NOW THAT MY MIRENA HAS BEEN OUT SINCE THE 5TH AUGUST, I HAVE LOST OVER 16 LBS, BUT I HAD TO LOOK IN TO OTHER CUASES WHY I WAS HAVING SO MUCH PROBLEMS WITH MY WEIGHT. 1) A BENIGN CYST WAS FOUND IN MY BREAST, WHICH I HAD REMOVED2) MY COLON WAS ENLARGED, THUS I HAVE BEEN PUT ON A MEATLESS, DAIRYLESSS DIET FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO DETOX MY BODY AND TO CLEANSE OUT THE COLON, ALL RELATED TO NOT LOSING WEIGHT. MY WEIGHT IS DROPPING NOW, TAKE ALL FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION AND DO NOT FORGET TO GET MAMMOGRAMS, ANYTHING FOREIGN IN THE BODY COULD CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS AND THAT INCLUDES CYSTS, THESE CAN ALL TRIGGER WEIGHT GAIN AND OTHER SIDE EFFECTS. EXERCISE IS ALSO A MUST TO KEEP YOUR BODY HEALTHY. REMEMBER WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT AND OUR BODIES REACT DIFFERENTLY TO EVERYTHING. ONE THING MIGHT BE GOOD FOR ONE BUT HORRENDOUS FOR ANOTHER. JUST BECAUSE MIRENA DOES NOT GIVE SIDE EFFECTS TO ONE PERSON DOES NOT MEAN IT SHOULD BE LIKE THAT FOR EVERYONE. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE