"so i had it inserted on the 6th day of my period. i think that&#039;s why i had issues with it. you&#039;re supposed to get it inserted earlier. anyway, insertion didn&#039;t hurt but my arm was pretty sore after. my first period came on time and was the normal 7 days. i was used to 5 days because i was on the pill prior but still 7 wasn&#039;t terrible. the next month i didn&#039;t have a period i was super excited. i thought that meant i wouldn&#039;t have it from then on out. i was wrong. i got it monthly until about 5 months ago. it went from 7 days to 9 days. it got super heavy and unpredictable. i&#039;d have it for 9 days then get it again a week later. then it started lasting 10-15 days. i was moody and crying. i had it taken out."