Mirena and weight loss/gain

I thought the IUD was non hormonal, if it is it should make absolutely no difference, the implanon makes me lose and the pill makes me gain, but all non hormonal contraceptives shouldnt have that affect at all

Mirena has hormones in it.

I'm getting one tomorrow. I really doubt it will affect my body composition that much.

ETA: Some IUD's don't have hormones.

I thought the IUD was non hormonal, if it is it should make absolutely no difference, the implanon makes me lose and the pill makes me gain, but all non hormonal contraceptives shouldnt have that affect at all

Mirena is hormonal.

I haven't had problems with losing weight with the Mirena.

I've never used Mirena, but Implaon made me gain like crazy!

I didn't notice a gain with my MIrena. I had it for almost 5 years. However I dropped 5lbs the first week I had it taken out. I am not on birth control pills but that may make me gain too.

I have had the mirena since Jan 2010 and I have lost 74lbs. My OB told me that it doesn't cause weight gain...like I thought when I first started trying to lose weight before MFP.

You're lucky you lost weight instead of gaining weight!

I've been using the Mirena for 7 years. It does have a small amount of progestin, but it is isolated in the uterus and is undetectable in the blood stream, so it shouldn't affect your weight loss or gain.

I had my second mirena placed oct 2011 and by new years, I had gained almost 20 lbs. even though i had my son in july, i was maintaining my weight with diet alone... then the mirena was put in and nothing else changed, except my weight. I've spent all of this year trying to lose the weight in preparation for baby #2, but nothing has worked matter what i've done. I've been to the dr's and was told to 'try harder'. because of the weight and some other symptoms, I'll be having it removed as soon as i can get an appt. Good luck with yours....i certainly won't be missing mine.

Omg, I gained SO MUCH weight with the mirena IUD. I'm 19 years old, never had children. Got it put in in may 2012 after getting with my boyfriend..then I weighed 140. I now weigh almost 175. I do like to eat, BUT let me mention, before I got this birth control put in, I was able to eat whatever I want, whenever I want, and never gained weight maybe like a few pounds a year like normal. Now I gained 40+ lbs. I don't eat fast food anymore, don't eat soda , and I don't wag a lot anymore anyways because I work and I literally always forget my lunch at home. sometimes I don't eat dinner. but STILL gaining weight! I have developed horrible stretch marks on my breasts, side, butt, and from my thighs trailing down almost to my knees because it was such a fast weight gain. I try to diet and work out but the pounds keep coming! I really loved this birth control besides the cramps in the beginning and sporting/bleeding..but this weight gain really sucks. I'm not comfortable in my skin anymore. I won't wear shorts, dresses or tight shirts like I use to. And I definitely won't be wearing a bikini ANY TIME soon. I will be getting the morena removed asap

Not sure on the weight gain for some. I am losing on mine.

But the Pimples. OMG. and they are all along my chin/neck which means its all hormonal.

I will be glad to get this thing taken out.

I'm on my 3rd Mirena. Managed to lose over 3 stone with the first one in. I had a baby in November 2011 and put on a lot of weight, had a new Mirena fitted in May 2012 and I'm managing to lose weight fine. The only problem I'm having with mine this time is that I seem to be bleeding quite frequently which never happened at all with the previous two but I'm intending going to the Dr about this.