Copper coil (IUD) and migraines
How our community feel they have been impacted by migraines on copper coil (IUD)
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
96%
A bit
2%
A great deal
1%
Quite a bit
1%
A lot
0%
Out of the 618 reviews for copper coil (IUD), 27 people (4%) reported migraines.
Reviewers that reported migraines as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 6 mo
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
I loved the copper coil however it caused very heavy and long periods and I had to get it out after 5 months due to anaemia. I also have pmdd so I wanted to try something hormonal to ease this
Lost weight
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
40 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 29th Sep 25
More painful periods with extremes like waves of cramps accompanied by sweating, nausea and dizziness
Very negative mood
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0 comments
Used for 6 - 12 mo
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 6th Sep 25
Insertion was incredibly painful. Was like a really bad first day of period that I had to take off work sick and take lots of painkillers for. Lasted about 24 hours then settled. Unfortunately cramps continued as coil had not settled properly and one of the arms got stuck in uterus wall so I had to have it removed. due to pain of initial insertion I did not want another one back in. HOWEVER SINCE GIVING BIRTH I had another coil fitted at 10 weeks post partum and could not feel a thing! I have the progesterone coil now and have not experienced any negative side effects, other than light bleeding for about 2 weeks after insertion.
Worse skin
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Copper coil (IUD) common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
74% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported period like cramps
41% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported lower back pain
40% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported vaginal discharge
32% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported tender breasts
19% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported thrush
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