My horrible experience with IUD
After being on the mini pill on and off norethindrone?? for about two weeks, I decided that the side effects wernet worth it anymore, I had got the IUD put in, btw not a horirble experience getting it in. For about two weeks I was actually okay, maybe a little more tired but nothing crazy out the ordinary. About two weeks in I notice i'm bleeding, alot, and it's not settling down.. About four days pass of heavy bleeding and i started to feel a bit less energy and very anixous and depressed. At work i sat down to pee and just a huge amount of blood fell out, i stood up and felt so dizzy, nothing like i've felt before, i was about to pass out and faint. I stop the IUD a few days later because I was so scared.
After the mirena i've been expreincing the crash along with the same dizizness, and other symptoms. Panic attacks arent that common within me so i know it's the mirena crash. I only had it for a total of 4 weeks but it was a heavy four weeks. I don't know why i reacted so badly and left me feeling very sick. I want to say that this expreince isn't for bad for everyone. I had no sex drive and everything felt muted, and was just not a good place mentally for me. I was on the mini pill right before and it had similar effects but nothing to the extent of the mirena iud. The hormone in IUD can apprently cause HPA axis to be unbalaced and it can lead to dizziness. Coming off the IUD my hormones felt so off, like nothing semeed real. I have other mental issues like PTSD and the IUD made them worse, I'm only spreading awareness to the mental effects hormanal birth control can have and to be cautious before getting onto a birth control. I had perfect monthly cycles and never been preggo and my partner wanted me to get on birth control at the time. It was just for caution and I'm a little sad my body reacts so harshly to synthetic hormones.
With that being said, any type of hormone supplement you recommend? I feel guilty because i'm afraid I messed my body cycle up. If you have a positive/Negative experience with IUD i also want to know!!!
Posted Sep 13, 2025, 10:43 PM UTC