I saw my doctor today about switching birth control methods. I have been on Depo Provera and Ortho Tri-Cyclen so far. Depo-Provera was a total nightmare with the side effects (gained 35 lbs, complete loss of sex drive, worsened acne, extreme fatigue). After five years, I switched to the pill. Lost the 35 lbs (with an extreme level of exercise and starvation!), energetic, no acne, and marginal improvement of sex drive. I told my doctor that I am "rather" happy about the pill, but I want to recover my ability to easily maintain my weight and re-gain my lost sex drive to the state it was in before I ever got on birth control. At my age (31), your sex life should be better than ever, and it's not.
So she suggested Mirena to me. The way she describes it, this should be the answer to my problems. However, I get on the web and find a lot of negativity about Mirena's side effects (weight gain, loss of sexual appetite, etc, etc). Have any of you made a transition from the pill to Mirena? I am curious to hear your stories before I invest the money and risk into trying this out.
