Mirena and abdominal weight
hapemopirate
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I had my son last May, and only gained 11 pounds my entire pregnancy. I was active and ate well the entire 9 months. Once he was born, I immediately dropped all the weight, plus a few. As I was breastfeeding, more came off. Then in July, I got Mirena and everything switched.
In the 11 months I've had the IUD, I have gained 20+ lbs, and it mostly sits around my abdomen. I feel and look pregnant, feel bloated, tired and irritable. My sex drive is non-existant. No matter what I eat, how I exercise, my weight stays the same.
Has anyone else had this issue with Mirena? Did you have it removed, and if so, did it help???
In the 11 months I've had the IUD, I have gained 20+ lbs, and it mostly sits around my abdomen. I feel and look pregnant, feel bloated, tired and irritable. My sex drive is non-existant. No matter what I eat, how I exercise, my weight stays the same.
Has anyone else had this issue with Mirena? Did you have it removed, and if so, did it help???
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I have Mirena and i have lost 40 pounds while nursing. I hear this is common for alot of people though, as everyone is different. Just depends how your body reacts.0
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If you're not happy on it switch to another method. Not everything suits everyone.
My health professionals keep asking me ifI've thought about IUDs etc instead of pills, but I'm happy with what I'm taking - I know I'm getting to the end of being allowed it, but while I CAN have it I will, especially as I don't smoke and am no longer (much) overweight.0 -
I have Mirena and gained 30 lbs. It's harder to keep weight off than it ever has been.0
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Hi - I had a similar experience plus my blood pressure went up and I could feel the change. After two months I went back to my physician and she took my blood pressure and removed the Mirena immediately. I had gained about ten pounds and felt bloated and puffy all the time. The weight didn't come off right away but my blood pressure went back to normal quickly. My body did not feel like my own...if it doesn't feel right in your body get rid of it.0
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Hi - I had a similar experience plus my blood pressure went up and I could feel the change. After two months I went back to my physician and she took my blood pressure and removed the Mirena immediately. I had gained about ten pounds and felt bloated and puffy all the time. The weight didn't come off right away but my blood pressure went back to normal quickly. My body did not feel like my own...if it doesn't feel right in your body get rid of it.
I agree! I told my girlfriends last week that I don't feel like I belong in my body! I feel a big disconnect.0 -
I had mineral removed 11 month ago.I gained a lot of weight with it my breasts were lactating I had mood swings and panic attacks. Now I am slowly getting back to normal my cycles aren't regular yet but at least I am not gaining any more weight. I guess it takes time for your body to readjust.0
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hapemopirate wrote: »I had my son last May, and only gained 11 pounds my entire pregnancy. I was active and ate well the entire 9 months. Once he was born, I immediately dropped all the weight, plus a few. As I was breastfeeding, more came off. Then in July, I got Mirena and everything switched.
In the 11 months I've had the IUD, I have gained 20+ lbs, and it mostly sits around my abdomen. I feel and look pregnant, feel bloated, tired and irritable. My sex drive is non-existant. No matter what I eat, how I exercise, my weight stays the same.
Has anyone else had this issue with Mirena? Did you have it removed, and if so, did it help???
So far I've lost 53 pounds and still have mirena, which I've had a year, so....no.0 -
hapemopirate wrote: »I had my son last May, and only gained 11 pounds my entire pregnancy. I was active and ate well the entire 9 months. Once he was born, I immediately dropped all the weight, plus a few. As I was breastfeeding, more came off. Then in July, I got Mirena and everything switched.
In the 11 months I've had the IUD, I have gained 20+ lbs, and it mostly sits around my abdomen. I feel and look pregnant, feel bloated, tired and irritable. My sex drive is non-existant. No matter what I eat, how I exercise, my weight stays the same.
Has anyone else had this issue with Mirena? Did you have it removed, and if so, did it help???
This was basically me. Plus migraines and acne. I had it removed and things went back to normal, and I was ultimately able to lose the weight. I know that for me the 10-15lbs was at least partly water, but that didn't help me deal with it. When I was scheduled for the insertion, I knew that weight gain was common so I started watching what I ate. I was essentially dieting while I had it, but the scale still went up.
It really seems to depend on the person.0 -
Steadily losing weight and have had the Mirena in for a year. Everyone's body can react differently to different methods. For instance, I bloated like no tomorrow on hormonal birth control pills, but bloating with my Mirena is limited to right before when I would be normally getting my period. So, YMMV.0
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I have Mirena and am losing weight. I have had it for 8 years. (I'm on my second one.)
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I have been losing ( and gaining) weight regularly with a Mirena. The total random pms symptoms are another story all together, though!0
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Lost 105 pounds with Mirena in. I've not been happy with my midsection, but working through 30 Day Shred is helping.0
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I'm on my second mirena. I've lost weight by tracking my calories and lifting weight while on Mirena see profile pic. Everyone is different. I love my mirena and I love not having a period.0
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I've never had a problem with my IUD - no weight gain (with actual weight loss for the first time in yeearrs). It really depends on your body!0
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I did - because I got pregnant on it. Haven't used it since......0
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I've had the Mirena for (almost) 5 years; having it replaced next month. I've lost 44lbs, feel great and LOVE not having a period!!0
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BuddhaMom74 wrote: »I've had the Mirena for (almost) 5 years; having it replaced next month. I've lost 44lbs, feel great and LOVE not having a period!!
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Lots of women have problems because of the hormones. Which is why I got Paraguard about 3 years ago. Copper, non-hormonal, wonderful. First few months I was crampy and spotty, but that all went away and I am regular as clockwork and NORMAL. It's nice to be me again after so many years of BC pills.0
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I too have the Mirena and I have had a lot fo trouble losing weight. I too gained about 15 pounds and I have asked doctor after doctor about it and they all say that it isnt due to that. However, I started seeing a nutritionist lately and she said that Mirena could cause me to have a bigger appetite, and I have a really slow metabolism which the combonation has caused me to gain the weight. I started eating healthier and started taking Vitamins and Thyroid pill prescribed by my doctor and it has really helped. I would suggest maybe seeking medical advise from a nutritionist, mine has helped a lot and my medical insurance covers it.0
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I absolutely loved my first one, which was placed 6 weeks after my daughter was born. I had it replaced 6 month ago and I have had issue with weight gain, acne, backache and mood swings.
I have an appointment this month to talk about having it removed because no period isn't worth it anymore.0 -
Everyone's body reacts differently. I've had Mirena for almost a year now and haven't noticed any weight gain (that isn't my own fault from food and drink). I've lost 10 lbs so far and it's still in there working wonderfully. If you really feel like that was the contributing factor to your weight gain, you might consider taking it out and switching to something else.0
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Why not just have it removed? If I had something put in my body that wasn't absolutely "required" and it made me all wonky, I would simply have it taken out.0
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BuddhaMom74 wrote: »I've had the Mirena for (almost) 5 years; having it replaced next month. I've lost 44lbs, feel great and LOVE not having a period!!
THIS! ...is the best gif ever!!0 -
I've been on it since September, I think. The first couple months I felt terrible and had no appetite, but that wasn't all from Mirena I have other medical issues that were all acting up at the same time. Now I feel like everything has settled and I have not noticed any weight issues or bloating more than normal. What I have gained was due to my other issues all blowing up at once, and the only way my Hubby could get any food into me was to stick Taco Bell/Noodles/Smash Burger under my nose. My doctor stressed that it can take months to settle, in my case she warned me that it could take up to a full a year before it settled down. Even if I did start getting not so great side effects, they would have to be VERY severe for me to take it out. I'm 31, on Coumadin for the rest of my life. You don't want to know what blood thinners do to ones period. Due to the clotting disorder I already have this is about the 'safest' option that I have to control the bleeding. My Docs won't even consider a permanent solution.0
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I had the Mirena for a year and had to have it removed because right about 10 months of it in I started getting horrible pains that put me in the ER getting XRAYS and tests done. With no results my doctor finally told me that some women have had this happen with the mirena. Sure enough had it removed, it's been 3 months and have no had an ounce of pain since.
Everyone's body is different and will react different. I know a few people who got the shot and a couple gained a lot of weight and the others stayed the same or started losing weight. All of our bodies are different. Make the decision for yourself on how you want to proceed.0 -
I am 35.. on blood thinners and I too have mirena. I would say the hardest part is the limitations on certain foods. I would love to be your weightloss buddy.. maybe we could encourage each other
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BC affects everyone differently. If it isn't working for you and you think your weight gain is directly related to it then switch. I have Mirena and have struggled to lose weight while I've had it however I'm not totally convinced it's Mirena's fault.0
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I agree with others who say BC effects everyone differently. The Mirena didn't work for me, but a good friend of mine loved it. Talk with your doctor and explore your options.0
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I lost all my weight while on Mirena. I actually only had it removed shortly after my last bodybuilding competition because I wanted to explore other options. I plan on getting another one soon.0
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I use a Mirena. It doesn't interfere with my weight loss. In fact, it probably helps it because I'm not bleeding myself into an iron deficiency that has me too exhausted to work out.0
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