mirena coil and side effects???? anyone else experiencing these????

[missylea]

Had the mirena coil fitted from feb this year and am still staining! I have lack of sex drive and now over the last week of so feel so down and depressed. I do suffer from pnd and am on ad. but felt myself getting better and more like myself only for this last week. I have been crying at everything, feeling really sad for nothing and really irratiable especially with my dcs. Suprise next day i started staining again! Its like permanent pmt or is it my pnd flaring back up again.I cannot take any kind of contraceptive pill as they too make me like this but dr says the hormone is localised to the womb! I always have been getting bad period pains that dr had to prescribe pain killers it was that bad. Anyone else suffer anything similar before i make a decision to have it removed. Unfortunitely it feels like the only other option is sterisation which is very very final but dont feel i could cope with pnd and feeling this low again. ps i have got pnd after every baby ive had, i have 3.

[SylvieSprings]

If you are seeking a form of contraception, your DH can play a role too - has he considered vasectomy?

[jadecripps]

ps. those talking about the gynefix....do you know how they insert it?? By harpooning it into your uterus so it is physically attached to you, and to remove it they just yank and leave a nice little tear in your womb!

My opinion is no blooming thanks! Totally barbaric! These things have GOT to be designed by men!!

You imagine if it was the other way around... "yes Mr Smith, we're just going to harpoon this small metal hook into your testicles....Mr Smith... where did he go?"

[jadecripps]

^that's only offered to women with heavy bleeding, as an alternative to hysterectomy.

it is not an alternative to sterilisation.^

Ah sorry yes my bad, it stops most women getting pregnant but isn't 100%, i should have read it better

[missylea]

I have never heard of that before??? Doesnt sound the best though I think i will give the copper coil my last shot and see what happens i can always have it removed if needs be.

[SylvieSprings]

If you are seeking a form of contraception, your DH can play a role too - has he considered vasectomy?

[missylea]

He only has 1 ds with me and i have another 2 ds from previous marriage. We are not living together at the minute as things have went peared shaped! Even though he said he is happy with just 1 ds he wouldnt consider it and i suppose it isnt fair if we arent gonna be together... He's a selfish twat anyways

[honie]

I'm having mine removed next wednesday, i have rage, 'periods' twice a month - no bleeding, just really bad pain, back ache, pmt etc. I am totally angry, all the time. I have been offered surgery now (endo) but have to decide if I want to ever have more DC(I have 2, one of each ). My quality of life would be much better - but at 29 it's a huge step.

[missylea]

It is a huge step honie, Im 34 and have had 3 cs so it isnt recommended that i have any more dc. I have 3 boys and i suppose in the back of my mind would like a little girl but i should just be happy with my healthy happy dss. I'm starting to feel a little less aggressive than i have been but the dc have been away for a few days with their dad so wont really know the effects until i see them again and they starting bickering[humm] whether im coping with it or not! I asked what the waiting list for sterilisation was a gp told me about 5 months. Getting copper coil fitted in a few weeks, just letting my body recover and ill see how that goes before i make the big decision. Would you not consider the copper coil?

[sundew]

hi missy - I have a copper coil and it has been great for me. This is an opportune thread though as I get BAD PMT and was thinking about asking about swapping to the mirena coil as I wondered if it might help. I'll stick with my copper one. My periods have been no heavier than before.

I think it is worth giving it a go - sterilisation is such a major thing to get done.

[Spillage21]

I love not having periods, but I have the most awful, debilitating migraines. I think it's gotta go.

[missylea]

i wouldnt recommend you getting the mirena sundew as for me it was like having permenant pmt x 10 all day every day but everyone is different and i think if it aint broken dont fix it. Hopefully all goes well for me. I had one migraine spillage and it was the worst one i have ever had i was constantly sick to the point i couldnt get outta bed to get my ds from school, the headmaster had to drive him home, i was that bad

[ELVIS41]

Hi everyone , this is my first post -so feel really scared LOL. Had Mirena coil fitted in April. Have had spotting almost constantley and have no libido at all. Have got two children and am 41 (too old for more)
Really feel its not for me but am anxious about getting it removed and what other ccontraception to use (if my libido comes bback that is ;) ) Thanks for reading

[twoclimbingboys]

I have the copper coil - spotting stopped a couple of weeks after having it put in, periods are normal and 'the other' is unaffected

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

I had a mirena coil - sorted my problem periods a treat. they stopped after about 3 months all together - fine by me.

However, I was a nasty, nasty bitch and even got to the point where I actually body checked DH in the kitchen.

2 days later I had CRIPPLING pain, like labour pain, had a feel, and it was on it's way out, so I pulled it out.

3 moths later was preg with ds3.

[redwiner]

I am on my second Mirena coil and I honestly can't praise it enough. No side effects at all, no periods -nothing. Maybe I'm just lucky but I have recommended it to several friends, one of whom had hers put in abot 3 months ago and apart from a little spotting she is fine with hers too.

[Sibble]

I had mine out 2 weeks ago, I've shifted the stone I'd put on since April and returned to a much nicer person. Likewise, I was told after the event, if a proper history had been taken I should never had one fitted. I know I agreed to have it put in but I think Dr's are conservative with the information they give. It jsut sees to be the 'drug of choice. this year, a cure for all!

[bathcat]

I had a copper coil fitted after DS was born and loved it. My periods have never been bad and the coil made them heavier but it was manageable.

Then I had to have cryo-cautery on my cervix done and the consultant had to remove my coil and talked me into having a Mirena fitted instead. He assured me it was not like being on the pill - which never suited me - it was a 'designer ' coil, the hormones were localised and that my periods would stop. I said I liked my periods but it fell on deaf ears.

Anyway, I agreed and it was awful. I think they are the devil's work ! Mood swings, terrible cramping,spotting and acne. But far, far worse was the itching - it made me itch constantly - so badly that it woke me up and kept me awake. It's listed on the rare side effects.

I asked the hospital to remove it and they said no as you have to give it 6 months to settle. I thought bollocks to that and went to the doctor. When she looked it was nearly out and she said it would have been ejected with my next period. It took about three weeks and a course of steriods to sort out the itching.

So now I'm back to copper, but still have bad acne and my hair keeps breaking which is either stress or a reaction to copper. So might have to have that taken out too - had a lot of stress of late.

From what I can see, for some people with heavy periods its a godsend. But for me Mirena was a nightmare. I guess if you were okay with the pill you will be better than I was but never again for me.

[lowenergylightbulb]

My advice to anyone considering the mirena is to try the POP (mini pill) first. If you can't tolerate the POP then mirena probably won't be for you.

I have a mirena, have done for some years and have had no issues. The only side effect it has had is to make my DH a very happy man because not worrying about getting pregnant has made me rampant (sorry if TMI!) I used the mini-pill for a couple of years before having the mirena so I was confident that I'd be ok.

However my DH is having the big 'V' soon - but I'm thinking that I'll carry on with the mirena because I'm not sure that I want to go back to having periods again.

[Crablass]

Evil thing. If it's not working get it taken out. Don't suffer for two years and put on five stone on four months, suffer from depression, pain, and migraines for two years like I did.

[toffeeapple]

I didn't last 5 weeks with it, I'm very tuned in to my own body/moods and I saw an immediate difference with my moods, I spotted continuously, felt depressed (very unlike me), had anxiety and always felt angry.
Horrible horrible experience, plus when I went to the nurse to ask to have it removed she said "it costs a lot of money to the nhs, £120 so give it longer please"
I said "Do you want me to beg you? I'll go on my knees because I really want this thing out!! Plus when I gave birth to my son I didn't have an epidural and only stayed in hospital 3 hours, so it swings and roundabouts regarding the medical costs".
She took it out in the end saying "it's your body, I can't make the decision for you"
After that I was myself again. What a relief.
We now use condoms.

[BadgersBait]

I had the Merina coil fitted just under 2 weeks ago, im having no side effects of of yet, but it is very early days, i have some bloating, and sharp shooting pains deep in my vagina on a few ocassions. I had started to get mild headaches in the first week, but wouldnt suprise me if that was due to stress. Has ANYBODY had a Merina fitted for dysfunction uterine bleeding?

[BadgersBait]

Sorry i meant i had it fitted just under 4 weeks ago.

[tweetymumma]

i have 2 teenagers with no plans for more. took cerezette for a couple of years and put on 4 stone then was advisedby gp to have a copper coil which i had for 3 years with heavy bleeding and cramps like labour pains. this was swapped for the mirena coil 6 weeks ago for the last 10 days have had hives and itchy skin which the gp said was an allergic reaction to some other meds gave me antihystamine this is still going on have now been sent for blood tests he is denying that it could be the coil however i am not convinced! any thoughts????

[HopingForASunnyDay]

Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear about people's negative experiences with Mirena!

I had mine fitted nearly 5 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. It has basically removed any kind of cycle at all from my life.

No periods, no PMT, no weight gain, no headaches, it's been nothing short of miraculous for me.

Am having it removed soon as we will be TTC and the thought of going back to a menstrual cycle makes me shudder

[veryconfusedandupset]

HopingForaSunnyDay - me too 5 years of totally trouble free contraception, no periods, excellent. Mine is still in but I've got HRT too now.