Do y’all recommend Kyleena?

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I had the Kyleena put in last May after having the Skyla removed. I had a pretty good experience with Skyla even though I had some minor but uncomfortable side effects (backne, yeast infections) and decided to go ahead and continue with an iud that lasted longer than 3 years. Unlike with the Skyla, my adjustment period with Kyleena never ended. I initially noticed (or rather my fiancé noticed) mood swings which lasted a month or 2...or 3. From there I developed depression and anxiety but after a month or so of that I started to feel a little more normal. But that wasn’t the end. Then came the incredibly painful and unpleasant cystic acne not only on my face, but all over my neck. I’ve battled acne my whole life so this really wasn’t a surprise at first (had some with Skyla as well but not as bad). But it just never went away or even improved. If the acne wasn’t bad enough, about 8 months into having Kyleena I began getting terrible migraines. Again this is something I’ve struggled with my whole life (and the whole reason I went off the pill)   And having one once in a great while was nothing new. But this was a next level migraine. And much more frequent (once every ~15 days). These migraines would take me out for at least 2 days and leave me with a “migraine hangover” for the remainder of the week. After 3 migraines like this, I decided to call it quits. I knew it was the IUD causing all of these issues and decided the migraines were the last straw (again, the whole reason I got an iud was because of my migraines since you aren’t allowed to take the pill if you have migraines with an aura). I am 3 months out from having Kyleena removed. And while many of my side effects have improved tremendously, I am still battling acne, dealing with unusual and uncomfortable bloat (not sure I mentioned this but the bloat with Kyleena...woof), and battling some anxiety issues. So my recommendation is to stay far far away. BUT I would like to note that this has been my PERSONAL experience and does not mean it will be your experience. IUDs are great for a lot of women and I wish they would have been great for me too, but it just didn’t workout that way 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I had my Kyleena put in at the end of September, and I’d recommend it, but every body is different, and some people have bad reactions (just like with any medication!).
For me, my mood swings have almost completely disappeared (get moody before my period, but I feel like that’d happen even without any BC), my periods are really light now, but they almost always come on time- which was a major problem when I was on the minipill. I never knew when my periods would come, and now it’s pretty predictable, almost like it’s a cycle or something 😂😉 I also initially lost 8 pounds when I had it put in, which didn’t hurt!
Down sides? I have a little bit of acne, where my skin’s been clear for the majority of my life. I’m also still getting random cramping, which is a pain, literally. But my strings are still there and long, so I’m sure it’s fine in there. I also had some of the WORST period cramps in the first few months, like, seeing stars... but ibuprofen and heat helped.
8 months in, got engaged in October so we’ve really been putting it to the test, and no baby or real pregnancy scares yet! I’ve had a pretty positive experience, but not everyone does.

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Following this, would like to hear experiences with kyleena, especially about the effects of the hormone on your body.

Do y’all recommend Kyleena?

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