birth control
"I wanted to love Mirena, and maybe too much. I stuck it out for a little over a year and finally had to give up and have it removed. I loved the idea of not having to take a pill daily and just the general peace of mind. The insertion was crazy painful, I felt nauseous and almost fainted, even though the doctors office told me I was fine to drive myself to and from the doctors office. I had intense cramping and heavy and often irregular bleeding for a while, the irregular bleeding and spotting last for over 6 months. It felt worth it at the time. I ate like a crazy person, craved sugar and carbs, I gained so much weight. The last straw was the fact that I continually got cysts and had to keep getting them checked every month with ultrasounds"