I've had mine in for about a month now and have had constant bleeding (initially just spotting which lasted a few days after insertion then stopped. Then I DTD and it started again, hasn't stopped since...about 2.5 weeks now ), headaches and feeling a bit narky at times (but hey, that could just be me )
I'm mostly annoyed because I am b'feeding and given past history, wouldn't get AF for at least 9 months normally, yet here I am bleeding every day. It's not just spotting either, it's pretty much like AF.
If there's a big chance these issues will continue, then I'd rather just have it taken out now.
I don't have the mirena but had a similar experience with Implanon and it settled down after about 3 months... However mine was more like spotting. I would have a week of heavy, heavy period, and then two days off and a week of spotting and then another few days off and a period - that was the first month. After than I spotted constantly for about a month and then it settled down.
I wanted it out but only one Dr. could insert/remove and it took 2 weeks to get in and then i missed the appointment, by the time i got around to booking agian it was all better.
Not sure of this helps at all, but thought I would share nonetheless.
It did take 6 months to settle - i bled for pretty much the whole 6 months apart from about 1 week. It did drive me nuts - pretty much like AF for the whole time but i stuck with it.
When it settled it was fantastic - not a single bit of bleeding or spotting at all.
Dont remember if i was hormonal or not and i only had a migraine the day it was inserted.
Dont regret having it.
If it wasnt for the fact that DH is getting the snip then i would get a Mirena again.
Thanks CM. I expected the bleeding, I know it's really common and normally it wouldn't annoy me so much only that I'm b'feeding so wouldn't normally get af anyway.
I know it can take a few months to settle, but to be honest, I'm not sure I can wait it out.
I made my gyno/ob promise that if I called and told him I wanted it out, he would see me straight away, not make me wait weeks for an appt.
Will give it another few weeks maybe...
**ETA: CB - six months??!!! I'm soooo not doing this for 6 months!
I never had any side effects like that but am loving Mirena, you will too, once things settle down.
I am however getting itchiness much more often down there and that is side effect of Mirena, but i will have my tubes tieds mid next year, so i am hanging out for that. If i knew how great Mirena was i wouldn't have taken the pill for all those years.
I've had it for 18 months and now i hardly ever get AF, it is great.
On the intructions it says leave it in for 3 months to give it time to settle and then go from there bascially. I had mine in for 5 and it was the worst 5 months of my life because all the side effects never went away. Mirena is evil IMO
I've never had one but a friend had one and had bleeding pretty much constantly for almost 7 months. She was really hoping it would settle but it didn't.
She ended up getting it out, couldn't be bothered with the bleeding and the cost of all the pads.
Hope this isn't your experience and it settles soon.
before i had the mirena in i was bleeding for 3 months straight. after i had it in i bled for a month but i had a infection of the womb. (i had a d&c, cam and biopsy taken). it settled down pretty much after the 1st month or so for me. it was great iv got to admit (got it out to ttc). id say give it another couple of weeks and if it hasn't stopped speak to your gynae.
its not fun at all. xox
Mirena - Did your side effects settle?
), headaches and feeling a bit narky at times (but hey, that could just be me
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