Mirena and weight loss

summerkissed

I have mirena and it's been awesome!! No periods, no mood change, sex drive is great.....I had it put in 3 weeks after my last comp I was on levlen.ed while competing, the mirena is also the same ingredients but on a much lesser dosage....I put on 5kg but wasn't training either that was 3 years ago I'm now wanting to get back into it but I CANT LOSE WEIGHT!!! Tried everything! I don't want to have it removed as I love the freedom of it! I wanted my tubes done but a friend had hers done and bleed and bleed and bleed till she hit menopause....8 years!! She ended up having to go on many medications to stop her permanent period! I've tried other birth controls but this has been the best by a long shot apart from not being able to lose weight!!! Don't know what to do now!

Liftng4Lis

MissMissie1987

I am on my second Mirena and I only gained weight for the first couple of weeks, Probably from inflamation/swelling, I have lost that weight but it is really hard to lose more. I wasn't so lucky, I got a period every month, here's to hoping I don't get it this go around.

karahm78

I am now on my third Mirena.... LOVE MINE! If your body tolerates the Mirena well, it is fabulous. It also seems to have no effect on me gaining/losing weight. I do not seem to have a monthly cycle at all (I don't bloat, no tenderness, etc). It seems that those that gain weight or have trouble losing on Mirena also have other issues (bleeding, cramps, etc).

Liftng4Lis

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summerkissed

karahm78 wrote: »

I am now on my third Mirena.... LOVE MINE! If your body tolerates the Mirena well, it is fabulous. It also seems to have no effect on me gaining/losing weight. I do not seem to have a monthly cycle at all (I don't bloat, no tenderness, etc). It seems that those that gain weight or have trouble losing on Mirena also have other issues (bleeding, cramps, etc).

Yeah I'm one of the lucky ones as well.....I'm trying a couple of other things as well now since when I stopped training it's because I burnt myself out so perhaps it's just coincidence I can't lose weight (I'm not over weight just want to drop a bit of fat) I've had no other side effects and no period for the 3 years

summerkissed

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

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You don't need to read if you have nothing to input! I read the old thread and the information is relevant to myself and 8 months down the track would be great to see if any of these girls have noticed any change or had removed and problem has gone away!