Re: Mirena IUD Side Effects

I am sooo happy that I found this site, I've been trying to find out if anyone had similar problems with Mirena forever! I'm having mine removed next week, I've had so many side effects, it ridiculus. I will have no period for months, then light periods for a few months, then nothing again, then terrible mid-cycle cramping with spotting. My breasts are tender just like I'm pregnant, and I've been breaking out like crazy. And also nausea - at times I've felt like a pregnant woman! I feel like my body is so screwed up. Also, has anyone had problems with the strings actually poking into their vaginal walls or poking their partner during sex? This has actually been a really annoying problem for us, and it's also something I heard absolutely nothing about from my midwife or the companies information. The makers of Mirena act like it's such a perfect, wonderful form of birth control, but after seeing this site, I've felt like I have been lied to. If it were just me experiencing these odd effects thats one thing, but all of us? I thought the side effects(listed on Mirena's patient information sheet) were supposed to be uncommon and "no big deal", yeah right.