Mirena Coil - should I stick it out?

[Maxymoo1]

For those of you who love the Mirena Coil, was it rocky at first but totally worth it once everything settled?

Quick backstory, I'm 5 months postpartum with baby boy number 2. Over the moon with my beautiful babies, but the journey was hard as I was pregnant 5 times in 5 years, a bit of trauma from childbirth physically and mentally too (eg first born took three minutes to take his first breath, third degree tear etc)

When I was sat in the waiting room for the coil I suddenly felt very very emotional, I really had to hold back tears. It completely took me by surprise but on reflection I figured maybe this is the closing of a chapter for me where I have stayed strong for a long time and maybe I need an emotional release.

It's now been 2 weeks since I had the coil fitted, I've not stopped bleeding since and I'm bloated but I think those side effects are to be expected. But I also feel different mentally, not all the time, but a lot of the time I feel down, a bit sad. I'm normally a very happy person but I'm struggling to permanently shake this off and I'm wearing myself out constantly trying to pick myself up.

I just wondered if anyone has had a similar experience with the Mirena Coil? Is this normal, will it settle? Or is something else going on maybe

Any help and advice would be so much appreciated, thank you x

I didn't feel like that. I'm not sure the bleeding 5 days later is ok, can you call the dr to discuss this? I think I just had a tiny bit on the day, if at all.

The coil's been amazing for me. No periods at all in 15 years and no worries about getting pregnant and (as far as I know) no side effects. I just didn't have to think about it and emotionally I've been very balanced.

I've had three mirena coils in all and had the last one out today (which was painful) but I'm in my early/mid 50s now and it's time. The end of an era for me!

Hated mine. I really wanted it to suit me but it didn’t ever settle. I had a 2nd one fitted after 6 months because the strings were too short & spiky (DH was not happy!) and I stuck it out for neariy 2 years to see if it would get better. It didn’t. Hormones didn’t settle, I had persistent & random spotting for 10 days at a time, back acne like a teenager, sore breasts for 3 weeks a month (think early pregnancy sore, even water from the shower was too much). DH could feel the threads during sex (the 2nd one was left with longer threads but they didn’t ‘curl around the cervix or soften over time’ or whatever they tell you is meant to happen). It made me feel grumpy, tired & miserable.

BUT for every person that hates it, you’ll equally find people who say it’s life changing.
Get the placement checked re. the bleeding and then only you can decide if you want to wait and see if it settles. Often they do.

Unfortunately with contraception it can be a case of finding the least worst option rather than an amazing one. I’ve gone back to the combined pill and I’m feeling good again but I’ve tried many to find one that suits. It’s not an ideal choice, there's higher risks involved because I’m 40+ but I’ve made an informed decision. Contraception is like playing a very un-fun game of hormonal roulette. And don’t get me started on when you find one that suits, only for the pharma company to stop manufacturing it…
Good luck OP, I hope it settles soon for you.