Mirena coil and lower back pain
How our community feel they have been impacted by lower back pain on mirena coil
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
70%
A bit
14%
Quite a bit
9%
A great deal
4%
A lot
4%
Out of the 593 reviews for mirena coil, 176 people (30%) reported lower back pain.
Reviewers that reported lower back pain as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 6 mo
42 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 week ago
I've had the mirena coil for four months, I'm still bleeding irregularly (period every 8 days) and lots of spotting. I've been dizzy for months, I'm feeling very low, I have water retention and a lot of lower back pain that feels like a pinched nerve so I'm battling to concentrate on work. I really want to have it removed but I'm terrified of going back to the alternative of extreme heavy periods that made me anemic.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
35 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
The insertion process wasn’t pleasant and I found very painful however I will say it was very quick and the pain didn’t last. After leaving the doctors I felt fine apart from a little light headed but that was due to me stressing. The next day if I didn’t know if had it fitted I would be none the wiser as I felt normal and had no issues. Since then I have really liked not having to think about it, I had no periods at all but have started to get a day or so of spotting once a month at the 18 month mark and some light cramps. The only other negative to me is that it’s meant that I now always have to use lube for sex as it’s definitely affected dryness. The best overall contraception I have tried
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
42 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 17th Feb 26
I'm hypermobile, and over time it has made my symptoms a lot worse despite my levels of exercise to strengthen. I'm now in pain regularly and sometimes struggle to sleep because of it. I've also started having migraines with aura and frequent headaches. Getting it taken out next week. It did however reduce my heavy bleeding to infrequent spotting, but I bled for 9 months straight after having it inserted.
Decreased sex drive
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Mirena coil common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
59% of mirena coil reviewers reported period like cramps
41% of mirena coil reviewers reported tender breasts
39% of mirena coil reviewers reported vaginal discharge
30% of mirena coil reviewers reported lower back pain
25% of mirena coil reviewers reported breast enlargement
