Did you lose weight after having the Mirena taken out?

I've had my mirena for 5 months and love it, no weight gain (I've lost almost 50 lbs since having it put in) and no moodiness. : / Guess I'm lucky?

I've had mine almost 6 months, I've gained 20lbs and cannot lose a pound! I've hired a personal trainer two days a week, I'm logging my food and I've gained 1.5 more since I started. I've scheduled to have it removed, but can't get in for a couple weeks. Have you made any more progress? I just want some hope .

Quick version of my story with the mirena, I got it in two weeks after having my son. Before gettin pregnant I was 140 lbs. after having him and initially getting mirena in I weighed 180 lbs. I had my son in 2011 and just barely got mirena removed a week ago! I was experiencing massive headaches sharp pains down left side of tummy, horrible cycles last anywhere from from two weeks to 26 days. Onery all the time! Not happy! Can't lost weight! I would weigh 175 then 165 every other month. We'll I when I went it the doctor had to pull it off my uteran wall because it was embedded. He said that explained my left side pains! It hurt so bad ! So now I currently weigh 167 lbs and I hope I lose more!!

I had the Merina for 2 years and at first I liked it but the longer I had it the more side effects I had with it. I could not loose weight for the life of me and I have gained so much weight that this is the heaviest I have ever been. So yesterday I did a lot of research and I..... removed it myself!! and I am so glad that I did not waste that money on something that took 2 seconds to do. I am already starting to feel better in the day that it has been out and I cannot wait to see if I can start loosing weight now.

I also just took out my mirena myself about 30 minutes ago!! I've gained about 10 pounds since I've had it inserted 9 months ago. My diet hasn't changed and I've actually worked out more than I have in the past. I have the worst acne I've ever had in my entire life, my periods are regular but actually last longer. Not to mention I was bleeding for about 2 months after having it inserted. Hoping that this weight comes off!!

I am on my third Mirena and for the majority of the 15 yrs have remained between 105-125lbs. My weight crept up about 2 years ago to 172lbs but I certainly can't attribute that to the Mirena - more like the crappy foods I crammed into my mouth and sheer laziness!

I am so glad I found this post! I am 36 my son is16. I had my first Mirena coil fitted 6 weeks after his birth, I was 20 at the time. So for the majority of my adult life I had this fitted. My periods prior to my pregnancy were very very heavy and I was diagnosed with endometriosis so Mirena was the best choice.

Since the Mirena my periods remained light to no existent but with frequent spotting so I have used panty liners everyday for 16 years! My libido dropped right after I had the coil fitted, I gained about 14lbs( that I have never lost) developed awful acne which I still get from time to time and began to feel low, sometimes very depressed. I put all this down to becoming a Mum and growing up. The acne has cost me hundreds to get treated and has only stopped in the last 12 months.

I have my last coil was changed 18 months ago. Since then my sex drive has stopped totally and this has had a big effect on marriage. I still love and fancy my hubby but I just have no interest in sex. The weight gain doesn't help my confidence. I was always a UK size 8, in the last 18 months that has risen to a size 12. I go to the gym 3 times per week, watch my calories, carb and fat in take, but haven't lost 1lb! I have also started getting very painful cramps and shooting pains in my thighs?

I started researching what the causes could be and everything points back to my coil. I have been reading this thread today and have made an appointment tomorrow to get mine removed. Worst case scenario the symptoms have nothing to do with the Mirena and I get one put back in a few months. Best case I start feel better like so many other women who have theirs removed.

Either way I will keep you posted! Wish me luck!

Hi I have had three in total. With no breaks in between. I am not even sure what I am like without synthetic hormones!

I am just hoping that my sex drive and moods improve, anything else is a bonus!

It's been 3 days and I am feeling so much better. No real weight loss but so much less bloated, like I said before, comfortable in my own skin. I feel that fog lift and just more like myself. It's crazy how long I let myself feel so yucky. It happened so slowly that I didn't realize my body was feeling that bad. My libido has not come at me full force but I'm still spotting. I feel like I'm waiting for something to happen, physically and emotionally. Meanwhile, I'm just enjoying feeling so different. It's good. Relief. Hope this helps someone out there. I will post back at 1 wk.

I definitely lost weight after I got the Mirena taken out. I think it's because it made me so insanely depressed. I got it taken out September of last year, and by Christmas I had lost 35 lbs. I started MFP in October and that helped a lot, but I'm not sure I could have stuck to it if I was still on Mirena.

It works great for some people and not at all for others. Wish I hadn't kept it in for three years before realizing it was affecting me so much.