I have been bleeding every 2 weeks for approx 10 days at a time and I am sick of it! I also find with a new baby it is hard to remember to take and wearing pads all the time is irritating my episiotomy scar.

I spoke to my dr (she's lovely) and she suggested coil as normally lightens periods significantly or they stop - I am really nervous about getting it fitted and anything going wrong.

My main concerns are:

1 in 500 chance of it going through my uterus into my abdomen

Weight gain

Depression/anxiety - I had this really badly on microgynon and hope the lower dose of hormone in the coil will help.

The physical fitting and if the strings go up into my uterus.

Can any body offer any advise or share any positive experiences of having the marina coil?

Thanks

I love it, on my second.

My PMT is GREATLY improved compared to when I was on the pill.

I had Mirena before I was sterilised and it was great. I was really nervous about getting it fitted and the GP prescribed me the lowest dose of diazepam to take the night before and although not a pleasant experience its no worse than a smear.

Hmmm.

I have to say that I've seen many threads on the Mirena and it seems that a LOT of people have had bad experiences, particularly with depression and anxiety and weight gain!

Doctors push it heavily and many folk have reported that once in, they can make it difficult for you before agreeing to remove it and might be reluctant to agree that it's the cause of problems.

If you've had pill-linked depression, maybe the copper coil? If not, maybe grill your doc about how long they might expect you to give it before taking it out if you experience issues? If you get a breezy 'Oh, there are NO symptoms, nobody gets anxiety/depression on the Mirena' then I'd be a bit wary.

Doctors push it heavily and many folk have reported that once in, they can make it difficult for you before agreeing to remove it and might be reluctant to agree that it's the cause of problems.

That’s not been my experience. Mw whipped it out when I wanted to no worries. Found it hard to find someone to put the damn thing in the Uk.

Contraceptive options are very individual- what’s brilliant for one person might be a nightmare for another. Mirena will be right for some women and not others. That’s the same for any method. Some women will have zero side effects and others will have them.

There’s definitely a lack of decent long term contraceptive options for women. We need more choice in this area.

To anyone reading this DO NOT get the Merina coil! I had mine removed after 7 months of having it put in!
I can honestly say I never in my life experienced anxiety or depression before having this coil put in!
I had a rollercoaster of emotions one minute I was happy then sad then angry and confused! Anxiety kicked in my heart racing not wanting to go out butterflies constantly in my tummy! Also had a break out of spots. The worst feeling! Please do loads of research before having this coil! It really messed with me emotionally and mentally I felt awful!

Insertion was awful - really painful and I fainted afterwards and had to spend the day in bed (and I really am not a delicate flower) after that no problems and didn’t have a period again ( menopausal now)

This is a thread form last year.