Mirena - Did your side effects settle?

[Turkish Delight]

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.

GL xxoo

[Trillian]

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

[Spring Angel]

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.

Spring x

[Janie]

I too had a friend who had one, and her side effects didn't settle down. She did wait for awhile (like, over 12 months) because she was very keen on the idea of the Mirena, but in the end she couldn't hack it anymore, and even her Ob/Gyn said she should have it out.

I hope it settles soon for you hun, so you can leave it in! I don't blame you for not wanting to put up with constant bleeding/spotting, I couldn't either. Especially when you're supposed to be getting a holiday from it

[Willow]

Especially when you're supposed to be getting a holiday from it

That's my biggest gripe!

I have an appt booked with him for early Feb so if I want it out, he'll do it then (unless I call before that).

BUT...if this continues it's seriously going to ruin my xmas holidays (beach, swimming etc)...what to do...what to do...

[Trillian]

Thats a long time to wait hun. Is there anyway you can get in sooner?

[Willow]

Yeah, I can. I was hesitant to get it put in but he promised me if I didn't like it I could call and he'd fit me in no matter how busy he was (he's booked out till Feb, which is why my appt is so far off).

[Footsteps]

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