I had my Mirena taken out one week ago and I am beginning to feel back to normal. I started gaining weight when I had it put in 18 months ago. I felt bloated all the time. I was so frustrated with my weight continuing to increase when I changed nothing in my eating habits and began working out 4 days a weel with no results, just weight gain. Anyway, I can already tell that my waistline is slowly moving back to normal. I realize this will take a while to get back to normal....but I am willing to work on it. I would NEVER recommend Mirena to anyone. It is not natural and I am not sure what the long term effects will be on my body.