Did you lose weight after having the Mirena taken out?

I just discovered a petition going around about the awareness for the side affects of it. I signed it. I am scheduled to have it taken out on Sept. 6th. I cant wait! Im starting a diet that day and I know that if it fixes my sleep issue, the rest will fall into place.

@nuttylou, The 70 lbs isn't all from the mirena. I think the last 20 lbs are from the mirena. The first 50 lbs was all from me meeting my husband and getting comfortable and that was gained over a couple of years. The 20 lbs came on suddenly after I had the Mirena placed. The entire time I was pregnant I gained 20 lbs, most of it being in the last month but all of that and then some was shed right after I had my son. He was 9 lbs 12oz of that 20 lbs. So the rest was all pregnancy related as in blood, placenta, water, etc. As far as fat, I didn't gain a single pound of fat while I was pregnant.

My appetite and cravings didn't change until after having the iud placed. Before the iud was placed i was only drinking slimfast shakes, eating watermellon and smart ones meals. I didn't have time to eat bad. my son is allergic to milk and spent the first 2 months of his life awake 12+hrs a day crying unless he was held or eating. I didn't even get my first shower after leaving the hospital untill i'd been home a week.

The thing that made me pinpoint the mirena for the weight gain is the fact that I did try a diet that I was very familier with. From 4th grade until I was 19 my family was very strong Atkins followers. The only time I didn't follow Atkins was during swim season when I really needed a lot of extra carbs. Since then, if i've ever put on weight and wanted it off or just wanted some of it off, I could do any diet and drop 20 lbs in a month, at the least 15. Before I got pregnant with my son, I was on weight watchers and had lost 5 lbs per week for a month before discovering I was pregnant with my son. So when I went on Atkins and started my workout program which was one hour of cardio a day with a trainer for three days a week for 34 days and didn't lose a single pound, or gain a single pound. I knew something was wrong. That's never happend to me before. I can normally fix my weight with diet alone and see results in just days. I lose weight very quick. I know my body well. I also know that something isn't right due to the fact that I've not gained a pound since then 6 months ago and I haven't worked out since then or watched what I've eaten. Also, all my labs are normal and optimal. My cholesterol is great, my blood sugar was a 4.5 for my 3 month review, my blood pressure is 98/65, and my thyroid is normal. So, right now, there is only one other thing to blame, Mirena. We will find out for sure after it's out on the six and probably a few weeks after that.

Oh, and the period thing. I hate not having a period. I haven't had one since I've had the Mirena and while I was pregnant, not having one was fine because my body was causing their to be period but to synthetically stop my period has been horrible. Before I got pregnant with my son, I practed natural family planning for 3 years. I could tell you the minute I was going to ovulate, the day I was going to have a mirgrain, the hour I would start my period and I knew exactly what every little twitch or pain was coming from. I was never bloated out of the period time. I loved knowing my body sooo well. Now, it's going in a thousand different directions and I cant say what is going on with it at all. If I get a migrain, I cant say, "oh, well, going to start my period." now it's "what's causing this?" or cramps... I never got period cramps at all, ever. I got ovulation pains. Now when I feel a cramp or pain, it's a plastic peace stabbing me inside.

I've also been on the pill before and the nuvaring. The pill I didn't really take right but it was okay, I didn't really gain weight on it. The nuvaring, I through up every day for the month I had that but also didn't gain weight... how could I, I couldn't keep anything down. After that was when I went to NFP. I am going to have them give me the nuvaring again after removing the iud only because if i show side effects with it, i can pull it just like that. It's not like a shot, implant, or pill that I would have to wait for a period of time for the chemical to rid my system.

I have had my Mirena for a yr and a half now I can't say the weight gain was from it bc I haven't been eating well or exercising but one side effect I HAVE had is acne! I have never in my life had acne, except for the occasional pimple from my period. I always had clear skin but started breaking out on a normal basis when I got the Mirena inserted. It sucks! I am using Clean and Clear now after trying Proactiv and Extra Strength Proactiv with NO results, I have tried a bunch of stuff but Clean and Clear seems to work the best. Adult acne is no fun, never had it as a teenager but I struggle with it now bc of Mirena. I guess I would rather have acne than another munchkin though so I will keep it in! haha

I started having break outs with it too. Try using gold dial bar soap and a black head scrub. Use the scrub first so that it opens your pores and then use the dial to get rid of all the bacteria. Its what worked on my skin. Proactive was horrible on my skin and just made it worse. I like clean and clear but I had to use the dial with whatever I used. It was actually reccomended to my friends in highschool by their derm because they had acne that was horrendous! It cleared their faces right up and they havent had pimples since, that's what turned me on to it when I started getting break outs. That and my dad only used bar soap on his face when he was growing up and he never had acne, could just be he had good skin though (native skin).

Its now day 6 after removal and I have lost 5 lbs!!! I love it.

The entire time I had the mirena the only thing I craved were foods I craved while i was pregnant, which Im sure helped with weight gain but when I went on a hard core diet and weight loss program 6 months into having the mirena, I didn't lose a pound after a month of it, that is not normal for me at all. I have had it removed for less than a week and have lost 5 lbs, and dont crave anything bad for me at all, that is a first in a year.

So, if you are eating like crap and you have a mirena in but aren't contributing weight gain to it, maybe you should look back into it. The mirena could be causing those cravings that are making you fat to begin with. If you have been able to lose the weight without having the mirena removed then I would say that your mirena probably doesn't have much to do with not losing weight ofcourse but it could still be what caused the weight gain if you dont normally crave such unhealthy foods but started to after getting the mirena placed.

I practiced natural family planning for 3 years before I got pregnant with my son so I know exactly the difference between me with birth control and without, especially now after having it removed and suddenly being back to the person I was before I got it. I have never gained weight with any other birth control before, just the mirena and I think it was because it stopped my periods all together, making my body react as if I were pregnant, if it didn't have a large amount of hormone in it, I think it was causing my body to release extra hormones, just like your body does when you are pregnant. So, in other words, maybe the device it self doesn't have enough hormone in it to cause such reactions to it but if it is causing my body to release more hormones than that would cause reations for sure.

I have noticed that people who continue to get their period on it dont seem to have as many side effects from it and I think that's why. Their body is still functioning like it should. Our period starts our cycle dropping our hormones down to a level that they can build back from. If you never have a period, your body never drops back down in the hormone level, it always remains up, just building and building.

Anyway, Im glad it's out and I'm glad to not feel pregnant anymore. We have decided to go back to NFP and just stay away from hormones all together at least for now, until my body is completely back to normal and cycles are regular and what not. The only way I could see going back to any birthcontrol is if my body doesn't regulate after months and months and I need to take the pill to get it back on track.

Please keep updating on this thread...I really want to see your results. I have had the Mirena for a few years. I didn't get it for birth control, I got it to help with cramps. I noticed immediate weight gain. I also had a bout with depression. I have tried so many different things to lose weight and nothing works. I started counting my calories again and started Insanity. I lost weight for the first 2 weeks, and now I'm gaining it back. I asked my doctor to remove it, but since we are using it for cramps (and I'm talking about immobilizing, take 2 lortab and 4 ibuprofens to make the pain at least bearable cramps!) that there are no other options without some sort of surgical procedure. But I'm so miserable being overweight (not to mention the mood swings) that I'm thinking the few days of bad cramps are more worth it.
I am really interested to see your progress!!!

I'll keep it up. but I will also just friend you. I haven't tried to friend anyone yet, so If a request doesn't show right away it's because I'm still trying to figureout how, lol.

That is just horrible that you have to go through those cramps, have you ever been on any other birthcontrol? like the pill and not gained weight? If you have then maybe you should look into going on the pill that only gives you 3 periods a year and then that way you only have to deal with them 3 times a year but get to lose weight too.