Mirena and MAV

Ladies,

Has anyone had any experience with the mirena birth control iud? From my understanding it has a low dose of hormones. Any input is greatly appreciated!

BB

Wow BB we have so much in common!!

I have the Mirena, and posted on this board somewhere, I think I titled the thread Birth Control or something & was asking about MAV & IUD. IUD that’s the thread name.

Anyway no problems that anyone knew of, unless that’s changed in the interim.

I have had the Mirena for 2+ years now, and I am very happy with it.

K

Lol yes we do!!! I can no longer tolerate my bc pills. Every med I take seems to make my MAV go haywire. So I was hoping the mirena would Work since my insurance covers it. Thanks for the response:-)

Hi all,

I have been a long time migraine without aura sufferer (18 years) and a recent vertigo sufferer (12 months). New specialist last week finally put the pieces together and is thinking I have MAV, although SCD is on the list too (CT scan being scheduled to rule that out). I also happen to have Endometriosis for the past 20 years and have had to control this reproductive disease with various hormonal supplements. The best control of both the Endometriosis and the least impacting on my migraines is the Mirena IUD. I have been using Mirena for the past 6 years and actually experienced a decrease in frequency of common migraines and did not experience vertigo until last year when I had a horrible episode of Vestibular Neuritis which has caused a year of debilitating recurrent vertigo episodes. The claim to fame for Mirena is the locally acting progesterone - very little of the hormone goes systemic so of all the birth control options out there (short of physical barriers), I would think that Mirena has the least impact on MAVers.

Smiles,
Carie