I have had yeast infections or irritaion off and on since I have been on the marina plus excessive dryness also and problems with weightloss and getting control of my Arthritis through diet. I am relieved to know I'm not the only one. The ones at the clinic don't think it's related. They should look at this sight

I am getting my mirena removed after 18 months. I can't stand the terrible acne!! My sister-in-law has it and is experiencing severe panic attacks. I am looking into tubal ligation. I am married with 2 kids and cannot take hormones. I tried 4 different BC pills, the last time I experienced TIAs (small strokes). The DR. said never take estrogen again. It really scared me. You have to be proactiv about your health!! They were very reluctant to diagnose me with TIAs because I was 22, normal wieght, don't smoke, even though my symptoms were classic text book.
So, after I had another child, I did not want hormones at ALL. My Dr. assured me that Mirena was wonderful, didn't go into your bloodstream, no side effects whatsoever, blah blah blah.
I have terrible Acne just like when I was on the progesterone only pill. As soon as i went off of it, my Acne was gone. That tells me that the progesterone in the Mirena is in my bloodstream. I have some slight cramping ang bloating from time to time, but not bothersome. I looked up progesteron side effects on Google and found that many of the side effects many women are posting are caused from the progeterone.
Such as vaginal dryness, tiredness, mood changes. Progesterone aggravates Depression problems or triggers them if you are suseptable to Depression problems. But I bet many Drs will not beleive us! That makes me so mad! I have lost some faith in Drs. You know your body better than anyone, you know what is normal and what is not!
What is interesting is that the combined BC pill's hormones balance each other out. Its when you have the progesterone only that you can get some bad side effects. I am still researching.

I just had mi IUD removed yesterday. I am bleeding very heavy....I have been bleeding for 6 months now! I start bleeding every 2 weeks and bleed for at least 14 days! Does anyone know how long the bleeding can last after the mirena is removed? I am miserable!

I've had the Mirena IUD put in twice now. The first time I had in in for over 2 yrs after losing a 30 week pregnancy due to a blood clotting disorder. My dr had told me that it was the only choice I had for temporary BC. I loved it for the first yr or so then for about 3 months I had what I like to call reversed periods, I would bleed for 3 weeks straight the stop for 6 days. I had my IUD removed in august of last yr because my husband and I decided to try to have another child. She was born in april and in may I had another IUD inserted. It has caused me nothing but problems since I constantly bleed with 1 to 2 day breaks here and there. Sex is semi painful, and I keep getting massive cramps ( Labor and the pain after my c-sections hurt less ), and I have headaches that will last for days. Because of my Factor V My Dr. says that I shouldn't take the pill, patch or depo shot. The only other chioce I have is to have my tubes tied and I'm not sure if I want something that permanent. I have no idea what to do.....

yes I feel the same way I have had mine since december of 2008. I want to take it out at times but I'm afraid of getting pregnant. I have dryness, I don't be into sex like I was before,my supposely period usely last from about 10-12days long. I also think I have had hair loss.

I started a help page,feel free to have a look


http://www.squidoo.com/Mirena-Side-Effects