Hi, I originally had a Mirena in early 2015 to help with horrendously heavy periods. Took a few months, but bleeding stopped altogether. Last summer (2018) I started on Estradot patches and all went well for a while, but I've had to come off them because of issues with high blood pressure. Had my Mirena replaced beginning of this year, no problems at all. Have to say, I really suffer with white coat syndrome, and so they knocked me out under general both times for the Mirena, and both times while they were in there they did a quick hoover and camera check.
One of the things I've never quite got to the bottom of is whether the Mirena has been responsible for my weight gain - about a stone and half over roughly four years. I can't really say that it is, because at the same time my lifestyle changed from mainly running around a lot to an office job. I do have the feeling, however, that the Mirena has been quite good in helping with hot flushes. Doesn't eliminate them completely on its own, but before I would get to almost volcano temp. Even without any oestrogen I feel better.
Finally, never been one for hormonal contraception in my life, so I was a bit circumspect about having a coil, but the gynae was lovely and I feel that it's been well supported - check ups / check ins, including a transvaginal, etc.
Best of luck with it all.
