Contraception Reviews

Mirena IUD and headaches

How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on mirena IUD

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

81%

Quite a bit

10%

A bit

5%

A lot

5%

Out of the 21 reviews for mirena IUD, 4 people (19%) reported headaches.

Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
26 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  6 days ago

Just got this inserted early November. It's December and Im experiencing a month of bleeding, cramps, irritability, nausea, headaches, dizziness, feeling unwell everyday.

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Very negative mood

1 more effect

3 helpful

0 comments

Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  21st Feb 24

Side effects: cystic acne & overall acne, metallic vaginal discharge, low libido & irritability. It was difficult to tell if IUD was in place since the doctor cut the strings too short. Went into OB & Planned Parenthood, they couldn't find it and were unsure if it fell out. This didn't give me a great deal of security as a BC since I couldn't tell if it was there or not...


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  9th Jan 24

I’m sort of neutral about this birth control. I have had years of trying to find an oral hormonal contraceptive that both helped with my excruciating cramps and didn’t make my mood terrible most of the month. I will say, this has stopped my periods most months so I’m not getting cramping nearly as often, however I would say they’re actually worse than before the mirena when I do get them, so sort of win some lose some. It doesn’t affect my mood though, which is nice to not feel dreary all the time. I have gotten a lot of migraines, which is something I ran i to with a couple different pills I tried in the past, so I knew that was a risk of anything that was hormonal. Sometimes OTC pain killers do the trick, but I almost traded the cramps for headaches. I also have never been someone that sweats much, and I live in Arizona, but since getting this I have horrible night sweats and have phases each month where I’m running hot all day and sweating way more than usual. I’ve never had this side effect from a birth control, so that one was unexpected but definitely manageable. With the convenience of not having to take pills in mind, I would say I prefer the IUD to any birth control I have tried so far, but I’m not sure I love the mirena brand itself.


Worse skin

0 helpful

0 comments

Mirena IUD common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

1

Period like cramps

43% of mirena IUD reviewers reported period like cramps

2

Nausea or vomiting

19% of mirena IUD reviewers reported nausea or vomiting

3

Dizziness

19% of mirena IUD reviewers reported dizziness

4

Vaginal discharge

19% of mirena IUD reviewers reported vaginal discharge

5

Sweating more than usual

19% of mirena IUD reviewers reported sweating more than usual


Possible mirena IUD side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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