For the girls, Mirena I.U.D and weight loss ?

Yes appetite increased. Strangest experience when you've always had some control. Fluctuations were crazy too even just eating at maintenance. Took 4 months before I felt normal again. Hang in there.

I haven't had any issues with it causing cravings or hindering weight loss. I've lost over hundred pounds since last July. However, I've had mine for four years, but only been dieting just over a year. My body may have adjusted and I honestly don't remember if my eating changed when I first got it because I wasn't dieting at the time so I wasn't paying attention.

Mirena didnt affect my weight

I have not had any issues with weight loss since having mine placed.

Mirena has a small dose of hormones compared to the pill etc., so while I'm sure there are people who are sensitive enough to those hormones for it to make a difference, I'm not one of those people and I noticed no difference in my appetite.

It does cause my periods to be pretty infrequent and sometimes I have PMS symptoms for a couple weeks straight, so I do experience a little extra water retention at times that I can't shake until I do get a period, but overall it's so much less severe than without the IUD and so convenient to have it that I have no complaints.

I had it for 5 years, but no impact to weight or appetite.

I've had the Mirena in for about 6 months to manage endometriosis. In the first two months I had this insatiable appetite, my Dr told me it wasn't related to the mirena but I'm not convinced. I gained 5 kgs. It seems to have settled down now. Give it some time.

I was tracking calories last October when I had my Mirena put in and, eating at the same levels (weighing food, etc., all that fun stuff), I gained like a pound a day for the next weeks. More than anything else, I got discouraged. I wasn't hungrier than normal or anything, just watched that scale number go up. I felt puffy, too, so I'm assuming it was all water but it was seriously depressing. After that, I slipped until August, gained back about 30 of the 60 lbs I lost during that time. Started back in August and it appears that my body is back to normal. Lost 8 lbs in August and due for about the same in September. I believe that, if I'd kept my motivation, I would've been fine losing after the first couple of months. But your body does go haywire for a bit. After that, it's wonderful. Totally worth it!

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I was tracking calories last October when I had my Mirena put in and, eating at the same levels (weighing food, etc., all that fun stuff), I gained like a pound a day for the next weeks. More than anything else, I got discouraged. I wasn't hungrier than normal or anything, just watched that scale number go up. I felt puffy, too, so I'm assuming it was all water but it was seriously depressing. After that, I slipped until August, gained back about 30 of the 60 lbs I lost during that time. Started back in August and it appears that my body is back to normal. Lost 8 lbs in August and due for about the same in September. I believe that, if I'd kept my motivation, I would've been fine losing after the first couple of months. But your body does go haywire for a bit. After that, it's wonderful. Totally worth it!

Yeh I was puffy too and the bloating was discouraging. You can't imagine it getting better. Plus your cycle, if heavy may still be heavy for the first one, eases on second but I've heard individual stories in that regard. Mine was twice a month, heavy prior. Now it's 14 days straight but lighter. Waiting to see if it improves yet again.

When you haven't experienced the changes that happen they can be a little daunting and seem endless. I only now feel like I can handle a deficit again but my iron is back up and so too my energy. I felt very out of body to be honest.

I had a mirena for 4 yrs and gained over 50lbs. I had mood swings and other issues I had it removed and within 2 wks lost 15lbs. I'm currently still losing.