Hi there everyone.
I am have just reached the five year mark of having my mirena coil fitted and I just wanted to offer some encouragement to those who have just had it fitted and also get some advice from past users.
I am now 28 and up until I was offered the mirena coil my life was pretty dependant on my bleeds which were usually on three weeks and off one week and would include a couple of days of vomitting. I had to go private in the end to get any help as the normal NHS were pretty useless as I've never had children and am unable to take the pill as I suffer from migraines so they didn't really have any other suggestions for me except to keep a diary. I am sure the support from the NHS will probably have changed by now or at least I hope so.
Anyway I just wanted to tell my story to others as it really did change my life and I have had no periods for five years, no mood swings, no weight gain or any side effects. I know that everyone's story is different and of course the non-existence of periods is something that has always worried me as it doesn't seem natural but I know that I wouldn't be living the lifestyle I am now if I'd have had to go on with the constant anaemia, sickness and disruption.
I also just wanted to point out that most people will come accross this forum as they are looking for help or advice as they may be suffering from problems so the bad stories will tend to outweigh the good although of course I don't want to discredit these stories as research and knowing as much as possible is essential and is a support for others going through similar situations.
My big worry is how my body will react now when I have it removed as I want to start trying for a family within the next couple of years. Has anyone been able to get pregnant after having the coil removed after a long period of time? Or had any troubles after removal?
Lozzy x
I had Mirena fitted in 2007. 3 months later I began getting a clear yellow discharge from my left nipple. Sometimes with a little pain. I have had examinations, scans and mammograms which have found nothing.
The original problem I had was painful and heavy periods. After initial settling down the coil has reduced my periods to almost nothing. Ie, I may see a couple of spots once every 3 to 6 months, it seems. So, on THAT score, I got exactly what I was hoping for.
I am 55, and so I am possibly menopausal (I suspect I am getting mild hot flushes now). I have terrible mood swings and lose my temper very easily. It would be hard to say if this is due to the coil or my age. I have not put on weight, nor have I developed spots.
What I wondered was if anyone found they got a discharge from their nipples after having the coil, or is it just me?
Hi folks, I have only just found this page, I had the MC fitted nearly 4 years ago to help with heavy, constant bleeding at onset of menapause, sure it was painfull to insert, my GP couldn't do it and I had to go to hospital but until today I never doubted that I had made the right decision. My bleeding reduced to occassional spotting for about 5 months and I haven't had a period since, my hot flushes abated but I continued to get those aweful boils on my bottom for about a year, no weight gain to speak of. Everything was fine and I even forgot I had it. A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. I am currently living in Spain but am pleased with my consultant and the standards of the hospital here, my consultant wants me to start treatment in a few weeks but it is very aggressive with only 10 to 20% chance of complete cure. Hence I am trawling the internet for alternative treatment and info. Here's the crunch folks.... a friend put me onto a video of an interview with Harvey Bigelsen a prominent US doctor who has been studying viral inflammations for some 30 years. He says Hep C can be caused by surgical trauma, he found that IUDs cause inflammation that the immune system cant deal with thus causing the virus, cancers etc. He claims that removing the IUD in several cases has reduced the viral count by 70%. Of course I am now considering having mine out but am desperately looking for similar stories.
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i had a termination and was fitted with the mirna it has now been 2 years, at first i thought it was great i had no periods and felt fine. but now im emotional all the time i cry at the littlest of things get angrey easly am quite paronid have more hair than what i have had before on my face which is now noticed by other people not great for a 20 year old girl i feel really depressed and am not sure if its because i am actually low or the coil is playing with my hormones i have had sucidal thoughts i feel i just dont want to be here any more, i have tried talking to my doctor but as i got pregnant on the pill and my partner does not want children and is allergic to condoms and because i got pregnant while on the pill he is unsure about removing it HELP what should i do who can help me ???
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I had the coil fitted 6wks after my second daughter was born and it was alittle painfull and uncomfy at first but eventually got used to it.
My daughter is now 3 and a half and I know the coil does only last 5yrs.
Recently I have been getting breast ache (like a mild tooth ache) and I was just wondering if anyone else has suffered with the same???? do you think it could be coil related????.......I am also starting to see the odd day of spotting and alittle pmt which I havnt had before whilst being on the coil.
It is the best form of contriception for me, much better then the pill which made me evil!! lol 😮
Anyway, let me know if you have had the same as above
Dan1 xxx
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I had a Mirena Coil fitted in February 2009 because I had heavy bleeding it was making my life a misery.
I was given various pills to stop the bleeding in the end nothing was helping. I felt my stomach constantly contracting and I was forever flooding. It got so bad I got tempted to ask one of my friends to call an ambulance for me because I just couldn't function. I wanted to know what the problems were, that I was experiencing. I kept going to the GP and she kept telling me stuff like, it's your age and menopause. I honestly couldn't believe a female GP would say something like that to another female. Did she really expect me to continue to bleed week after week month after month...? I could honestly say that I bleed non stop for about 5 months. Finally she listened to me as I sat in her surgery on the brink of tears as I felt I was dying because the bleeding was so bad, I couldn't walk up the stairs without getting out of breath and my heart racing. I started to look grey and I was constantly cold. I thought some days I would die in my sleep. I got admitted to the hospital they found a polyp, which they removed and the coil fitted. After the coil was fitted I had no period at all for about 2-3 months, then I started bleeding. It wasn't heavy normal pads instead of my usual industrial type. So I was quite pleased. However, it has been temperamental. As I sometimes don't have any bleeding for about 35 days then it comes so I am a bit :confused:puzzled as to what is actually happening.
When I speak to others in my office that has had it fitted they swear by it. Some actually say to me stick with it, it will settle down. I thought after nearly 9 months it would have settled down by now :(. So for me. It is 100% better than how it was before. I couldn't go to the gym - nothing. I couldn't laugh too hard as it would cause me to flood. So despite these odd bleeding, which I don't know what to make of it. I am kinda of pleased with it. When I compare my life and how I felt a year ago it is a vast improvement. I have never thus far suffered from back problems or mood swings. I haven't noticed it, but maybe others have, but I can honestly say I don't appear to have any problems and I hope I don't as it sounds dreadful. I have had the coil checked and it is still in place so why these odd bleeding is quite beyond me. I plan to go to the GP to get some advice, but if anyone out there can tell me if they have had similar experience I would love to hear your story.
l had my fitted on 4 months ago. i do feel some pain in my stomach when carrying my son , l have not had my pm yet and kind of wondering? beside that am happy with it as am not the pill taking type.
I had mine fitted 5 weeks ago. Before I was suffering periods every 7 to 14 days. The pill did not work in preventing this, and even when I stopped taking the pill my periods continued to be a nightmare. I had really bad mood swings 2 to 3 days before. I had the coil fitted in the hope it would sort things out, but since having it fitted I have only had 2 clear days where I haven't bled at all. Frustrating, and really starting to affect my life. The problems have been going on for 10 months now and the doc said if I didn't have the coil fitted I could expect it to continue for the next 10 years. I have had the tests I'm not going through the change. Now I'm just really fed up. It was painful having it fitted and I still have bad cramps when 'period' starts again but it never really stopped! I am wondering if anyone on this forum has had or heard of Microwave abrasion? This could be an answer for me but the doc hasn't even offered it!
I'm sure if this was a man thing there would be something that can be done. I don't want the bloody horemones......I also don't want more children.
Grin and bare it eh!
Any answers?
i have had my mirena about 2 months after having had my copper one removed after 17 years i was getting heavy painful periods. I am now experiencing really really bad mood swings I have just thrown my laptop and broken it, i just want to cry i have yelled at my 17 year old daughter. This is so unlike me i dont know whether to go have this taken out now as it didnt happen before i had it inserted. I have never had mood swings like this before i AM 48 years old, i'M NOT DEPRESSED anyone else experienced anythign liike this? Any suggestions?
i have had my mirena about 2 months after having had my copper one removed after 17 years i was getting heavy painful periods. I am now experiencing really really bad mood swings I have just thrown my laptop and broken it, i just want to cry i have yelled at my 17 year old daughter. This is so unlike me i dont know whether to go have this taken out now as it didnt happen before i had it inserted. I have never had mood swings like this before i AM 48 years old, i'M NOT DEPRESSED anyone else experienced anythign liike this? Any suggestions?
It could be the progesterone in the coil, have you ever been on the combined or mini-pill? Did you have the same kind of symptoms then?
I'm looking to have the mirena fitted as I am getting more forgetful about taking the pill.
Misunderstanding?
Hi, I am now on my third consecutive coil........every 3 years i change mine....I do not have hormoes in mine...but my periods are very heavy..and i am very very exhausted during this time. I refuse to go on pills due to the weight gain factor....overall I am happt with the Mirena coil...its doing its job!
Maybe I am misunderstanding, but if you are saying you have a Mirena, then there ARE hormones in it.
I had Mirena fitted in 2007. 3 months later I began getting a clear yellow discharge from my left nipple. Sometimes with a little pain. I have had examinations, scans and mammograms which have found nothing.
The original problem I had was painful and heavy periods. After initial settling down the coil has reduced my periods to almost nothing. Ie, I may see a couple of spots once every 3 to 6 months, it seems. So, on THAT score, I got exactly what I was hoping for.
I am 55, and so I am possibly menopausal (I suspect I am getting mild hot flushes now). I have terrible mood swings and lose my temper very easily. It would be hard to say if this is due to the coil or my age. I have not put on weight, nor have I developed spots.
What I wondered was if anyone found they got a discharge from their nipples after having the coil, or is it just me?
Follow up: Its early days, but I have had the Mirena removed. One week after removal my nipple discharge has decreased from a circle the size of a cigarette burn to being the size of a match head (I put one sheet of toilet tissie, folded in 4 in bra each day).
The reason for the coil's removal was that I went for a check up and mentioned I had been bleeding (lightly) for a few weeks. The Gynae did a scan and said he thought the coil should come out. He also removed a polyp. I was glad to see it go (the Mirena) as I hoped it was responsible for the nipple discharge.
I am now hoping that my intense temper flashes and general feeling of impending doom leaves me.
It is unfortunate that just weeks after the Mirena was put in, we moved abroad. We are very happy here, though not all is good (when IS it?),, I miss my sons, I also miss some of my friends. Of course it also means I am with my husband 24/7, which has proved to be 'interesting'. For his sake and mine I am hoping that my murderous rages :014: are due to the Mirena, and that its effects will wear off and I will return to the cheerful person I was before it being fitted :rollaugh: (and fingers crossed the heavy periods don't return), I am 56 and am thinking that maybe the menopause might be on me now and the bleeding is a thing of the past, time will tell....
All I know is that in the 3 years since I had it fitted, I have become increasingly reclusive. I have a feeling of dread. I get very frustrated about things and if I have a disagreement, I impress myself with how much I blow up. It is completely out of character, its like the safety catch is off and I don't care (at the time). Also, this discharge has been a big black cloud of worry over my life, even though the hospitals have said it was 70% certain to be nothing serious.
I am a realist though and I accept that I may have turned into Jekyll and Hyde purely because of my age. Also we have had such a huge change in our life circumstances that it cant be ignored as a possible contributing factor. -I think my husbandd will sleep easier if it turns out to be the coil...:009:
I am going in hospital next week to get one fitted due to heavy periods, fibroids and cysts. I am hoping it is going to be ok. I was offered a general but decided local as I can be in and out.
will let you all know how I get on.
Best wishes for that. I didn't find it particularly painful when it was inserted but about half an hour later it got pretty bad, and, to be honest, would be guessing if I told you how long the pain lasted. Certainly no more than an hour, I think. Anyway, I hope it does the trick for you, we are all different and it certainly did the trick for me, but with possible side effects. Certainly worth a try 🙂
thankyou Ibelieve