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To be fucked off with the mirena coil

84 replies

letscometogether · 17/10/2018 16:35

I know I’ve only had it in for two bastarding weeks, but I’ve bled continuously since then, ranging from mild light to very light. Fucking fucked off. I’ve also had mild cramps since and every time I think the bleeding has stopped, I get cramps and it’s back!!

Also, I swear my hair is greasier than before. Blegh!

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OddBoots · 17/10/2018 16:36

I have had mine 8 weeks, I bled the first 4 weeks but it has been bliss since. It may be it doesn't suit you but it is certainly worth waiting it out a few months to see.

MermaidUnicorn · 17/10/2018 16:38

You will bleed off and on for ages, but it will suddenly stop and nothing else will follow. Hang in there!

SweetSummerchild · 17/10/2018 16:39

I had spotting for about 4 months.

Since then.... nothing. I haven’t had anything since 2011 and it’s bliss. I never have to take ‘emergency precautions’ on holiday or carry them around in my bag. Everything is totally ‘stable’.

Had the first one changed in 2015 and I was warned that the spotting and bleeding could start again but it didn’t.

Stick with it if you can.

NC4Now · 17/10/2018 16:41

I’ve had mine for over a year and still get a light bleed every month. Am I just unlucky?

Bumbledop · 17/10/2018 16:43

I bled for about a month when my first one was put in, then nothing after until it was replaced five years later. With the replacement I only had spotting for about five days. It is worth sticking with it, if it works for you it is liberating!!

steff13 · 17/10/2018 16:49

I got pregnant on it and had a really horrible miscarriage, where it dislodged and came out. So I'm not a fan.

fruityb · 17/10/2018 16:51

I bled on and off for a couple of weeks but since then it’s been awesome. I had the Jaydess before and it made me bleed so much I was beginning to suffer mentally as well as physically and I don’t think the doctors took me seriously. It was awful. The mirena has been fantastic however - it just takes a while to settle in.

Stonebake · 17/10/2018 16:52

I’m also not a fan, but loads of women seem to swear by theirs. I kept mine in for around six months, maybe a little more than that. I had fortnightly periods the whole time and dh swore he could feel it. When I had mine removed I went a bit... odd. I think it was the ‘Mirena crash’ that doctors say doesn’t exist 🤷‍♀️. I wouldn’t have it again.

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letscometogether · 17/10/2018 16:52

@steff I’m sorry read that, how awful

I am trying to stick with it for the recommended 3 months, but I’m already sick to my back teeth of it. But the positive stories have spurred me on

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letscometogether · 17/10/2018 17:25
  • I’ve never heard of the mirena crash. A little bit worried if I have to take it out Grin
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letscometogether · 17/10/2018 17:26

stonebake

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OliviaStabler · 17/10/2018 17:30

I bled for 2 weeks and at times the pain was bad but then it tapered off and in 6 months my periods stopped completely. Haven't had one in 7 years Grin

itneverrainsitpours · 17/10/2018 17:32

I've had mine for nearly 3 years now. I bled for longer than normal at the beginning but it did eventually stop. I do still have a light period every month though but it doesn't bother me, no pain etc.
I wouldn't be without it now!

Timeforabiscuit · 17/10/2018 17:34

I love mine, horrible insertion and first 6 weeks i was borderline on taking it out - but now its brilliant having settled.

MrsG841 · 17/10/2018 17:35

I had mine put in early July.... Like you bled Continously. I now haven't t bled since middle sept. It will get better I promise

Elephantinacravat · 17/10/2018 17:38

I could have written your OP a few years ago, down to the greasy hair!

I did stop bleeding, but then started again, and then the bleeding break got longer and longer until I was basically having a very light monthly period which then continued. The greasy hair settled down too, as did my bitch from hell moods, but my monthly shitty skin continued throughout. I'm balance I decided it was worth it to not have to worry about contraception. I had to get it out in the end for unrelated medical reasons and wasn't sorry to see it go!

Bloomburger · 17/10/2018 17:41

Hated it. Became unreasonably angry with everyone and everything and hated DH touching me, add putting on fat around my middle and having dreadful skin and that pretty much sums up why I removed it myself.

Within days my mood improved and I lost weight and was chasing DH round the bedroom, skin also improved too.

TheLongRider · 17/10/2018 17:43

I hear you, greasy hair, spots and boobs so tender that I nearly cried just walking downstairs.

BUT I held out and within 5 months it all stopped. No bleeding, no spots, no tender boobs. I used to have a 24 day cycle with seven days of bleeding, horrendous cramps and mid-cycle pain (the joys of endo). I used to feel normal about one week in four.

For the last seven years it's been great. I feel like me before puberty.

NannyMcfanny · 17/10/2018 17:44

I had mine out after 8 weeks, it made me ill.

I got an infection, I came out in boils on my face, lank and greasy hair and felt tired all the time.

I worked in Gynaecology and they told me it only suits 66% of women.

NannyMcfanny · 17/10/2018 17:45

Also the Dr that put it in, forced it through my (apparently very tight) cervix, the pain was unbearable for days!

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letscometogether · 17/10/2018 21:03

Christ the mirena really is the bitch from hell 
Has anyone found it could affect their relationship? DP doesn't want to have sex when I'm bleeding. So that aspect worries me also

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ButDoYouAvocado · 17/10/2018 21:15

I bled for 3 weeks then visited my GP who put me on the pill for a week. That sorted it and i havent uad a period for 12 years. I am on my 3rd Mirena.

DarthLipgloss · 17/10/2018 21:25

I had mine in nearly 4 years. I had 6 months of almost constant bleeding, one week of heavy spotting, week of actual period, another week of spotting, maybe with some ovulation bleeding thrown in...it 'settled' to a more or regular heavy ish period every month until DP accidentally removed it during sex...i don't miss it have copper coil now.

Topseyt · 17/10/2018 21:26

They have tried to persuade me to have one due to heavy flooding periods.

I am not keen. I am 52 and came off hormonal contraception 16 years ago when DD3 was born. I have no particular wish to restart it now. I also know that some of my problems are caused by a fibroid

I'm more tempted to a hysterectomy if I am honest, but at my age I just keep hoping that each period will be my last, getting irrationally angry when another comes knocking.

Singlebutmarried · 17/10/2018 21:33

My mojo has been MIA since the Mirena.

Have only just pieced it all together tho, low mood, weight gain, crap skin/hair.

I’m going to get mine whipped out and see what other options there are for me