"i had the mirena id for a year and it was the worse mistake of my life. i was lucky that i didn&#039;t have developed any cystic anomalies, however i had literally almost all the side effects. i gain 40 pounds, i had acne, i had to use sleeping aids in order to sleep, i have great hair loss, i had zero energy, i had some memory loss at times. the day my doctor pull out this iud i could felt the difference and i&#039;m doing so much better."