mirena and anxiety

[purl1]

Has anyone heard of the IUD mirena causing increased anxiety and depression? I had one put in in october and my anxiety skyrocketed in November. I've never had anything like this happen to me before. I can't even take a shower without feeling anxious. I think I'm going to have it taken out just to see what happens.

[Coralrose5]

I don’t know but I thought my birth control (mini pil) was causing depression. I stopped it for one month and no improvement then I went back on because I’d rather not mess with my hormones rn. I hope it helps you.

[Stefb97]

My mirena caused issues like that for 3 months but after that it helped a great deal . Good luck x

[Hidden]

I have the copper one without hormones. Yours has hormones which can mimic pms which could be anxiety for you. The copper one also lasts ten years, much longer.

[The_Stranger]

Yes! It can! I taught sex Ed in schools and something we don’t ever really talk about is when you’re dealing with birth control it can mess up some people’s hormones. I’m not certain, but I think if you already have a predisposition to having these feeling birth control can make it worse. Talk to your doctor to find out about your options.

[Kat63]

I never had any trouble when I had the Mirena. But everybody is different.