Hello Ladies
I thought I would update as it's nearly 8 weeks since my 'fit'!
On the whole my mood has improved, I'm still spotting/bleeding but I was with other HRT's so there's no change there.
The plus points are still no horrible Progesterone withdrawals, my mood is more stable and I have more energy.
The down sides so far are; I constantly feel sick, this is a new side effect, I have gained about 5lb in weight, I know we've had Christmas but because of the sickness, I've tended to eat to take it away just like in my pregnancies.
I have cold flushes now - this didn't happen before but has since having the mirena and is a sign to me that my patch is running out.
My digestion is all over the place, I'm swigging Gaviscon out of the bottle, like when I was pregnant. My digestion was fine after pregnancy but started to play up about 4 years ago, I've had an endoscopy and have a small hiatus hernia but I suspect my hormones are playing up again to cause this.
However, the worst side effect of the Mirena and I know it's still early days, is anger and rage. I can fly off the handle so easily - and to be honest, I could argue and fall out with anyone and not give a toss! Again this was me at 16, and my poor parents bore the brunt of it - but it's not me now. I would hate to think that I had hurt anyone's feelings and been unkind to them. My husband gets the anger from me at the moment, luckily he knows it's my hormones.
I'm still on 37.5 patch until I see my gyny next week, so will report back then.
Grace24 - if you can, ask your nurse for a patch or gel as they don't go through your digestive system, liver, etc. Also you get the option to adjust your doseage yourself. With pills you can't.
Did any of the above happen to anyone else with the Mirena?
Happy New Year!
