Mirena coil

I found it helped me as far as the cramps go still get lower back pain sometimes. Have put on a bit of weight not due to the coil though get these cravings for sweet things every so often which I cant seem to control and I have read that being premenopausle can do this.

Hi, I had the Mirena inserted 2 years ago due to ridiculously heavy periods. i would say that it took more than 6 months to have an effect. Since then I seem to have 4 to 6 weeks of a light period / spotting then nothing for a couple of months. For me having the Mirena was the right decision as I was flooding for weeks on end. Some women's period stop. I do not think that it has made any difference on my menopause symptoms. Re weight I have put on weight but to be honest I cannot really blame the coil for that! I didn't think that the coil helped menopause symptoms so much as helped reduce heavy periods. 

for me it works I had it initially for contraception and i never had a period again I thought you were only allowed it twice but apparently you can have it for the menopause but only for four years at a time I  have never had a problem and i think without it I would suffer but it works for me I cant speak for others all I would say give it a try if you want if it doest suit or work for you, you can have it taken out  good luck

Thanks, going to give it a go, will report back how it goes x

Hi Chloe I had it fitted for exactly the same reason, I perserviered for 2 years and sadly it wasn't for me, yes it groped my heavy periods hardly got anything, but in me, I felt awful, I got really bad acne which I never had before, I felt down on myself and my anxiety went through the roof, I ended up having it removed last January and I'm back to my normal self, but yes the heavy periods are back, but I would rather have them any day than the way I felt when the voila was in, oh I forgot my sex drive went to none existent. But yes we are all different so would never advise wether to have it, its got to be your own experience xx