birth control
"I am reading other users comments because today is the day I have my first Mirena taken out and intending to have a replacement put in immediately. (Hoping it won't be as painful as the first time in Aug 2004 - although this time I might take painkillers before, as some others have reported doing). Of interest to me was the report by some that symptoms started to creep in as the end of the 5 years approached.  I have had significant weight gain over the last year or so but put it down to a more sedentary job, eating out and more regularly drinking wine. I also suffer with clinical depression. Now wondering if both are related to the looming expiry date?"