Mirena and Weight Loss

been thinking about getting mirena so i wanna hear these responses...

I've had the mirena for almost 2 years and I have lost almost 90lbs. I did it with excercise and eating right. So it's didn't stop me from losing

Oh my godness! What a great topic! I have Mirena and let me tell you it has been the most frustratig weight loss journey ever! On top of that Mirena cause a few other complications if you look at Medical Journals. The most common seems to be the continous feeling of bloating and slow metabolism! Personally for me was the initial cramping and spotting then off and on ovarian cyst. : ( I still struggle with I have managed to beat the fight with Mirena but still suffer the massive abdominal swelling every now and then. (Sometimes looking like I am 4 months preggers, depending on what I eat).

As for now I figured out that eating lass than 1200 calories and working out 5 times a week for more than 45 mintues helped shrep the pounds. I also avoid alot of white (Bleached) flour like pastas and breads. No soda for me or artificial sweeteners. I also advise taking look at the book "Eat this not that." It's a real eye opener. These are just a few of the things that worked for me. Everyone's body is different..Hope this helps a little.

I got it put in 2 years ago...i have gained weight since then, but it could be my lack of exercise and not eating right, I have some other awful side affects, and i am scheduling to get it out....i had a friend who gained a ton of weight right after she got it out, she dropped like 20 in a month....

Hmm, I've had it for about a year and a half and I gained a little weight in that time period (maybe 10 pounds) but I think a lot of that was due to a desk job, a fiance who is way too much fun and bad eating habits. I've lost weight recently, but this is the first time I've actively tried to lose weight, so I have no idea if the Mirena is impeding me or not. In any case, it sounds like it isn't for everyone and I'll be sure to talk to my doctor if things change.

I used to be a pharmacy technician and I read a lot of research before I chose an IUD. I went with Nova T which is a copper IUD (no hormones). I haven't noticed any weight gain at all.

Question isnt Paragard similar or the same thing??? I read alot and consulted my gyn and I was told is a non hormonal copper IUD???

As I mentioned before Im currently on nuvaring cuz I was told by my gyn if I was not sure if I was going to have another child soon it was the easiest low hormone bc she recommended and when I was ready for the copper IUD to let her know.

I used to be a pharmacy technician and I read a lot of research before I chose an IUD. I went with Nova T which is a copper IUD (no hormones). I haven't noticed any weight gain at all.

Ok so no shot!!!! I want anything with low to no hormones!

the depo shot was the worst...i gained about 20lbs and all my hair started to get really brittle and was breaking off a lot

I have the mirena IUD, I've had it for about 16 months.. I don't know for sure if the IUD is partly responsible for my gain or not.
When I delivered in Feb 09, I don't remember the poundage, but I was between an 8 and a 10. By Nov. I bought a size 12, and now I can't button them. I've been here for a month, working hard, watching what I eat, drinking water and I haven't lost anything... welll, I "lost" two pounds, then gained them back, then 1 was gone, so basically, I started here at 184 a month ago, and all my hard work has me sitting at 182.5 as of this morning. And, I don't think it's building muscle, because I still can't button my pants...

When I first started tracking my food, more days than not, I'd end up eating a nighttime snack to keep above a 1200 net cal., it didn't make sense how I gained sooo much, even though I don't always make the best choices. I'm starting to think that maybe it's not all my fault, and something else is at play.

As for the ladies who say they look/felt pregnant... I had a cashier ask when I was due, and my mom even thought I looked pregnant, and she's seen me pregnant twice. I've never carried my weight like a baby before, it was always hips and butt., except of course when I was pregnant. And, yes, I have had a panic moment where I took a test, but it was negative...

Again, I don't know how much is me, and how much is the IUD, but I know I nursed a VERY hungry boy for 14 months, and gained steadily. I pig out on occasion, but not every day, and I rarely snacked. Some weight gain, I could understand, but this much I don't get. I'm giving it another month, and then I'm gonna go to the doctor to see if there's something else at play, and have the IUD removed if need be.

I asked a similar question yesterday... but it was about the shot (depo-provera). I have been on it a combined total of 4 years almost and I finally sat down with my fiance and said Im not doing it anymore. I gained a TON of weight from it and the pill doesnt do me any better. Not to mention every hormonal BC I've tried has put me on a roller coaster of emotions Im done with the birth control stuff and I trust my man and myself enough to be careful about using protection. Yes I know there are many many people that will disagree with me but it is mine and my fiance's decision. Talk to your doctor about maybe trying something different. Good luck!

Hi, I got the mirena this past December, I didn't gain any weight, I have still had periods but are now finally down to almost nothing. I think you just have to get past the first six months to decide if it works for you. I have lost seven pounds since re- starting MFP in mid June. Hope that helps and good luck whatever you do. ..I always say I'm coming back as a man lmao.

Any hormonal contraceptive works by tricking your body into thinking it's pregnant to some degree or another. One of the things women do while pregnant is gain weight. Some women only gain what can be directly accounted for in the breakdown charts of so many lbs attributed to baby, amniotic fluid, placenta, required fat stores for nursing, etc. but MANY MANY women gain excessively while pregnant due to cravings, to stave off nausea induced by low blood sugar, the biological feedback to "store fat and hang the heck onto it" from the brain, etc., so it's no surprise really that many women complain of weight gain when put in a hormonal state simulating pregnancy.

I use Paraguard myself. Here's a study on weight gain in Paraguard users: (it boils down to an average of 6lbs over 5 years and 8lbs over 7 years... that can be more chalked up to simply aging, I would say)

1. Weight Variation In A Cohort Of Women Using Copper
    IUD For Contraception.


Objective:
The objective of this study was to assess weight changes over time in reproductive-age women using non-hormonal contraception [copper intrauterine device (IUD) users]. Baseline variables recorded included age, parity, decade when the IUD was inserted and the presence of hypertension.

A total of 1,697 IUD users were followed for 7 years of use. The mean age (+/- SD) of the women at the beginning of follow-up was 27.6 +/- 5.8 years and the mean height (+/- SD) was 150 +/- 10 cm.

The mean weight (+/- SD) at the time of IUD insertion was 58.5 +/- 0.30 kg. After 5 and 7 years of follow-up, the mean weight (+/- SD) was 61.2 +/- 0.33 kg and 62.4 +/- 0.51 kg, respectively.

At insertion, the body mass index mean (+/- SD) was 24.5 +/- 0.12 and after 3 years it was 25 +/- 0.14, remaining above 25 up to the 7th year of observation. During the 7 years of follow-up, older women gained more weight than younger women.

Parity, decade of IUD insertion, and hypertension were not noted to be significant determinants of weight variation.