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Hi, I ended up having the marina removed a couple of days later than expected (dr requesting Hormone blood test) removal was simple only felt as uncomfortable as a pap smear, so nothing compared to insertion , i have had slight bleeding, mostly when i go to the loo, its red again !, no cramps, so far so good, Dr has prescribed YAZ will keep informed on how the next few weeks go....Glad to have it out

Day 4 after removal, only scanty traces of bleeding, been very tired, mayb the change in hormones ??? I started my new pill (YAZ)the day the Marina was removed, so I guess its a bit of a change to the system. Other than that all good

8 days after removel i feel pretty good. i actually had a normal period, well normalish!
so i think i will be back to normal soon!

I'm now day 8 post removal!! I had some light spotting 2 days ago, only when I went to the toilet. No other affects have been noticed.

My mood has certainly lifted!! Will see what happens when my period comes, as this was always the worst time of month for me. So, far I'm feeling great though

Hope you all start to feel normal again soon too.

These things are awful. They work great as BC because nobody wants to get near you!
I had mine in for 4 months. After 2 I got severely depressed- unrelenting depression, unlike other episodes where it comes and goes during the day/week. NO SEX DRIVE AT ALL.
So I go to my doc and tell her I think I need it out and she says "no...keep it in and try prozac"
I was desperate and worried I was going to drop out of school so I went on Prozac for a month.
After a week I felt so much better, but within another week I felt like a zombie. No emotions, completely unable to have an orgasm, I felt dead.
So after a month of that, I stopped taking the Prozac and pulled out the Mirena myself the same day. That's right! Initially I tried pliers to grab the strings, with my husbands help, but got frustrated. I got the strings between my finger nails and pulled, and it came out! It wasn't that hard at all. Didn't hurt much, and I didn't have to pull that hard. I was so relieved I cried. Just wasn't in the mood to wait for an appt. Well, I was exhausted for a few days afterward. I recommend doing it before a weekend or when you can get some time off to recover. I slept for 18 hours the next day!!
Within a couple of days I started to feel much better, and my sex drive started to return. Sex actually FELT a lot better too without that hard plastic thing jamming around in there. I think I've lost a little weight, as I had the appetite of a hog on the damn thing.
This synthetic progestin is dangerous stuff. Chemically similar to the YAZ which is causing women to DROP DEAD. I only found this out after I took the thing out. STAY AWAY FROM THIS HORMONE! It is not good for you. Only natural progesterone is good for you.
I have ordered a silicone cup - a cervical cap with natural spermicide. I didn't even want to go to the doc to get measured for a diaphragm. I found a site that would let me just order the cap. And spermicide nonoxynol 9 is being dropped by condom distributors because it irritates tissue and actually puts people at more risk for STDS. Its designed to damage cells, and we are supposed to slather the stuff in there time and time again???
I got the natural stuff- its not cheap. Also looked up some recipes for homemade spermicide! Haven't made any yet. I'm never doing hormones again. I have been on the pill, the patch, the ring, and BOTH IUDS. I took the Paragard out after 4.5 years because of the pain and heavy bleeding.
Going to do a combo of learning my body signs (mucus observation, temperature, etc) and the cap and natural spermicide. So relieved. I worry about long term damage though. GET THE THING OUT WOMEN!!!!!!

I forgot to mention that a week after removal I went on Wellbutrin to make sure I could get on and just get through my last year of school.
Also got diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis a week after too. My God. I know that Hashis can come on from a major hormone disruption. I think I had it for much longer though. Had to fight with the doc just to get the darn test, and it came back positive. Why are doctors so difficult?

hiya ive had my mirena coil fitted about 6 months ago has i didnt want any more children 3 kids in threee yrs is enought lol soon has i has it in i knew it wasnt for me so tried to have it out but has the day came my moods really carmed down so just left it but over the time my weight has got up loads so today been to doc to book in to have it out next tues but reading alot of theses bloggs has made me worry alittle about the mood crash and also read alot of people taking vitimins to help with this question really wud i be better to start taking these now ya think? and if so cud any one recommend any for me please will keep ya updated on how i get on with it thanks guys xxx claire

Hi, in regards to "the crash" u were concerned about, I had mine removed on the 19th Nov 09 and I didnt experience any kind of crash, I was quite fatigued for a few days, Im currently in that 10 day PMS window (I suffer quite badly from it, ive been on Anti depressants for it for 12 months now) and so far Im OK this is going to b my first full cycle without the marina, will keep u posted

no more hormons~

wow your so brave to pull it out by yourself! i dont think i wouldve been that brave! but glad you got it out and are okay!

Hi Ladies,

I am new to this forum so i hope i am on the right track. Let me start off by saying i am so sorry to learn of all the problems you have been having but at the same time i'm glad as now i do not feel so alone! My problems are not nearly quite as bad as some of the posts i have read. I too am going to have the Mirena removed this week i hope, I am on the brink of despair! I have a non existent sex drive, have gained about 8kg of weight, vicious mood swings that my poor boyfriend is always on the other end of... he has nick named me 'captain grumpy' however i really can not blame him! Can someone please tell me what i need to do to have this removed? Make the appointment is the start, but after that what can i expect to happen? what Vitamins do i need to take? What questions do i ask the doctor? When will my sex drive return, Will it return at all, is there any chance it will come back immediately? What can i expect with the 'Crash'? I know there is a lot of information on this forum but I am so confused by all the information available and am having trouble seeing through the 'fog' (Thankyou Mirena). Any information you can give at all is much appreciated by me and i'm sure my boyfriend! xx

I got rid of mirena a year ago and never looked back..
Experienced almost every symptom you mentioned here and had some really bad times.
The worst of all were my yeast infection that dissapeared together with the mirena removal and some natural approach.

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I am so glad I found this forum. I have had some intense pain in my abdomen. I feel like I have no energy, intense pain in my abdomen, nausea, hot flashes and weight loss. I have not had it taken out because I thought maybe I am over reacting and it might be something else. I have a 1 year old boy and I can barely take care of him. I lay around all day hoping that I will feel better enough to play with him. I did call my doctor about a month ago asking if it can be related and she said no. That it shouldn't affect me at all and that it has to be something else.

I went to the ER about a month ago because the pain became so intense I thought maybe I had something that was life threatening. The doctor tested me and my blood work came back normal but he was concerned because with pain killers, I still had pain. He consulted another doctor and they wanted to admit me because they called it a medical mystery. I refused because I didn't want to leave my son all night. They sent me home with pain killers and I take them periodically when the pain becomes too unbearable. I saw my regular physician and he ran different tests and it came back normal.

I think I am going to call the OB office first thing and see if I can get a hormone test to see if that is the problem. If so I am getting this thing out. I hope it didn't do to much damage to my body and that that is the problem. I am only 25 years old.

Hi All

I'm 48 no kids, live in the UK. I had my Mirena fitted last June 2009 due to heavy periods and fibroids.Up to then I had no problems with pre-menopause my periods were bang on time. The first 3 months I bled constantly and was in pain since then nothing apart from something which was like a mild period.BUT!!!!!Terrible side effects!!!!!!!,
I have put on probably about 20lb I am working out 4 times a week kickboxing etc but cannot lose any weight. I have a stomach that looks as if I am pregnant no sex drive but the worst thing is terrible mood swings and depression never had this before. I literally have been suicidal and my partner is so worried.
Last year about the time I had the Mirena my mum was v sick with cancer and I was under pressure at work. In Nov I went sick with extremely high blood pressure.
It was strange as I had had high bp before but nothing like this. Then I started to have so many bowel problems and ended up having a colonoscopy and have been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and an inflamed rectum AND BOWEL. I didnt think-could there be a link??The doctors and consultants said no way it was just stress in my life.They may be right but dont know..
I went back to my gynaecologist( I have private healthcare here in the UK ). She said" oh so many women have initial problems stick with it!
I have stuck with it so far and am happy about the lack of periods but all these sinister things happening to my body-no thanks..I am now scared of having it out because of the crash but am going to get an appt.
There is definitely some conspiracy with this because why are so many women having a horrendous time?It is also very lucrative for the doctors I saw the bill for my op( I had to have it in under general anaesthetic as I have a curved cervix) and it probably was around £1000-$1000!!!Thank god I wasnt paying!!

Hi All,
Had my Mirena removed 4 days ago. Had it for 1 year and 9 monthes(got it after my daughter was born). Bleed almost constant for the first 3 monthes and went to the doc 3 times during the first year with pains in my stomach, acne, no sex drive, a stomach that looked 3 monthes pregnant & horrid mood swings. Doc told me it wasn't mirena. My body needed time to get back to normal after my daughter. Things didn't get better and my husband and I faught over sex and my temper. I decided to have it removed even though my doc said it had nothing to do with mirena, Today I actually wanted to have sex for the first time in over a year I still look pregnant and am cramping but I'm confident that it is only going to get better!My husband has noticed I've had a little more energy and haven't been angry today! I have spotted since removal but it isn't bad. Curious how long it has taken everybodys period to get back on track? And how long for the stomach to get a little flater?

This was helpful. In less than 2 hrs i have an appt to have my IUD removed. I'm hopeful I do as well as you. I will let you know. Goodbye hateful hag hello life.

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Originally posted by mandylr:
Well I had my marina coil out on Friday, just 5 days ago.
And I feel GREAT!!!! WOW What a difference My skin is clearing up I'm happy and full of energy, I have already started to lose weight[]
Best thing I did was getting it taken out.
I think this coil either works for you or doesn't, But I think we should be told about the weight gain,moods etc.
My Doctor told me that the mirena had nothing to do with my weight gain or moods!!!!!!!!!
How can so many of us women be wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or are the doctors wrong????????????

Well I too had loads of problems and decided to go get it removed on Monday this week. Oh no none of those side effects were possibly related to the mirena my GP said! I stood my ground and demanded its removal & said I just hope you can find it now lol. My GP said "don't be ridiculous - its very rare for it to disappear. So when he couldn't find it I have to admit I smiled. Have been back today and he got to grips with it - not the best feeling but worth the removal. I am having heavy bleeding now but hopefully this should settle

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Originally posted by antiIUD:
This was helpful. In less than 2 hrs i have an appt to have my IUD removed. I'm hopeful I do as well as you. I will let you know. Goodbye hateful hag hello life.

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Originally posted by mandylr:
Well I had my marina coil out on Friday, just 5 days ago.
And I feel GREAT!!!! WOW What a difference My skin is clearing up I'm happy and full of energy, I have already started to lose weight[]
Best thing I did was getting it taken out.
I think this coil either works for you or doesn't, But I think we should be told about the weight gain,moods etc.
My Doctor told me that the mirena had nothing to do with my weight gain or moods!!!!!!!!!
How can so many of us women be wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or are the doctors wrong????????????

I had an unplanned pregnancy 12 years after my first child. Although never regretting the birth of my second child, I did not want this to happen to me ever again and upon recommendation of my Gynae, had a Mirena inserted in 2003. I must say, I was extremely happy with the results. I was never a PMS sufferer, so now not having periods either was absolute bliss. I couldn’t believe it was so easy and recommended the Mirena to all my female family and friends. When it was time for the 2nd one in early 2008, I had no doubt in my mind that it was the right thing to do. However, 2.5 years down the line, it’s a whole different story. Looking back, I realize my problems started more or less the time when the 2nd one was inserted. At first I thought I had suddenly become a PMS sufferer. 1 Week of the month I would be extremely irritable. Then the 1 week became 2 weeks, and then 3 weeks until eventually by the start of 2010 I was a permanent monster – irritated with everything, anxious about everything, aggressive, generally a very miserable person to be around 24/7. I even had a phone call from my boss one day reprimanding me about being very aggressive in meetings, and there were many horrible e-mails I wanted to send but rather deleted. I had unknowingly developed depression as well. Some times I could sit for hours and just stare at nothing, not wanting to get up or do anything. I did not know what was going on, and not having these side effects with my 1st Mirena, never suspected that it could have something to do with it. We also don’t have a history of depression in the family, so I did not recognize these symptoms as being a sign of depression. I thought my cir****tances were the reasons I was so unhappy. We’d moved to a new town end 2007. We started renovations on the new house about middle 2008, I had a son who approaching his last year of high school and there were some difficult decision to be made with regards to further studies, finances were tight etc. I had remarried in 2007, and 1 year down the line (post 2nd Mirena in 2008) my marriage started showing signs of strain, although to date we have just never been able to get to the point of divorce somehow. A steady decline in libido did not make it any easier as well. Beginning 2010 and in a desperate attempt to try and save our marriage, my husband and I had a discussion around the issue of my “changed personality” and we both realized that something was not quite right with me. We decided on a process of elimination, and the 1st step was for me to go to the doctor to have my hormones checked out (I was after all turning 40 soon). After listening to all my symptoms and medical history, the GP made a brief comment that the Mirena tends to make one a little aggressive, but she also suspected that my serotonin levels might be a bit low and decided to prescribe an antidepressant (ad). We experimented with a couple of ad’s before finding one that seemed to work for me (no fuzzy brain etc.) Only once I started using the ad, and once the palpitations and constant butterflies in my stomach disappeared, I realized what an anxious person I had become over the last 2.5 years. She felt that my libido might improve once I felt better about myself. It gave us hope. The sad new is that the only thing that’s improved is the fact that I’m not so anxious all the time. The depression and aggressiveness is just lingering below the point of outburst. My libido has dropped to below zero, to a point where I actually said to my husband that I don’t think I’m attracted to men anymore! Can you imagine what was going through my mind? How could this be? The confusion about what was happening to me! Everything around me was falling apart. My spiritual life was also on a steady downhill as I had so many questions about what was happening in my life, why was everything such a mess! Why, why, why! My husband continues to pray for our relationship and marriage every morning, as he has done since we met, but to no avail. Things are just going downhill all the way, and he’s really a wonderful man. People, especially family and my husband who knew me pre 2nd Mirena in 2008 can’t understand why I have “changed” so much and also put it down to my changed cir****tances. However, I’ve been through much worse in my life and have always been an extremely calm, content, patient and soft spoken person, somehow capable of dealing with the blows that life can dish out. Well, to cut a long story short, I was on the internet yesterday after my husband had once again left on his own to go and visit friends. I wasn’t feeling to good on the emotionally front and realized that although the ad’s are keeping me calmer, I missed the person that I used to be before, the one who my husband fell in love with, the one who could deal with life. I was not that person anymore. I had become an unhappy, frustrated recluse. Remembering that my doctor had made the brief comment about the Mirena and aggression, I decided to google that combination. Oh … my … goodness!! I could not believe what I was reading in all the posts all over the internet. Again, long story short, it was a difficult decision to make – periods returning whilst at the same time I’m not sure my marriage will survive (was it worth it?), or no periods and definitely saying goodbye to any chance of married life, ever. I decided I have to do it for me – I have to try and do everything possible to get my old self back. After finding some info on the net, I did a self removal at 11:00 last night. My husband did not come home last night (who would want to), and although communication between us has dropped down to zero as well, I can’t wait to show him what I’ve found. Hope it’s not too late ……

I had my Mirena inserted because of heavy period (3 years ago), the gyn gave me a choice, and apalation (sp) or Mirena. I chose the Mirena because at the time I thought it would be the best choice, HOW WRONG WAS I! I asked the doctor about side effects, she said there were only slight side effects, slight weight gain. Well, the first year was great, no period! I thought all my Christmases had come at once. How short my joy was lived. I started spotting AND getting my period again, not as heavy as they were, but still annoying. So for the last 2 years, I have had two weeks of spotting and one week of period. My stomach ached continuously, bloating, mood swings, backache, weight gain, headaches. I finally had enough, I had it taken out three days ago, and I feel like crap! My belly feels like its going to explode, I am bleeding and I cried over a bottle of milk! I am hoping that this will not last long. I would never ever advise anyone to get this instrument of pain. I wish I had read posts like this before having my Mirena put in, also I would like to ask how many women around the age of 40 that have had their mirena removed have successfully fallen pregnant.

I thought I would share some of my recent experiences with everyone as well.
I have had mirena since october of last year. I got it on my mother's request (going to college, she was concerned I might forget the pills and make a bad decision that would lead to early grandchildren and me being kicked out of the Christian university I attend.) Insertian was terrible, even with a uterine block. I had massive cramping for almost two weeks but on my checkup was told everything was normal. After sex, I would sometimes get a tight, pinching feeling in my abdomen and I would mention it to my boyfriend. We thought maybe I was just sensitive and the pain passes simply enough. Meanwhile, I have gained 20 lbs. My wonderful boyfriend still thinks I'm beautiful but I feel terrible. I used to be a slim 125lbs (I'm about 5'8") but now I look like I am perpetually 4 months pregnant! I am always sad and crying or very irratible and have very low energy. I ALWAYS feel hungry (I try not to eat so much, but it's insatiable!) and have had terrible memory problems. I've always been a forgetful person but it gets so bad I sometimes forget where I am! Now I would have never attributed these things to Mirena, because like everyone else, I was not at all informed that these might be possible side affects! The other night I got such horrendous pain in my abdomen, I could not stand. My boyfriend had to dress me and carry me to the car to go to the ER. But considering it IS an ER we weren't helped 2 1/2 hours later so we left and I slept it off. Last night, I got the same pains. I am going to my GYN in the morning, and hopefully, nothing is too serious. But either way, I want this thing out of me! Even now, I can feel a tight pinching sensation that makes me nausous and as a student, I can't keep missing classes due to my terrible pains and inability to even get out of bed! I wish I would have never gotten this thing.

I'd also like to mention, I'm only 18. I've never had children but I have heard some women that have had similar pains to mine have had such bad scar tissue, they cannot have children anymore! I hope this is not the case for me.