marina coil

[Englishtoycollector]

Hi
I am new here and thought I would just ask has anyone had the Marina coil and its made you feel depressed and out of it and not yourself at all.
I have had it for 6 months and basically has enough having crazy thought and now energy. Its coming out Thursday
fingers crossed its the right thing to do as its driving me insane. I want me back.

Please do let me know if anyone else has experienced this
Thanks in advance

I haven't myself but everyone I know who's had it has reported the same, I don't know anyone who was happy. I had the implant in my arm, pretty sure it's the same hormone, I ended up on anti depressants, zero sex drive, horrible, snappy, impatient person. X

I didn't realise mirena was the same hormone as the implant, I had the implant as a teen and it triggered MH issues and made me bleed every single day for the four years I had it unless I also took microgynon pills daily. The double dose of hormones was horrendous. I was planning on getting the mirena coil as my periods are awful post baby and I didn't want them to be made even worse by using the copper coil, but if the mirena the same hormones as the implant I will stay well clear. Why is there no good option for contraception?! My family generally hit menopause in their late 50s so I have another 30 years of needing contraception

Mirena, implant and injection are all progestogen. I've had injection and implant and both awful. Sent me actually crazy.

I went for the copper coil as no hormones but it made me bleed so heavily it was awful and the stomach pains were unbearable.

I ended up going old school for the diaphragm, bit of a pain but I was so glad to be off long term contraception. X

Is the diaphragm a pain in the proverbial to use though? I read you needed spermicidal lube to use with it, which sounds like something I don't want to put in my vagina.

The coil releases hormones only in your womb so they don't circulate around your body as much as the implant (or the pill). It's also a lower dose.

Mirena coil made no difference to me in terms of mental wellbeing but I don't have any pre-disposition to it and have never had any MH problems. However, there are many anecdotal instances of causing various issues and many women don't like them.

@silk yes it is - we're TTC now so a welcome break! Not sure if I'll use it again. I know I'll never use hormonal contraception again though.

I'm supposed to be having the Mirena for tomorrow but currently in hospital with DS so who knows.

GP told me the Mirena is equivalent to one mini-pill a week so I'm hoping I get on with it ok. Cerazette was a nightmare for me, normal mini pill (can't remember which one was) was ok but made me feel very flat emotionally, so hoping a lower dose again will reduce that.

GP advised against the implant, said if I didn't get on with Cerazette I'd definitely not like the implant.

Yes me! In fact all hormonal contraceptives seems to make my feel crazy. It’s not all month for me tho. It’s generally one week a month like PMS (although I do not get periods with the coil, I get the symptoms).

The best way to explain it is feeling like I’m trapped in a bubble, the thought of going out the door each morning terrifying. I don’t even want to talk to anyone, my anxiety is ten times worse than it usually is - I have a sense of doom all the time and everything and anything sets me off and I cry a lot. I also eat like a complete pig.

I don’t know what to try next...