There are many urticarias, and they are related to dysfunction of the immune system. I had exercise urticaria (mild) for a little while last year but it went away after a couple months. I do know, by experience and from what I've learned on this forum, that the Mirena can mess with the immune system big time. We've all had our health ruined by the Mirena, and allergic reactions are just one of the many issues women have developed. I would suggest you have it out ASAP. Many of us had odd symptoms that came on gradually with the IUD, which we did not link to the IUD at first. For me, they started building up, one at a time, until they culminated in a massive neurological illness that made me feel I was dying. I started researching madly and came across the Mirena link and then had the IUD removed a month.

I don't believe anyone on this forum started having new health symptoms with the IUD and then ended up improving.

I would give anything to go back in time and tell myself to have it taken out at the beginning when the odd symptoms first started. OK, actually I'd go back in time and myself to NEVER have it placed at all!

Keep us posted,
Diana :)

My daughter had the mirena for 2yrs before we figured out it was what was causing all her serious health issues. Anaphlaxis was something she dealt with frequently about a year and a half after having the mirena, she had over 30 or more trips to the emergency room, and saw an immunologist that finally made the mirena connection, but only after major suffering.

She repeatedly broke out in horrible hives, had extreme itching, face swelling, a bright red collar like rash around her neck, difficulty breathing and truly felt like she was dying when the allergic reactions would come on for no reason.

She became much more sensitive to chemicals, and the environment. Her immune system went crazy and was always under attack. Sometimes it happened when sleeping, when active, there was no time she was safe and it became more severe and she was having to use an epi pen daily at times. The neurological problems followed, neuropathy of her legs and feet and hands, excruciating pain, vision loss, anxiety, hair loss, migraines, u name it. Get it out, it only gets worse!!! I wish we had known sooner.

Since having mirena removed her anaphylaxis has STOPPED no more attacks, her body really was trying to tell her something was seriously wrong and that Mirena is poison. She still has neurological deficits from it and takes a lot of medication, but she has improved a lot, though some days are better than others.

She is 9 months post removal and is getting better every day. Hang in there ladies and don't give up. Doctors think they know it all but they are clueless when it comes to this. Some day the truth WILL come out, and we can all tell the b@stards "told u so!" -hailey56

I had the Mirena. It's made my life hell ! Constant itching! Worse after exercise and a big splotchy rash around my neck face arms and torso. If you try to get treatment from a doctor they claim it's rare and unlikely that it's the mirena causing the constant itching. Infuriating!! Finally found an allergist who is taking me seriously. I will keep you updated

Hello,

I know it's been a while since the last post in this forum, but I wanted to share my experience with you.

I got the Mirena inserted on Feb 2, 2016. Everything was going smoothly until I started noticing small red sports every morning after I woke up. At first, I thought I was allergic to a lotion I had been using so I stopped using it, but as days passed by they turned into huge hives. One night my lip got very swollen too. I decided to go to the doctor and she told me it was an allergy, but that it look like it had been something I had eaten, she prescribed me allergy medicine so I started taking that and also started a food journal. The medicine didn't help, as the hives were now more constant. I would have to skip work a few days, since the itching was unbearable. Then, I decided to go to an allergist doctor. I showed her pictures from my hives, since I didn't have any that day, also showed her my food journal, and explained how I didn't see any pattern that would explain my allergy. She told me it was probably due to stress and prescribed me again with allergy medicine. Things didn't get better and I was so desperate and frustrated. After almost two months since it all started, my husband and I decided to go to my country and go see my doctors. While I was in the airplane, the hives got worse and my face got swollen to a point where I couldn't recognize myself. After two days in my country, I went to see my gynecologist because I started feeling like it had to be the IUD (btw, the two times I went to the doctor in the US, they told me there was no way that my hives were caused by Mirena). Anyways, my gynecologist told me there was a chance that it was the Mirena and I decided to get it removed. She told me it would take approx 3 months for my body to get back to normal. Two days after I got it removed, I started noticing improvements in my skin. I also went to my dermatologist, and she explained that I was experiencing chronic urticaria, she prescribed me with anti-allergy medicine and told me not to wear tight clothes, do not exercise, and vary food, since I could develop a life-long allergy in this stage.

Fast forward a month later, I am feeling better. I still get hives sometimes but they don't itch. Also, after doing a lot of research I found out that a few people that suffered from the same started taking vitamin D supplements and they have gotten way better, so I started doing that 2 days ago. Apparently it takes at least a week to start noticing changes.

If I can help you in any way possible, just let me know. I do know how horrible and frustrating it feels to experience this and not knowing what to do, but I'd be happy if my experience could help someone else.