I'LL NEVER GET A MIRENA AGAIN | Anxiety, Nausea, Melasma

Hey hey!! This is my personal experience with 3 years with the Mirena IUD. I had a plethora of symptoms and yes it was the "set it and forget it" contraceptive but all in all the cons began to outweigh the pros and I had it removed. It's important to research any medication you take or anything you're putting into your body. Some of my friends love their IUD, but I ended up having a much better quality of life after removal. It held me back physically and mentally with my fitness/personal/career goals and I'm back on track!!!

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[marilopez]

I’m literally crying because this is the first time I feel understood. Getting mine out on Thursday. Thank you for sharing your story.

[jackiewood]

I cant believe the way doctors ignore what us women are saying

[gracen.]

this is kinda crazy. i had almost all the same symptoms as you and didn’t even think some of them were connected to the mirena. i just got it out today, i had it for almost 3 years. and i instantly felt so much relief. i got in my car and cried after because it was such a big relief and i was happy to have it out. just goes to show how much you really should listen to your body

[Melissa.Garrett]

I’m horrified that this thing is still on the market. I recently had one forced upon me by a gyno who refused to listen to me when I brought up my previous bad reaction to the contraceptive pill. He blatantly ignored my history of hormonal migraines and drug intolerances, and railroaded me into having a Mirena for period control. As soon as I got it I began to feel depressed, lethargic, had no interest in anything, and was suffering from bleeding and cramps 10x worse than the ones it was supposed to treat. About two weeks in I had a night where I was FRANTIC and in tears, just wanting it out. It felt like I had an alien parasite in my body. I even tried to remove it myself, but couldn’t do it. The next morning I hotfooted it to my GP and told her I would get down on my knees and beg her to remove it if that’s what it took.

I felt on top of the world as soon as it was out. Yes, there was a crash, and the worst flu-like symptoms I’ve ever experienced – but I felt like *me* with flu rather than a total stranger.

Your story resonates with so many I’ve seen, and with my own experience. The medical profession are brainwashed into believing the company line and most refuse to even acknowledge the possibility of side-effects. Women are being treated like children and gaslighted into accepting these damaging devices, and it’s absolutely disgusting the way we’ve been treated.

[jessireal]

I started sobbing when you brought up the death thing. I've had my IUD for almost 2 years and I noticed a steady increase in my anxiety after the 1 year mark (have generalized anxiety already but never THIS bad) then all of a sudden about 2 months ago I started getting dizzy and nauseous all the time and finally the obsession with death set in. I can't get it out of my head. I'm convinced it's the IUD. Thank you so much for sharing your story, this makes me feel so much better. I will be getting this removed asap!

[adinasqueendomshire]

The doctors never listen. The IUD causes problems. You have to listen to your body. I’m so happy that my body is getting better and I’m feeling like me again

[Spongepodsquarecast]

My experience was not the same as yours but it was horrible. I just got it out today. When I first got it I all of a sudden had horrible migraines 3-4 times a week, got massive anxiety that never went away and gained about 25 pounds. I just got it out today but when I was there the dr scoffed at me too saying it couldn’t be the Mirena. I was so annoyed! She also kept trying to push more birth control on me. They need to get a clue and listen to their patients. Clearly a lot of us are having symptoms on Mirena that we aren’t supposed to have.

[mariegrego]

This made me feel so seen. I got mine taken out yesterday after having it for nine months. I developed the same symptoms with the nausea except I still gained twenty pounds - my heaviest weight ever- even after hiring a personal trainer and doing meal kits and calorie counting. I got tested for food sensitivities that came back normal. I got a recurring skin rash that no one could explain and wasn’t taken seriously when I told them the first instance was a week after getting my Mirena. I was ALWAYS bloated. Cramping on and off my period. Longer periods, though they were lighter. The anxiety was the worst though. It totally pushed me over the edge after this last month of getting them for absolutely no reason. My brain was foggy a lot. I didn’t feel like me and I couldn’t be present. I do worry about experiencing any kind of crash, but so far I feel so much more alert and I’m not bloated for the first time in forever! Sooo glad I got it out.

[angelcao]

I have the same experience, I am only 23, and I am worried about EVERYTHING from the meaning of life to whether if my cat is happy or not, you name it. The Mirena also triggers depersonalization too, it's horrifying. About to get mine take out next week.

[justyse]

Thank you so much for posting !! I’m getting mine removed today ! Since I’ve gotten this thing I’ve had unresolved digestion issues like ibs and gerd, which I’ve never had !! Terrible anxiety and feeling like I’m going to die . My brain goes into fight or flight mode ! Gained 50 pounds, hope to get positive results when I get this thing removed

[MarilynMendes]

I’m so grateful for this video. I have mine inserted 3 weeks ago and I ended up in a ER last night with a panic attack. Thinking about death all the time. I called my doctors office and they said that the mirena could not be the cause. I searched so much and this is the answer. I will take mine out Monday. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[SheSoOldHollywood]

I used to have anxiety like that too, about dying and going to hell almost every night. I was on the nexplanon though. And I thought it was just me in 5-6 years!😫 I Got it removed in November last year.... and I’m starting to recognize my self again!🥲

[stephanieremsen]

Same. I’m 44 and a single mom of 2. I had the Mirena for 3 years. From the beginning, I had migraines for almost a week/month. I was perpetually bloated in my abdomen. Sharp pains in my cervix if I moved just so. My period stopped completely after 2 years. That’s when the headaches amped up, along with fatigue ...and the kicker ...the deepest, darkest depression ever. And my blood pressure was elevated. That’s when I knew it had to come out. I removed mine myself, but I also had two kids with no pain meds, so I’m a bit of a badass. I don’t think this thing has been around long enough to know how it affects women (especially women who are sensitive to hormonal shifts).

[letishasanchez]

Girl, thank you for taking the time to share your experience! I had my Mirena IUD for 3 years as well and I just couldn’t stand all this symptoms anymore. Had it removed 3 weeks ago and I am feeling so diferente (like normal). Now, I am dealing with the adjustment process (involves other symptoms as well, I know my body)…

[alicechained]

I’ve had a iud for 3 years now and the depression and anxiety was the WORST I just booked my removal appointment I’m so excited I know my body can’t wait

[samanthawellbrock]

Thanks for sharing your story. I just got my IUD out 2 days felt amazing the day after but now I'm feeling like crap again. UGH. I can relate to a lot of what you experienced, my husband finally suggested that my IUD might be causing a lot of my health issues. Severe bloating (despite a clean diet and daily exercise) nausea, vomiting, severe fatigue, loss of interest, depression, moodiness and anxiety. I had it in for 2 years! I hope it starts to level out soon, I eat clean and workout because my health is a priority and having all these issues that I have no control over is incredibly frustrating.

[maggiebodle]

I've been on 2 mirena IUDs, for 8 years. I have been struggling terribly the last year and I chalked it up to stress from the pandemic. But I've been struggling for a long time. With depression, ZERO patience like my mood will flip like a light switch to the point I've thought maybe something was wrong with me and I needed to get help. I feel like I've been not myself for a long time.. I struggle terribly with anxiety that is getting worse and worse and having panic attacks when it's something I've never struggled before with in my life. I'm struggling with depression, mood changes, anxiety, panic and excessive food eating which has never been a problem for me. Ever. I think it's time for me to get off of it and try to find a better birth control to prevent pregnancy because I don't want more children but I also think that the mirena is not what I need in life.

[mat]

Thank you so much for sharing, if it wasn’t for all the women I found having the same or worst symptoms (and all the doctors undermining the relation with the mirena, same as it’s happening to me), I know I’d have somehow really lost it. Also, it’s very peculiar the repetition of the death related sensations that many women are telling, there’s something really off there and, all the specialists, who are the people we should trust, specially under such vulnerable circumstances, are kept in denial. I’m only 24 and I’ve been having (for the first time) panic attacks and thoughts, that makes the sensation of being on an ongoing death process very close to unbearable. I’m gonna remove mine on Tuesday, until there I honestly can’t think about anything else. Thank you all again, sincerely.

[amymccall]

I had the exact same experience. It’s been 2 years since I’ve had mine removed and I still have melasma and no libido. I’m still trying to fix myself but every doctor has told me it’s all in my head.

[devafuris]

I just got my skyla removed today. I also experience nausea in the last couple months. I was due to have it out in almost exactly 1 year. I was doubled over in pain month after month... not even on my “period” I felt like I was literally in labor to an IUD. over the pain, over the hair loss, over the nausea, DONE W IT!!