Mirena IUD and weight gain?

I have one. Had it inserted a month after having my second child who is now 3 years old. Honestly, I hate the thing but it does work so I live with it until I can consider other options.

I didn't notice any weight gain or hunger that I would have associated with it. However, I did notice other symptoms that could possibly contribute to weight gain and/or hunger.

I feel more tired now. When I say tired... man... it's almost like I am pregnant again. (I am one of those "sleepy" pregnant women. I know I am pregnant every time because I can't stay alert for more than a few hours during the first month or two.) Especially when I am on my cycle - then I can barely function. I'm pretty sure this does me zero favors on the weight loss and hunger routine as I'm sleeping the day away instead of eating what I should be when I should be.

My cycles - which were always irregular - are now just plain insane. I had two, quite literally, back to back last month with only 3 days in between. I also feel more bloated than I ever did when I didn't have one. Oddly enough, I also have menstrual cramping and other "typical" complaints of a cycle - which I never had before. (I seriously had never had a single PMS symptom other than occasional mood swings prior to the IUD.) So I can only begin to imagine what it might be like for a woman who normally had these symptoms. I would hazard to guess that whatever your typical symptoms were during your cycle, they are likely to be magnified when on the IUD. So if you normally had cravings that could explain your sudden hunger. (maybe?)

I get a lot of cramping and lower back pain now. Sometimes I get a strange pinching/stabbing sensation in my lower pelvic area. I also have had odd gassy like bumps occur since getting the IUD. (Like a baby kicking, but there's no baby. It's very creepy.)

Other than that, I rarely even think about it. It's not the best thing, but it certainly isn't the worst. Plus, like I said... it does the job.

I love my IUD....no actual period! Plus I don't have to remember to take a pill...yes please! Didn't notice any weight gain or fatigue I feel normal. Minus the no bleeding!!!!! Which is a bonus to me. The shot I used to get YES weight gain, mood swings etc...didn't like it AT ALL. and I got prego on the patch sooooo I am sticking with my IUD!

I had a Mirena for about a year and half.. and it was the worst year and a half of my life. I felt like I was on my period all the time. I would sporadically spot, then have a full period ... then be ok for a week.. then have another period. I felt so bad for (now) fiance.. it almost killed our sex life.

I guess I was too busy wondering why I was bleeding so much and not dying to register any weight gain, hunger, or weight loss. Sorry

I have had my Mirena for 6 months & have not have any weight gain. The only side effect that I seem to have is raging PMS before my menses. (I'm always kind of a ***** around that time anyway's so I wouldn't really blame the Mirena lol). There is a non hormonal IUD (Paragard) that you might want to try. I don't know if it helps as far as weight gain goes but it can't hurt to ask your doc about it.

I got Mirena this past January and yes I have significantly noticed that I'm feeling a lot more hungry and I noticed more belly fat since I've had it. So far I do not like Mirena and have been contemplating another alternative for birth control.

I had one. Briefly. Hated it. It totally messed up my hormones, and yes, it made me gain weight, while calorie counting.

I got one about 3 months ago and within 3 weeks had gained 8 pounds and severe rage. I had to wait another 4 weeks to have it removed and it was the worst experience ever for me. I had extreme bloating in my tummy and felt out of control. That all being said, I know that I am hyper sensitive to any kind of birth control....I got it just to try to help with heavy periods. One of my closest friends has it and loves it. It truly depends on the person and how their body reacts to hormones...even very small amounts of that hormone. Good luck with it.

I've had Mirena for about 2 months now, and I've not noticed any change in appetite, no mood swings, and best of all no period, and I'm someone who was put on birth control because of heavy insane periods and really bad PMS/side effects of menstruating, I love it! I also have about 5 other friends who have it and love it as well... I have noticed an increase in my headaches, but my doctors have never really been able to attribute my headaches to my hormones or other factors. I did have some bad cramping for about the first week and some irregular spotting for about 2 weeks though.

Just so everyone knows, there are 2 types of IUD's Mirena, which has hormones and the copper one, which is hormone free... a lot of the symptoms people are describing with out of control bleeding and mood swings are typically what is seen with the copper IUD, not Mirena, for most women Mirena lightens/decreases your period and can even cause it to not occur. However, every woman is different and everyones body reacts differently to different hormones, so it is possible to have different side effects.

I got Mirena in December. No problems here. I love it

I thought I would also mention that the hormones (according to my OB/GYN) stay "local" and don't travel through your system. He was very specific about this because I am over 35 and a smoker (yes, yes, I know it's bad but I'm tackling one issue at a time! LOL). So there are no concerns of heart problems with a Mirena. For those that are very sensitive to hormones, they may have issues, but not all will. Hormones from birth control pills worsen my bleeding disorder, but I haven't had any issues with the Mirena because of the hormones staying put. I also got pregnant for my second daughter with a copper IUD, so would never recommend that! LOL

I HATE MIRENA! I gained 25 lbs in 6 months, and then thank god I got it taken out but am now trying to lose the weight I gained. Mirena makes you think you are constantly hungry. There are side effects that it causes your stomach to not tell your brain it is full and you constantly snack or over eat through out the day. IT WAS AWFUL! I was eating more then my boyfriend, which usually does not happen and couldn't figure out why I wasn't feeling full. After my pants getting tighter and noticeable weight gain I got it taken out.

I love it, I got mine put in in August of 2011 and at first, I'm not going to lie, the first probably six to eight weeks were hell, I spotted on and off and my first few periods after having it inserted were pretty heavy. Now I get the typical PMS symptoms and a period .. I don't even know if I can call it that anymore, every sixty days. I bleed a little bit for five days and then it peaces again, I do get nasty cravings and am insanely hungry for two weeks before, the typical PMS symptoms but no worse than what it was before. As for weight gain I monitored the scale like a freak because of all the stories I read online but I've honestly had no issues, any weight gain i've had has been due to sloppy eating and no exercising.

I had a copper IUD and didn't gain weight but my face got pimples everywhere! I had it for about a year and got removed and tada!! my face is clean now. No pimples. Now I use the patch and I love it. Sorry it is not Mirena, but I wanted to share that hormonal changes do happen with IUDs, according to my OB/GYN.

I have the paraguard, 10 years and no hormones adn i LOOOOOOOOOVE mine. No side effects and works 100%. Talk with your docotr and see what is going on