MIRENA Reviews (LEVONORGESTREL)Average Rating: 2.2 (295 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MIRENA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MIRENA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Pregnancy prevention. | Had cramping, abnormal periods- real inconsistent. Felt like I was always bloated due to this insertion. Also, had painful sex at the end of the Mirena so I had it removed and it was starting to fall out. I would recommend some else form of both control. | F | 23 | 1 days | 5/19/2016 | 1 | Birth control | Hair loss, joint pain,twitching eye, hormonal,feeling pregnant. After removal: tired, anxious, not ovulating and no periods (was extremely fertile, like clockwork before mirena). Early menopause, rapid ageing, feel and looker much older. | Mirena is poison, misinformation is being given to women. Mirena robbed 10 years of my life. | F | 42 | 2 years | 5/7/2016 | 3 | I have Endometriosis | Within the last couple of months I've been having a regular period that last at least 7 days or more. Light blood but painful left side pain I'm not sure if I want to get it back in cause right now I feel like I'm going into early menopause | F | 34 | 5 years 30 | 3/29/2016 | 5 | After 2 kids I do not want any more | I had spotting and mild cramping daily for 3 months. Now I have no issues. The best thing is my orgasms are more intense! I'm loving this thing! | F | 32 | 1 days | 3/20/2016 | 1 | Heavy Bleeding | Spotting every day since insertion, vaginal discharge, light period bleeding for a month at a time (every other month) dry itchy rash on legs, the last period I had heavy bleeding & painful cramps. | I am scheduled to have it removed in 2 days and it can't get here soon enough! | F | 47 | 6 months 1X day | 3/20/2016 | 1 | Birth Control | I got Mirena 6 weeks after my second child was born in hopes for easy birth control. Insertion was painful, but nothing a little Ibuprofen wouldn't handle. I bled very light for 6 weeks straight after insertion. Finally my period came regularly it was extremely light but lasted at least 3 days longer than normal (7+days). That was nothing compared to the pain the IUD caused me 24-7 pain, my husband felt it every time we had sex, even 9 months into having it he moved it causing extreme nausea, dizziness, back pain for 2 weeks until it moved back to place. Then add the severe PMS symptoms to the mixture, I was miserable. Had it removed 17 months after insertion and would not recommend to anyone. The pain and side effects out weight the benefits. | Felt the IUD the whole time I had it for 17 months. The low dosage of hormones was not right for me and put my whole body out of wack for 2+ weeks straight each month. | F | 29 | 17 months 1X day | 3/13/2016 | 3 | Contraception | In my last month's with the Mirena I am suffering with anus and vaginal itch on the skin it is so uncomfortable I can't stop scratching and it bleeds and splits open.... I have also gained weight and have bad sleeping habits... Is this another side effect? I am going out of my wits as the Mirena brought on early menopause or is this part of menopause side effects !!!! | F | 44 | 1 days 30 | 3/2/2016 | 3 | Heavy periods | First placement was flawless. I had cramping for the first month, then no side effects and no period for five years. | The second placement, I got pelvic inflammatory disease and spent five days in the hospital after having the Mirena removed two weeks after placement. The pain was intense. The fever caused hallucinations. The infection had to be evacuated by a needle inserted in my abdomen while in a CT scan. The cause of the infection was probably less than sterile conditions. The bacteria was E.Coli. I was never specifically told that 1 in 1,000 insertions end up in PID. The commercials on t.v. state it very clearly. I guess that since my first Mirena was fine, I did not pay attention. | F | 46 | 5 years 1X day | 3/2/2016 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | Weight gain, moodiness, cramping, massive hair loss, anxiety, depression | I had the mirena in for about 6 months and my sister told me I had a bald spot. That bad spot is now huge and I have 3 smaller ones. I have to wait the the hormones have run their course before it will stop falling Out. It has decreased which is great but not stopped as of yet. It's been out for 5 months and yet still small shedding. It's crap and please do your reaserch before deciding to get one done. I'm almost bald on one whole side o my head! | F | 31 | 7 months | 3/1/2016 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy | I'm on my second Mirena now. It was inserted in April of 2015. I had Mirena for 5 years prior to this one, and it was great. Only side effect was no period at all, which was great. However, this one has been completely different. I have insomnia. I am cranky all the time, and don't feel like myself. I get cramps for no reason. My sex drive has plummeted, and I don't want to be touched at all. I have acne like a 16 year old. I have gained 25 pounds, and no matter what I do, I can't lose weight. Most of it is around my belly, and I've never had that issue. I'm miserable. I'm getting it removed, and I will never get another one. | Not worth it. It seems the product is very inconsistent. The side effects vary widely not only from person to person, but are different in the same person each time they have to get the product re-inserted when it expires. | F | 38 | 6 years | 2/9/2016 | 1 | birth control | Had third Mirena placed. Within two months, experienced hair loss around temples that has continued for 6 months, complexion changed (acne and then rosacea diagnosis), and breasts grew by half cup size despite no weight gain. Gynecologist and dermatologist confirmed this is due to the levonorgestrel released by the coil. For the first 10 years of having the Mirena (two separate ones as per the 5-year replacement guidelines), I didn't notice any drastic changes. I had the Mirena removed last week as I do not find these side effects acceptable. | F | 35 | 11 years 1X O | 1/31/2016 | 2 | heavy periods | Really bad stomach cramped and I'm so tried and head I feel really low they didn't tell me about the side effects | F | 39 | 4 days | 1/3/2016 | 2 | Birth Control | I thought my increasing cramps and boating were due to IBS but now think it's the Coil, dull and spotty skin on face, neck and shoulders. Anxiety, thinning hair resulting in bald spot at front temple, increase in hair growth on face and chin, very short temper, almost rage like outbursts otherwise overall feeling of nothingness.. | Helped with heavy periods but found I was having brown discharge 3 weeks out of 4 and more unpredictable, gave it 12 months but I paid my dues in terms of bad skin in my youth, not something I want to be doing in my 40's, I suffer with a skin picking disorder related to anxiety so it was a recipe for disaster really as both have been worse whilst I had this..my hair is curly so hardly use shampoo, never brush or comb my hair and even with that gentle treatment it was noticeably thinning. Couple of days ago had enough,couldn't get doctors appointment for weeks and didn't want to fight to get it removed, looked it up online and removed it myself...even in 48 hrs a proper period appears to have started, I'm more mellow with the kids and husband, also my skin seems brighter, akin to the bloom you get during pregnancy...sounds daft but feels like my body spent 12 months trying to tell me there was something foreign that it wanted out. | F | 41 | 1 years 1X day | 12/30/2015 | 1 | Heavy bleeding | I have aching all through my lower back and my legs and joints. I am going to have this removed I bleed for two weeks a month and also my mood has gone down so much it's awful. I also as others said have no sex drive anymore. The overall bloating and feeling horrible is worse than you could imagine | F | 45 | 6 months | 12/24/2015 | 5 | Birth Control | Totally eliminated my periods!!! Love this!!! | F | 39 | 4 years | 12/21/2015 | 2 | Birth control | Acne, Hair loss, severe abdominal pain, cramps belly sore to touch as if it were brusied. Feels like a lump that will jab me with pain when sitting at my desk. | The 1st 5 years were fine, with the exception of break outs of acne on face & on my back, hair falls out like crazy. This second time around same symptoms for the 8-9mos, now these past 5months experiencing more bladder & yeast infections and the past 3 weeks unexplained abdominal pain. ER Xrays& culture test are normal. But, no reason for pain this severe is obsurd. Going to have OBGYN take this guy out. | F | 39 | 5 months | 12/8/2015 | 1 | Birth control method | Nausea bloating abdominal pain cramping spotting tender breasts fluttering sensation in lower right abdomin loss of sensation in right leg headaches mood swings cyst | All of the symptoms im having is anything but normal and the dr keeps telling me it's fine and I just have to deal with it and take medication every other month. So not worth it. | F | 26 | 3 years | 12/7/2015 | 2 | Not to get pregnant again.. | Bloated (weight gain), bad headaches, random cramping, moody | Well the insertion was painful, bled for a few weeks straight and had pains. Spotting still but it's usually random heavy bleeding on n off. I just don't feel myself | F | 23 | 1 months 5? | 11/23/2015 | 1 | Extended periods | I started the Mirena due to having periods that would usually last about 2 weeks, off a few days, then start again. I was previously using a birth control pill to control this, however it stopped working after a few years. My GYN is labeling me "peri-menopausal. During the whole 5 years that I've had the Mirena, I've had a period every month, just not lasting as long as before. Over the last few months, my periods have been dark brown/black, mostly like dried blood. According to my husband, I've been moody, hateful & crabby for the last several years. I never contributed it to the Mirena, just the peri-menopausal issue. After reading about the Mirena on several different websites, I'm wondering if the Mirena was the cause of my crabbiness the whole time. I'm scheduled to have it removed next week, and very happy about that. | DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST, about all of the side effects vs benefits. | 45 | 5 days | 11/22/2015 | 1 | to stop heavy irregular periods | Feel weak. tired .painful abdomen. blurred vision. faint out of source .achy.no appitite. | I dont think I made the right choice.yet I'm forced now to wait 6 month before you can have it removed. The doctor didn't fully explain to me all of this. | F | 42 | 3 days lowest | 11/19/2015 |