"on january 13, 2008 i had my mirena inserted.  it was painless and i had no cramping in the days to follow.  what i did have was 8 solid months of spotting.  enough to need a light tampon while i was awake and a pad while i slept.  all the while my depression got worse, my face broke out, i lost my libido, i gained weight and my stomach bloated. i gained a total of 30 pounds between 1/13/08 and 8/09. july &#039;09 is when i started lactating...a new side effect of the mirena.  on 8/16/09 i had my mirena removed and it was the best thing i&#039;ve ever done, painless and within a week most of my symptoms were almost totally gone.  i&#039;m still lactating and have to lose about 10 more pounds.  at least it did it&#039;s job preventing pregnancy."