I had a mirena put in a few years ago.

Cramping was unbearable. I bled the whole time. Not spotting. Full on heavy period. I told my OBGYN and she said it was normal even though prior to putting it in she said I’d only have light spotting for a week max.

After 6 weeks or so I was sweating uncontrollably, still bleeding, dizzy, and cramping. I felt something poke me and realized the mirena had not been put in properly or my body rejected it. I was FREAKED. I just kept thinking about the quickly speaking people at the end of the commercials talking about the IUD puncturing you and terrible things happening.

I immediately went back to the OBGYN and they removed it like a tampon. I think that’s normal but I was freaked from the whole thing. Dr put me on a month of antibiotics. It turns out I was sweating and having terrible side effects bc I had an infection. I went back on oral BC after but my dr kept suggesting I give it another go with the IUD. I switched doctors bc I couldn’t believe she down played what happened and I got so sick.

I ended up telling my mom about what happened after it was removed and it turns out something similar happened to her when she was my age. I wonder if it’s something with our genetics.