"got mirena october 2016 to reduce my typically heavy and painful periods. (got tubes tied after baby number 2 so didn&#039;t need it for birth control.) gained weight and got acne up my back and neck the next few months. my husband noticed i seemed more sad and lonely all the time. i got bladder infections every time i had my period until i started taking d-mannose...and it had been years since i&#039;d had one. around the 6 month mark -- when they say your periods should level out -- i went from a period every 3 weeks to one every 7-10 days. after 8 weeks of this, i got mirena removed. it has been 5 days. i&#039;m still bleeding but my skin has cleared up already. my niece is looking into connections between her mirena and ms-type symptoms she&#039;s developed"