Did anyone's libido come back after a length of time on the Mirena?

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I've done some searching in the archives, but there are SO many threads about Mirena and other IUDs.

I thought my libido would come back once I'd given up breastfeeding, but that was three months ago, and I've had the Mirena coil for almost 5 months.

Libido is at zero. In fact, I can't even orgasm properly if I do manage to get in the mood. It almost happens, but then goes away. How depressing.

Immediate thought is to have the IUS removed. Was thinking of having it replaced with a non-hormonal coil, but I used to have very heavy periods and am worried about them getting really bad.

Before my last two children, I used the Mirena for four years with no problems whatsoever. Am wondering if having it inserted when the pregnancies had my hormones all over the place has made the side effects worse.

Does anyone have experience of the side effects lessening after 6-12 months, say?

I'm nearly two years into my second Mirena coil (first one for five years) and my sex drive is now zero. I don't think about sex or feel horny at all, ever. My relationship with my husband is seriously affected as he can't believe I don't have sexy thoughts at all - he thinks I just must not fancy him. He is distraught at the thought of never having sex again, which I know is not fair to him.

I am going to get the coil removed and hope that I do start to have feelings again, but I'm also worried that it might not change a thing. Right now, I could easily live the rest of my life without sex. And I hadn't realised how weird that is (I'm 39).