Anyone have Mirena?

lost 26 lbs.....been at it since January....20 more to go.

only lost 13lbs since feb which is not a lot but have not put any on

I have had the Mirena for 4 years (love it!) It has not had any effect on my weight loss, and I did not gain any weight from it.

when i got mine it made me extremely hungry all the time, I gained 50 lbs in a little over a year...ive lost 15 lbs in i think 2 weeks. but i tried dieting about 6 months after i got on it and the harder i tried to more i gained...good luck!

I wasn't trying to lose weight when I had it but I gained A LOT in those 3 years.

I've had it since about Jan/Feb and I haven't had any issues. At first, I thought it was my Mirena that stalled my weight loss, but I realized now that it was just me being stalled in my routine (and I wasn't getting much sleep having a new baby around). Now that I am eating better (Weigh my food now), sleeping more, and took up running, the weight seems to be falling off now

I'm curious has anyone been able to lose weight or have trouble losing weight while having a mirena IUD?

I've actually found it easier to lose weight since having mine - but I was previoulsy on the POP (mini) pill and from topics on here it seems that lots of others found it harder to lose weight when on the pill also (though I'm sure it's not the same for everyone) I put on weight when taking the pill for sure and found it much harder to 'shift'!!

I as afraid to get it and got pregnant again (4 yo, 20 months, 3 months). I'm done now. Good luck with that

I had it put in about a year and a half ago and I gained weight immediately - like 8 pounds - I couldn't even button the pants I had worn into my appointment to have it placed, and I went from having a totally flat tummy to looking like I was 5 months pregnant.

I had so many horrendous side effects and was so sick on it (vomiting, fever, huge painful ovarian cysts) that I begged my doctor to remove it. She tried to tell me I was crazy and that all my symptoms were in my head, but I was so disturbed by having this foreign thing in my body I refused to let her talk me out of removing it. I felt better immediately and have not had any cysts since, and I lost the weight I gained and my tummy went back to being flat.

I have had mind for five years and didn't see any difference in my weight because of it. I was able to lose a lot of weight right after I got it and although I have gained some of it back I am sure it was because of laziness on my part. But I've never been especially sensitive to hormonal birth control other than the depo shot. I love my Mirena actually, I'm always recommending it to my friends :-)

On my fourth one (over 17 years) - gained a bit of weight at first but no significant difference since.

Have been losing at a rate that I would expect now - so no issues here.

After 5 years I realized Mirena wasn't for me! I constantly tried to lose weight but only 3-5lbs would go. After getting it removed and replacing it with Paragard IUD (does not contain any hormones)...I was able to lose 25-30 lbs with changing my diet and exercising.

I've had mine for a year now. I love it!! It never caused any issues with my weight.

Do your homework before you get Mirena. It is NOT for everyone. I trusted what my doctor said, and Mirena pretty much ruined my life for 5+ years. It is NOT "localized hormones" -- no such thing. After I got the Mirena I was diagnosed as bipolar (didn't respond to medications, and surprise, now that it's out, I no longer feel "bipolar". I gained almost 45lbs in 3 months after getting it in, could NOT lose it, my hormones went out of whack and are still not normal, I had brain fog and couldn't remember words, NO sex drive, became estrogen dominant, no energy, lost my job because I overslept so often and was so unmotivated/depressed, the list goes on and on. I had recurring ovarian cysts that had to be surgically removed. It was terrible. It might work well for some women, and that's great. It did not work for me. It took me way too long to connect all my symptoms to the Mirena, but once I started reading other women's experiences online, it finally clicked.

Just editing to note that during this time, I was leading a fitness boot camp program every day, working as a personal trainer, lifting and following a clean eating diet, etc. (I only say this because I noticed others were saying "yeah I gained but it was my own fault" etc. My body fat never budged below 33% despite HARD CORE lifting, interval training, running and following the diet we gave our boot campers to the letter -- had to set an example) My campers melted away around me and I stayed fat. The Mirena was horrible for me.

Now that the Mirena is out I did lose 10lbs right off the bat, and it has been a year and I am starting to feel normal again. My moods improved within the first few months. Still don't have the energy level I'd like but it's better than it was before. I'm still fighting to lose the weight, and I totally regret getting the damn thing. I still have pain from where one of the cysts I had ruptured and scarred my ovary.

Not worth it. I'm back on Lo Loestrin FE (after a year without any BC) and the only reason I'm on it is to control endometriosis. I'd rather suffer with the endo than get a Mirena ever again.

have lost 32 lbs while on Mirena, with and without exercise. No periods and none of the mood swings that I had when I was on the pill. no problems here.