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Mine is almost non existant! :o(
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I am so glad I had mine out, but I never relized it was affecting me I just thought I didnt like sex anymore.
Not sure what I would have said if my husband came up with this solution. I was always bad at taking birth control so unless he went and got a vasectomy (of course after discussing it with me) I felt this was the best choice. The weight gain was what got me to even look on line for possible connections.
October 6, 2015 - 9:35pmThis Comment
Show her this page. Show her other women have had her same issues and that she's not alone. It's lonely in a depressed mind. Knowing you're not alone might help.
October 6, 2015 - 6:44pmThis Comment
I thank you for sharing your experience. It was very similar to my wife. She did have it removed last February after I had a vasectomy. Unfortunately it has not panned out like I hoped it would. I think in her lack of desire, but accommodating me while having the IUD in lead to a lot of resentment (plus other things in our history). Here we are 8 months later and we are at a standstill (it's been almost 4 months since anything).
October 1, 2015 - 1:12pmI agree she needs to have it taken out as that might help you out. I have read on this post that for some women it may take up to a year to get the groove back. We are working our way through anxieties- going to marital counseling (for 6 months now).
I am sorry that you are going through this. It is just a hard thing for everyone involved. If nothing else, it has caused me to increase my faith. Please pray for marriages affected by this.
Thanks for sharing!
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I had my IUD placed 2 years ago, I bled and cramped for 3 months straight! I had to go back to my OB for estrogen pills. My sex drive was OK for the first year but since then it has decreased to zero! I don't want to be touched, kissed, cuddled anything! Let alone even be able to be turned on. I used to be such an energetic person gym 5 times a week now I can barely wake up for work. my appointment to get it removed is tomorrow I can't wait!
September 29, 2015 - 8:59amThis Comment
This has been the most amazing thing I have read. I'm bipolar, I have major depressive disorder, adhd, adhd general anxiety disorder. I was "under control" until I got the mirena. I was actually hospitalized twice for depression. Ib thought it was just because of what all I had, but like I said, prior to mirena, iv felt "normal". Also, I have virtually no sex drive. In fact I hate sex. And that's the most depressing thing to me. I used to love sex and my husband loved that I loved sex. Now, I hate even being touched. I already have an appointment set to get my gives tied. We have the beautiful boys. I hope I return back to my old self once the mirena is gone. Reading some of these comments though gives me a little bit of hope. I hate the depression I suffer from, and my family suffers too. Wish me luck!
September 13, 2015 - 9:27pmThis Comment
OMG !! I am so happy I ve found this page!! I thought it is something wrong with me!!! I have mirena over a year now, no sex drive at all since then but what I am more worried about i felling depressed and also gained 10 pounds !!
September 8, 2015 - 3:03pmNow I know I need to have it removed immediately ! But then there is a question if not mirena then what?!? copper T is not for me ;/ all other are also hormonal....
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This is too funny!!! Reading ur comment its as if I wrote it lol I feel the same way
September 20, 2015 - 12:38pmThis Comment
after having a baby (two years ago) I had the mirena IUD inserted at my doctor's recommendation., 6 weeks after giving birth. At this time my sex drive was completley non-existant. I attributed this to having just gien birth, hormones unbalanced, the stress and sleep deprivation of a newborn, and the hormonal changes associated with breastfeeding. Well.. two years have passed, I quit breastfeeding a year ago, we have been sleeping through the night for a year, and I still had zero sex drive. I would occasionally have sex with my husband because I felt bad for him, but I dodn't really enjoy it. His smell was repulsive, kissing was gross, and even just being touched on the arm or whetever was unpleasant. I never told him any of that-- I was polite about it, I just told him my libito was really low-- nothing personal-- I just wasn't interested in sex with anyone. Which was true! Just not the whole truth! Anyway, he became resentful, irritable, pouty, and rude too.... which really didn't help. I love my husband but it's pretty hard to make yourself have sex with someone who is not nice to you. even though i knw that not having sex is the reason he is so unpleasant toward me. Well two weeks ago I had the mirena removed. I think a lot of damage has been done to our marriage in the last 2 years and I hope that things will get better. I have already noticed my body feeling something when looking at a picture of handsome guy I went to school with and when mildly (harmlessly) flirting with a coworker. I think my libido is coming back, I just need to get on a good page with my husband. Good news is I've also lost 4 pounds without trying--- after trying to lose weight for 2 years (counting calories very carefully and eating a low carb diet with no processed food) with no results- I'm starting to think that mirena may have been the culprit there too.
September 3, 2015 - 4:54pmThis Comment
Hi I'm hoping you will share how your are feeling now. I've been having my iud almost 4 years,my sex drive is definitely low. I may get it out in 2 days but not quite sure if I should. Since the beginning of September when you got it taken out,has your sex drive or any other new things come back you would like to share ?
September 28, 2015 - 8:04pmThis Comment
I feel like you just wrote about me. I have had the same feelings toward my partner, when before, it was beyond fantastic. I would love to know how things are going for you. I had my Mirena taken out in the 22nd of September. I have been feeling less "puffy" and I actually want to have sex for the first time since I got the Mirena. I hope that both you and I didn't wait too long to have it removed before our marriages were affected too much. Best of luck! I would really love to hear how things are going! Here's to a better future!
September 24, 2015 - 6:01pmThis Comment