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My periods stopped completely, and the odd cramps I had early on were pretty much gone after about 6/7 months (although they weren’t bad). I’ve changed back to copper coil as I felt the hormones were affecting my mental health, feeling like I was on autopilot and low moods which I felt similarly when I was on the POP pill. 

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Got this after my Jaydess ran out, after being told they were similar but this lasts longer. However, the increase in hormones definitely impacted me negatively. My breasts have got bigger for an F to GG, my skin went from clear to increasingly bad acne, I'm currently having to use antibiotics twice a day and 2 different topical prescriptions to stop the acne caused by the hormone imbalance the coil caused me. It also caused thrust in the 2nd week of my cycle. Definitely, made me more light-headed and dizzy too. Luckily, when I went to get this taken out the clinic had a Jaydess it could be replaced with, but it's disappointing that many NHS trusts see this coil as a direct replacement for Jaydess and have stopped providing both.

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I came off the pill after 6 years onto the IUS. I much prefer this, no mood swings, basically no other side effects. No periods. Don't have to remember to take the pill everyday. If you're thinking about it definitely prepare yourself for the procedure as it is uncomfortable and invasive.

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The insertion process was awful despite taking painkillers beforehand and doing everything I was advised to (the nurses at the appointment were also so unsympathetic when I nearly passed out). Immediately after fitting I had horrendous cramps and hot flushes which lasted for several days afterwards and I was bedbound. This pattern of heavy cramping and bleeding continued and I also experienced quite severe low mood. I struggled to book an appointment to have it removed as they told me it needed time to settle down (they were suggesting anywhere between 3-8 months) but I eventually managed to get it removed a month after having it fitted. If it weren’t for the low mood I might have stuck through for a few months to see but I honestly felt so low every single day. The removal process was surprisingly smooth however!

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I really built myself up for the pain of insertion, so I took two paracetamol and two ibuprofen before going in around 3pm. They told me that they do not offer local anaesthetic or numbing gel as they think it makes no difference, but they gave me some naproxen as well for the pain after and they said that the cocktail of three drugs was okay. I would say that the forceps stabilising the uterus part was the most uncomfortable, the sounding and IUD insertion was a dull but strong pain, which I could almost feel approaching before it hit like a wave. I felt pretty good immediately after so I was quite happy, and the nurses were excellent and that definitely helped ease the situation.

What I was unprepared for was what came after. I thought that after 6 painkillers, I was tranquilised like a horse, but my trip back home by tube was so intensely painful I struggled to not tear up. The whole evening after I was in a ridiculous amount of pain with the cramping. I had to try to put myself to sleep as soon as possible. The next ten days, I cramped really badly every evening at 6pm on the clock! Not sure why. My hot water bottle was my best fried. I was also continuously spotting for the next entire month. Initially a bit too much for a panty liner, and more suited to a light pad, and by the end of the month, I was changing panty liners twice a day. 

After the first month, everything stopped.

It has literally been golden since then! Three months in, I have got no cramping, no spotting. I got a period for three days (usually 5) for which I just needed one light pad per day for. But its been an absolute breeze. The one change I can see is that I have more discharge than before, but I'm living my best contraceptive-induced life with that being the biggest side effect.


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Would recommend Kyleena - only bad side effects for me are acne that has started after around 18 months on the coil, and increased body hair that has started around the same time. No weight gain which has been great after the mini pill.

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I'm really happy with the coil. I felt unwell for about 30 minutes after I had it put in, and then it subsided completely and I've been fine ever since. My periods stopped but I do still experience tender breasts and PMS once a month, which I had quite badly before already. It's so great not having to worry about taking a pill each day and I noticed a considerable difference to my mood when I was on Microgynon (pill) - I felt like a cloud had lifted!

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I was on the pill (8 years) and hating it, irregular bleeding, mood swings etc. I have switched and would never look back. It is much more reliable, much easier and simpler. My moods are much much better and I don't have a period any more. Absolutely love it. Insertion was very painful but I was fully prepared by watching a lot of videos about it. After insertion I had cramps for about 3 weeks, but then they settled.

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Would encourage anyone to switch to this method of contraception from the pill if it is suitable for them as it doesn't affect mood at all I feel so much better since using it!

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Still fairly new to this method, but I swapped from the copper coil and it's been a massive relief in that my periods are no longer extremely heavy and I don't have raging mood swings (or ones that are as bad, at least)

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