Hello, about 3 weeks ago my doctor inserted the Mirena IUD.
One day after I started experiencing high blood pressure, anxiety and panic attacks . 6 days after getting it inserted I removed it. Two day after removal my hair started falling out! Not just a little 3 or 4 strands but whole handfuls. I have no circular patches so I doubt it's alopecia. Its been almost 2 and half weeks and I've lost over 50 % of my hair. My bathroom is filled with hair my bed my laundry . It comes out the most in the shower so I've refrained from washing my hair as often. I've used the same shampoo I had before so I know that's not the culprit, how ever I still changed shampoos . I bought Biotin 10 000 mcg and have been taking it for almost a week now. My hair is still falling out. Any suggestions. I already have depression and anxiety. This was the last thing I needed as I hide behind my long hair as one of my best qualities and now I have to cut it short to hide the gaps.
Thank you !
When will I stop losing hair from Removed Mirena?
- Asked
- 22 Jan 2018 by Jamie19
- Updated
- 25 October 2018
- Topics
- mirena, birth control, iud, hair
Responses (5)
I have never heard of micro doses of levonorgestrel causing such issues. What did your doctor say?
Hello-i wish i had an answer to your question but instead I am hoping you can tell me how your hair loss is now? I just had my Mirena removed 3 weeks ago and my hair has been falling out in handfuls-like you, mostly in the shower. It has taken me years to grow my hair out and I am so scared of losing it.
Thank you for posting this question and I hope to hear from you soon,
Kristen
It took over a year for my hair to stop falling out after the Mirena was removed. Here I am 3 years later and my hair is extremely thin and lifeless. I've been forced to wait wings to look presentable. If you find a way to thicken up your hair, please share.
Hi, I'm sorry that you have had this experience. It effects us women badly to lose our hair. I also had this experience as a result of the mirena coil. I got the coil inserted at the end of November 2017. Almost 3 months later I noticed my hair falling out a little, then more, then a lot to where people were noticing and there was hair constantly falling out in large volumes. There was hair all over my house, my carpets were covered in it, I had to clean clumps of it from my hairbrush and shower plug daily. The chair in my office was surrounded by hair. I felt like it was nearly jumping off my head. So I removed the coil and waited for it to stop. I had already lost about 30% at this stage. I waited 2 weeks and it was still falling out so I spoke to my doctor. She said once my period comes back, my body would regulate itself again and all hormones should be gone and my hair would stop falling out.
I don't have much of a response. Only sympathy, I have had Kyleena for 6 months, and a month ago is when my hair started falling out in handfulls. Especially in the shower.
Im thinking of going back to the pill.
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