"i have thyroid problems so the hormones i was getting from the pill weren&#039;t working with everything else. ive had the iud (copper) for about 5 months now and its not my favorite but not horrible. i never got cramps on the pill and my periods lasted roughly 3 days. with the iud ive had only two periods lasting 7-12 days which have been super heavy with horrible cramps and nausea. the insertion was horrific. i took ibuprofen before and it did me no good. couldn&#039;t sleep the first two nights from having horrible cramps. i get cramps randomly through out the day. i&#039;ve gotten headaches everyday for the past year or so so having to take pills anyways doesn&#039;t bother me. i don&#039;t plan on getting rid of it but i wouldn&#039;t recommend it."