NuvaRing/Mirena and weight (ladies?)

I've had the Mirena for 3 years. Everyone is different with it, but the hormone used is a progesterone and the amount is so minute it barely shows up on blood tests. It has more of a local affect on the uterine lining. I love it since a barely have a period anymore, and I haven't had any problems with it.

Other things to consider: have you/are you on anti-depressants? Have you had your thyroid checked? Those are things that can make you gain weight or make it hard to lose.

I recently had mine taken out because of weight gain/bloating, hormonal imbalances, and other complications. My OB said this does not happen for a majority of the people who use an IUD but for some (unfortunately) it does. I would see an OB about your side effects. They sound so similar to what I was going through. You can friend me if you like and we can chat more about it. Good luck. Oh... my OB did mention that the copper IUD is a better alternative if you have trouble with the Mirena. We just switched to condoms with spermicide for the time being.

I did gain quite a bit of weight with Mirena when I had it. I had it for a little bit over a year. I don't handle my hormones messed with very well. My doc gave me mirena over other methods because the hormones in it are low, but still was too much for me. I gained weight, was constantly tired, my best friend said it made me *****y and kinda weird. lol I know i made some bad choices in that time. In March of this last year I started having major side pain and a lot of bleeding to accompany the pain. I called the OB where I got it from and his assistant told me it had nothing to do w/ the IUD. And that it was probably an ovarian cyst. Well it wasn't that, it was the IUD dislodged. So I really hated my experience with Mirena. However, there are a ton of people that have had a great experience with it and don't have any problems.

Also, as soon as it came out my energy was back quickly so I know that was the problem and not something else.

I had a Mirena for a few weeks (had it taken out when I thought I had a miscarriage) and I did gain some weight. BUT! I was also not exercising and and didn't have the best eating habits. When I was put on Yaz a couple months ago (which I stopped taking because of some issuess) my doctor said that weight gain really shouldn't happen. The average weight gain for women on hormonal birth control is 3 pounds per year, which is the same as the average weight gain for all Americans. There are some women who gain a lot, but that the hormonal birth control isn't necessarily the cause. And, the hormonal birth control I was on after my son was born and the Yaz did not make me gain weight. As long as you're exercising and eating right you should be fine.

I am on the mirena for almost 3 years now and have not gained weight. I plan to have it removed soon because of bacteria infections.

Ok... because I feel I have to defend my prior post now... I only gained about 10 lbs... BUT... the Doc said that was due to the hormones.... so most likely the hormonal side effects were changing my lifestyle more than my weight ya know? I do believe some women use this as an excuse as well. Although in my situation... which again...I was told was not very common...My side effects were legit and a direct result of the Mirena IUD. MOST WOMEN who use Mirena love it and do just fine with it.

I didn't gain weight because of the IUD, though I did gain weight during the five years mine was in. On the whole (since I had twins) I gained more weight without an IUD than I could possibly have done in five years with the IUD

I honestly had a horrible experience with the nuva ring. it was great in every way....but my weight was literally uncontrollable. i know people say dont make excuses for you own weight gain, but i have never experienced n e thing like that! I was eating unhealthy when i went on it but i consistently ate the same way and wasnt gaining any weight until the nuva ring started. Then I began gaining literally a pound a day. I started eating extremely healthy and working out 3 hours a day from not working out at all. The scale wouldn't budge - only went up if I ate anything even slightly unhealthy or didnt work out much that day. Needless to say I was very unhappy because of this. I tried for 3 months to make it work because it was sooo convenient, but I couldn't control my weight at all. Normally when I go from eating crappy to healthy, whether I work out or not, I lose at least 5 lbs within the week. I ended up back at my max weight of 125ish and decided I needed to get off of it! Now I still am having an extremely hard time getting control of my body, when my entire life before this I was always able to lose weight by not really even doing anything. It is really aggravating for me now, but I am trying my best and the weight is SLOWLY coming back off. I wish the nuva ring didn't do this because I loved it in all other ways....but this struggle was not worth the convenience!

I have had the Mirena IUD since January 10'. I don't believe it has affected my weight at all.

I lost 40+ lb.s while on Nuva Ring, but I also worked out 2hrs a day, 5 days a week. I still use it, and love it compared to how pills made me feel.

I have a copper marina. i carnt have hormones as they give me blood clots, sickness oh yea nt to mention the 5yr i now have lol. this doesnt affect weight as such but i do get reli bad periods swelling and back pain,

The copper IUD is called Paragard. There is no copper-based IUD by Mirena.

Now, I know some of the reasons for going up from about 135 to 162 in the last year (new relationship= a lot of nice dinners and lazy snuggling), but it's still a dramatic and rapid weight gain... I spent this year trying out new birth control methods because I've categorically avoided hormones for years. I tried the NuvaRing and whoa! I was a raging nutcase for THOSE three months (sorry, new boyfriend!) I started gaining then, but I thought it was because I was constantly grouchy and just hanging out a lot. Now, after some other searching, I had a Mirena IUD put in (about 6 mos ago). A lot of the weight has come since then. Has anyone else experienced a lot of gain with either of these products?

I haven't had any issues, I believe. I have noticed an increase POSSIBLY in my rosacea and the appearance of some strange spotting that I'm going to go see a derm for, but I've had no weight gain that I can attribute to it since I got it last September, or any other major issues.

In fact I freaking love it! No more having to worry about condoms or to take the pill or nasty hormonal side effects or monthly payments for another pack.

I feel like women often blame weight gain on BC, but the culprit is usually age or pregnancy. Your body just changes. A good indicator is to look at your older siblings, mother, etc and see how they carried their weight over the years.

I lost weight about 20lbs while on the nuva ring, but i had a lot of trouble with getting yeast infections from it. So i have been nuva ring free for about a year i gained about 10lbs back:/