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Hi Gals
Been wanting to ask this question for a while but I know it involves talking about personal stuff etc, but here goes:
Had a mirena coil fitted in December as heavy periods was keeping my HB levels to around 10-11. It's great as far as not much to talk about in the period department anymore, HB up to 13!!! I just have a few problems and was wondering if anyone else is sharing them.
Problem 1: Mood swings. I am quite a bubbly happy person who tends to withdraw if feeling a bit 'antsy'. Since the coil I have had serious tantrums and develop tourettes on cyclical basis.
Problem 2: My ar&e has spread somewhat and I can't get below 10stone. My legs feel heavy and swollen a lot of the time.
Problem 3: I'm struggling to keep my skin blemish free.
Problem 4: Night sweats are horrendous and my sleeping pattern is all pants.
I'm hoping that this is just my body adjusting to the hormones and that I will see some sort of levelling off in the next few months. If not, I'm afraid Mr Fat Fyes will have to visit the docs.
Anyone else got any experience/insight because the benefits are really good at the moment too.
Been wanting to ask this question for a while but I know it involves talking about personal stuff etc, but here goes:
Had a mirena coil fitted in December as heavy periods was keeping my HB levels to around 10-11. It's great as far as not much to talk about in the period department anymore, HB up to 13!!! I just have a few problems and was wondering if anyone else is sharing them.
Problem 1: Mood swings. I am quite a bubbly happy person who tends to withdraw if feeling a bit 'antsy'. Since the coil I have had serious tantrums and develop tourettes on cyclical basis.
Problem 2: My ar&e has spread somewhat and I can't get below 10stone. My legs feel heavy and swollen a lot of the time.
Problem 3: I'm struggling to keep my skin blemish free.
Problem 4: Night sweats are horrendous and my sleeping pattern is all pants.
I'm hoping that this is just my body adjusting to the hormones and that I will see some sort of levelling off in the next few months. If not, I'm afraid Mr Fat Fyes will have to visit the docs.
Anyone else got any experience/insight because the benefits are really good at the moment too.
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Good luck!
Hoping my horns will disappear with it cos Mr FF's hidden all the kitchen knives.
I'm not sure how long it takes to adjust, you haven't actually had it that long, but if you're really concerned, have a word with your doc, or check one of the websites, i.e www.mirena.com
Good luck!
i don't know from experience - have only read about it but it sounds like it does the job of stopping periods but you get to keep all your protective hormones - unlike a hysterectomy.
is my next line of attack once i get sick of taking tranaxemic acid
my hb used to be 8 but i can now keep it to more normal levels between the drugs and iron tablets
I had just finished a heavy period when I went in, then had post op bleeding a bit like the sort after you've had a baby(for those that have),then one more fairly light period. I've not bled since. Had it done about 3 or maybe 4 years ago. Some women do still bleed but much less than before op.
I had tried various patches and tablets with no success. Was referred and had to have a trans-vaginal scan to rule out polyps or fibriods, had the surgery done 6 months later.
As Lurker says, you keep your hormones so its much less drastic than a hysterectomy.
We had completed our family and BD had already had a vasectomy so more babies wasn't an issue to us.
I hadn't realised until I was free of them how utterly life overtaking the heavy periods had become.
Never regretted it.
Hope things improve, FF and Lurker, whatever you decide to do.
Good luck with that, ladies.
xx
dan dan you great wuss:-)
I have a mirena and is fab
lots of people get the spotting thing for up to 6 months
I think that if the other things are side effects of the coil you've just been really unlucky - poor you
Currently take the Yasmin pill and am having terrible mood swings which include suicidal thoughts on a weekly basis. The rest of the week I'm absolutely fine.
Never had heavy periods thankfully.
anyone know of any hormonal treatments that don't turn you into a total nutter?
Sorry, to hijack the thread.
However, saying that, I now have some of the symptoms above but all due to the onset of the bloody menopause. Not easy being a woman...........
I hope everything settles down for you soon.
how old are you approx?
I have had mirena in for past 4 years
best thing I every did!
but just recently have put on a few pounds esp middle and bum, but my appetite is pretty big
but also get very hot esp at night, often with sweats
in my 40's
My night sweats are hideous. I normally have two duvets in winter but this year just the one and last night woke up totally drenched in sweat.
Hmmm, a visit to the endo clinic is a must.
Roobarb - have you found the mirena to be effective for endo at all?
Its been very helpful ladies - thanks. It will be a great help in the reassurance department from my perspective. Mood swings are a worry, though.
Hope its OK for me to lurk in the hope of learning a bit more.