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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

72%

A bit

14%

Quite a bit

7%

A lot

5%

A great deal

2%

Out of the 43 reviews for mirena IUD, 12 people (28%) reported headaches.

Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
24 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  3 weeks ago

I’m still giving it time since it’s only been a month, but my periods are like clockwork. I’m fine through the night, then between 8am-12pm I get bad lower back pain and heavy cramping and blood clotting/bleeding through clothes sometimes. Then the rest of the day is light periods and like no cramps.

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Top side effects not reported

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
19 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2nd Aug 26

initial "spotting" turned out to be almost 10 days of light to medium bleeding but cramps and bleeding have become much lighter compared to my regular cycle


Somewhat negative mood

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Used for 5 - 8 yr
41 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  24th Mar 26

Absolutely loved my Mirena IUDs (I've had 3) compared to the other forms of birth control I've used. I did develop irritable bowel and didn't realize it was because of the IUD until I removed it and it went away (my doctor's also never suspected the IUD so I spent a lot of money and time with specialists only to find out it's a listed side effect in the insert). I've also had a steep decrease in migraines since removing my IUD, but besides the migraines and IBS, it was great!


Worse skin

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Mirena IUD common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

1

Period like cramps

47% of mirena IUD reviewers reported period like cramps

2

Tender breasts

30% of mirena IUD reviewers reported tender breasts

3

Vaginal discharge

28% of mirena IUD reviewers reported vaginal discharge

4

Breast enlargement

28% of mirena IUD reviewers reported breast enlargement

5

Headaches

28% of mirena IUD reviewers reported headaches


Possible mirena IUD side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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