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Ok after reading alot of posts, I now know that alot of what I have been going through is normal for the marina.
I have had LOADS of problems with my coil that I now know lots of other people have too.
I had it fitted in december 06 dome the bleeding for 3 months. had a little bleed in may totally bloated and putting on weight I feel pregnant light headed sick eating strange things things make me feel sick. I did two tests and the came back negative.
4 days ago I had REALLY bad pains so bad if i stood up they was worse, then I found a small amount of blood this went on for two days small amounts of blood on and off.
Today I have had bad pains again and hot flushes, and then I foung two blood clotts and a fleshy looking bigger one.
whats going on please help i'm freaking out.
xXx

After a night of worry I got myself to the hospital today to see a gyne.
That looked and could not fine my coil they then could not feel it. they don swobs. Then tried telling me it may have "fallen out" only I have seen the size of the coil I would have noticed it in my knickers they aint small. So they wanted to keep me in to do scans etc to find it but I have a small child and my partner is at work. So now I have to wait for an apointment to be sent through.
There really should be a warning about the marina.

I had yet another trip to the hospital today after they called wanting to do an internal scan. They did and found my coil woohoo. Its just abit out of place, but the problem is the thread has gone? where I dont know.
They kept me anothet 2 hours waiting just to tell me there is nothing they can do for the pain just take some painkillers (great). Never mind I have been dizzy and light headed and very sleepy all day with pains in my tummy so bad I wanted to get the thing out myself.
Anyway now I have to wait to go to the hospital yet again do they can put a camera in me to work out how they are going to get it out.
I have been told that I may have to be put to sleep? If anyone has had this done any info would be great.
well I will keep you posted.
xXx

Have had the merina in for nearly a year now. I'm a stone overweight - weight that I've gained since having my two children so can't even put down to 'being a mummy!'. I was convinced it was something to do with the merina, but told it wasn't usual to gain weight - though it could have other side effects.
I've also had more cravings to eat sweet things - as you say, a bit like being pregnant, and something I'm not usually affected by (if I want to lose weight I just cut it out, but now if I do that I get terrible mood swings and almost obsessive about finding that food!)
It's almost reassuring to read through these messages and discover I'm not the only one that seems to attribute wieght gain to the merina.
Like you, it also took a while for mine to 'settle in' - nearly 9 months overall, and even though my periods have about gone, I still get those monthly pains and now bloat out worse than I ever did before the merina was inserted, so seriously thinking of having it removed.

Hi ladies, I am new to this sight and have recently removed my coil. I had my son 14 months ago and was doing really well with loosing my 'jelly belly baby bulge' untill I had the coil fitted now I all most look pg again. NICE. I was also told by my Dr that the marina wouldnt effect my weight, I now think otherwise.. I am also suffering with post natal depression and IBS and started to think that the coil was adding to this. Since removing it I bled like a bleedy thing on a bleedy day, and had some rather large yuckie clots but only for 4 days. The stomach cramps I was getting with the IBS has eased and my cravings for any chocolate aswell.. Luckly I still have the craving for the wine!!!! And I am now interseted in sex again.. Did anyone else loose their sex drive??

Yes!! It seems to have been the root of all my evils.
Just had mine out too. Nurse was adamant that it had nothing to do with weight gain but didn't dispute that it could make you retain water and that your body could still fight to reject it, so I'm sure that must have had an input.
Only been out 2 days, but will wait to see what changes occur ...

I am having problems with the Mirena Coil. Every month, my nipples feel like someone has put them in clamps and then twisted them, they are so sore! this week, i have been feeling sick with it, it has got me to the point of convincing myself that i am pregnant, even though i'm not. Does anyone else have symptoms like this?

Ladies I am convinced that the Mirena causes weight gain in weight, breast size increase, sex drive obliteration, insomnia and depression. Why do I believe this? If you have had it and you are not having a period, you are probably not ovulating. If you aren't ovulating, you are probably in Estrogen Dominance. If your Dr. wont test you for hormones, you may want to look up Estrogen Dominance and decide for yourself. For the better part of 8 years (married 10 and had two pregnancies and babies) I have had significant health, physical and mental changes that are not consistent to my physical and mental well being BEFORE the IUD. Coincidence? I dont think so

Hi ladies. I had my coil fitted nearly two months ago due to heavy periods and severe pain. My symptoms seem to be simalar to those that you have mentioned. Some days I feel tired and depressed and I am bleeding constantly with occational cramps. Recently I have had headaches and vomiting as well. I really don't feel like I have enough information on the coil, I don't want it taken out because of how my periods were before but obviously I don't want even more trouble. The other thing I am concerned about is that I was told to check that the threads are in place but I can't feel them. I don't know if I am doing it wrong or whether the coil has moved or something. If you could give me any advise I would really appreciate it especially as I am going back to uni soon. Thanks.

Estrogen dominance doesn't make sense as a side effct of the Mirena as the Mirena is filled with progesterone which would counter that surely.

Hi I am glad I found this posting site. I have been going out oof my mind for the last few days. I can not find the strings to my Mirena. I go tonight for a sonogram to check its location but all i want is it out! After reading these postings , things I thought were just me getting older maybe caused by this thing. I am scared about what they will have to do to get it out. I am a teacher and it is hard for me to get time off, plus I have 2 children to care for. Could anyone share how long the were off their feet after removal?

Hi girls i am so glad i have found this site... i have had my marina coil fitted for about 5 months now and god i wish i hadn't... after my 2nd and 3rd babies i had a normal copper coil fitted and have never had any problems with them but after my last baby my dr said it would be better for me to have the marina fitted so i just said ok and was told i wouldnt have any side affects with it only that my periods may stop and he thought this may be a blessing... but no my periods haven't stopped they have got lighter which is ok but the other problems i have had is horrible, like all of you i have put on loads of weight i look pregnant again, i am so bloated all the time, i am constantly tired, moods are well oh my god i find it hard to live with myself so god knows how the rest of the family manage... and for the last 2 days i am in constant pain with cramps and have no understanding as to why??? i have seriously considered just pulling it out myself as im fed up of this pain... oh and yes sex drive well all i can say is what sex drive it doesnt exsist.......

Hello everyone
I am going to have the Marina coil fitted under general,and also Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy in Jan 2008....but I,m worried sick now with all these awful side effects everyone is reporting....
My Mum had it fitted 5 years ago,and it was brilliant for her....she had a period lasting 3 months before having it fitted.
I suffer from very heavy bleeding which has made me anaemic.I already have chronic PMT and am a stone overweight.I have high blood pressure and have already had a pelvic infection after my first baby 12 years ago....and another after my 3rd baby .....why would they recommend the Mirena if I am already prone to infection! Also,I,ve suffered with PND ......
I am sick to death of bleeding so badly with clots that fill the length of my towel {no joke}
but,I dont want to end up with another set of health problems either...
and I dont want my already none existant libido to suffer either!
I dont know where to turn now?
maybe a D & C or that ablation thingie will be a better option.....
any advice would be much appreciated

Hi Girls, Thank you all for posting, and very sorry I have not kept you updated.
I didnt wat too long in the end to have it out a week I think. They didnt put me to sleep or even use a local like they said in my letter. They filled me up with water and popped a camera up to see more (rather uncomfortable) and the Loving cramping pains started.
They then could see the coil, so got long tweezer things to pull it out, only they couldnt quite get it and nipped me. The could had slipped to the side and have traveled up abit. In the end they managed to get it out. despite the craming I was happy to have it out.
The next few days I was even happy to be bleeding for a week it felt so normal, and my tummy seemed to go down. One nurse even told me that the overies fight the coil as it dont like anything being there but a baby. I'm not a chocolate monster anymore, and I'm not a witch to live with also my sex drive is back so my partner is much happier.
BUT I still feel very pregnant and i'm going out of my mind My boobs are now much bigger and tingling and sore, I am tired weeing for england, and eating not so much sweet things but things like tuna, cheese tomato and salt and vinager chrisp sandwiches. My tummy feels tight and i'm sure I can feel movement, But all the pregnancy tests show negative.
Does anyone know what is going on now? Anyone got pregnant on the coil and it has not shown?
Also having it out was abit painful, but dont worry last time I had one out it was much easier its just this one got abit lost and it was still worth it to feel good again, and not like some monster.
Love to you all xXx

You should have a day of rest after having it taken out, having said that I have a 2 year old so I was back to normal right away, just some cramps, Dont worry If they cant find the threads it ai not that bad to get it out.
ALSO ladies if you want this out MAKESURE you are firm, they try and make you feel bad say you can get pregnant right away and what will you use now etc. even if they find the coil and all is ok they will over look taking it out unless YOU tell them you want it out. give your body a break.
xXx

I'm new to this group but I have mirena and after reading all of these posts I realized that a lot of the issues I have are related to mirena, I just never put them together. I've had mirena since my daughter was born in Feb'04 and since then I've had hair loss that started in my bangs and has thinned all the way to the back of my head, like a skunk stripe. I have really bad cramps, insomnia, weight gain, (I have that uncontrollable urge to eat, where before the IUD, I could take it or leave it). I'm really glad to hear about this. I have since then made an appointment to get it out!
I'm kind of scared to do this but is it normal and healthy to not have a period for this long? I will say that mirena has been great for me as a birth control if it weren't for the side effects. Wish me luck!

Hi mom to 4, yes it is normal for your period to stop altogether, But it never flt right to me I flet bloated as much as we hate them periods are normal and in some ways the coil feels like a god send to have them stopped and not to have to worry about taking the pill etc, is everything else worth it?
You will be fine you will have a little craps after and remeber your towels as you will bleed (maybe not right away)
If you like the coil for birth controll then there is the copper one, I am going to have this again you do bleed with it and some people find they get heaving, but shorter periods, it works in the same way, but has no hormone.
Good Luck and I hope you feel better soon.
xXx

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hi everyone wish i had fond this site befor monday when i went into hospital fot a hysteroscopy, biopsy and to have what i fear now is have the mirena coil fitted. my gynae dr said it was the answer to all my problems, i have 2 tennage kids, have been sterilised and am ? going through an early menopause, have been bleeding very heavily twice a month very clotty, and have been on anti depressants for years due to PMS now reading a lot of your notes am really worried i am going to have more problems than ever this is now day 2 the cramping has come back my back down to my knees ache and i fell sick the whole time i was told it can take 6 months to settle not sure if i will last that long

Hi Muggers mum, I really do hope things setting down for you and you dont have an awful time like the rest of us. One thing I forgot to say was I have problems with my joints (I am having tests now) and the marina made them 100 times worse I dont know how but I could hardly move some days with my wrist, fingers, knees, elbow and back.
One thing that worries me is if you are going through an early menopause then, by the marina stopping your period (if it does) are you not just pro longing going through this at some point?
I know it must be an awful time and I cannot start to think how bad it must be, But I do know how the marina can be having had it twice I have also had the copper.
So if I can help in any way please leave a message and I will get back to you asap.
Best wishes
Kerry xXx

Thanks Kerry for getting back to me it is good to know there are others out there who are going through the same and who are there for advise and tips on how to get over the next hurdles that the female body has to throw at us lol (I am coming back as a man next time they have it easy) went back to work today but really tired tonight can only get better i hope thanks again for your reply