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Hang In There - It Gets Better!
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Happy Girl Says:
I just wanted to share my experience with Mirena. I had extremely heavy/painful periods my entire life. I would find a pill that helped, and over time I would experience side effects and try another one. Eventually, I tried Seasonique, but I simply got three months of period pain rolled into one. So, on the advice of my doc, I tried Mirena.
For the first week, if I could have reached the strings, I would have pulled it out myself. The pain was far worse than I expected. My doctor told me to try hanging in for at least a month, because she was sure it would get better. And it did. I spotted on and off, but otherwise felt back to normal. And then I got my period. The first day, the cramps were almost as bad as before, and I was very discouraged. Then, I realized they weren't getting worse, as they usually did.
The next month, I continued to spot almost daily, but when my period came, it was minimal cramping and light bleeding. After, I spotted for a while, and then stopped.
It has now been almost three months since my last period! And, I have had almost no spotting. My doctor had told me that she expected my periods to stop altogether once my body adjusted - and bless her, I think she was right! I am so glad that I hung in there and gave my body time to adjust. I just wanted to share in case others were thinking of yanking theirs out as I had.
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Thank you for such a helpful post. There are many women that panic when they experience such symptoms, whether it be from Mirena or oral contraceptives. In many cases, it's because their doctor didn't take the time to explain everything that they should have.
Thus, I'm sure your post is going to assist many woman.
Does anyone have any questions or comments?
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