Grumpy on mirena - normal?

[MotherofPearl]

I had a mirena coil fitted about 6 weeks ago & I'm convinced that it's causing extreme grumpy, PMT-like symptoms. Has anyone else experienced this & will it go away? I have also experienced almost continuous daily spotting since it was fitted. I am EBF my 6 month old DS & so can't yet go back onto microgynon which suited me fine before I had children.

I have a routine post-fitting check of the mirena at the GP's on Thursday & at the moment I feel like asking her to take it out. Will the PMT-style crossness & the spotting subside, or is it better to have it removed? Any advice gratefully appreciated.

[StillSquiffy]

Check the back threads on this one. The GPs will tell you till they're blue in the face that people 'imagine' the link between Mirena and moodswings/ weightgain. You will however find plenty of people - like me - who would rather suffer from extremely heavy and painful periods using copper coils than ever let a Mirena near us again.

Only seems to affect some users, mind. Of my friends, we all fall neatly into two Marmite camps on this one. Many of my friends swear by their Mirenas.

[MotherofPearl]

Thanks, will take a look through the back threads. I'm pretty fed up with the bleeding and I feel so 'on edge' and irritable all the time, I think I will ask to have it removed on Thursday and then make do and mend, so to speak, until I can go back on microgynon. Glad to hear it's not just me who's not got on with the mirena. :)

[PorkyandBess]

MN has many, many Mirena threads.

I absolutely hated it. Foul mood, bad skin, weight gain. It was a huge relief to get rid of it.

[MotherofPearl]

Saw GP today who said these side-effects were 'normal' and would subside with time. She pretty much said she wouldn't take it out until 4 months have elapsed, because by then it's bound to have settled down. Given what I've read on some of the back threads, it looks like my best option for getting it removed is to head for a well woman clinic or similar women's health type place.

[DancesWithSockPuppets]

OP - your post could have been written by me! I had my post-check today, but otherwise my experience has been exactly the same.

I didn't do any research before getting it fitted (stupid, I know) - point is, I was unaware of the anecdotal evidence on depression/moodswings so am doubtful that it could be psychosomatic. I'm getting mine taken out because I feel that there's too much at stake - I don't want to find out after the first 5 years of my DS's life that I could have been a nicer person for him.

The nurse was sceptical when I mentioned the way I'd been feeling, but did also say that a number of other people had reported similar experiences.