"needed a birth control without hormones. two days before the procedure i had to take cytotec twice a day until the procedure to soften my cervix. i had really bad cramping, light bleeding, and acid reflux from the cytotec. on the day of iud insertion, i took valium... this did nothing for my anxiety. if it weren&#039;t for my boyfriend being by my side the entire time during the procedure i wouldn&#039;t have gone through and would have begged the doctor to stop and let me leave without paragard. i&#039;ve never had such a terrifying experience. i cried the entire procedure from pain and discomfort from being exposed.  never had a pap smear so i never felt so exposed.  the pain was a 9.5.  i wish i found a place that used iv sedation."