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Is Mirena screwing with my weight loss?

Haley.BethHaley.Beth
in Health & Fitness

I had dd a little over 5 months ago. I had gained 40 lbs my entire pregnancy, and by the time I had Mirena inserted at 6 weeks pp I had lost 25 of that. Well, then I started GAINING! I got back up to my pregnancy weight! I started work a month ago, and I'm in a training academy for correctional officers, so I'm working out 10+ hours a week. And I've lost 2 lbs. Two. This is getting ridiculous, and I'm starting to suspect my Mirena. 

Has anyone else had this problem? How did you beat it? This is the only side effect I've noticed, so I would hate to get rid of it because bc pills were horrible to me (although I never gained weight on them). Any advice would be appreciated!

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Re: Is Mirena screwing with my weight loss?

  • transcriber87transcriber87
    It possibly could be..That is one of the many side effects if I remember right? I got mine inserted in May 09, 2 months after I had my sweet pea..I was breast feeding and did the Nuvaring and within hours, my milk production was cut in half! So I opted for the Mirena and went in the next day to have it inserted..I could not lose weight no matter how hard I tried, I was emotional all the time, I had acne so bad and I bled for 2 months straight! Went back to the doc, she said I was one of few who bled like that..I kept it in for 2 more years and wound up in the ER with ovarian cysts outside and inside my ovaries. It became a major pain so I just had it removed this spring and I am using the Nuvaring again..Best of luck to you..only time will tell. Sometimes it takes a while to lose that baby weight :(
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  • jay-teajay-tea
    Yes.  My doctor swore it wasn't the Mirena.. but no matter what, I could not lose weight.  Got the Mirena out on 5/2, I am down 18 pounds... doing exactly what I was doing the year I had the Mirena in.
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  • KonekoKoneko
    If it's got hormones, any hormones, it can screw with your weight. My Mirena keeps my weight very consistent, although higher than I'd like, but Depo caused a weight spiral like yours. The Paragard doesn't have hormones, and it's almost, but not quite, as effective, if you otherwise like your IUD.
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