"everyone makes the paragard out to be some big bad monster. the only negative thing about getting off the pill and onto the paragard for me was i&#039;ve had a little bit of acne since i&#039;m not on hormones anymore. it felt like a pinch when i got it inserted. i had moderate cramps for two days and that&#039;s it, and it didn&#039;t make my period heavier at all. it really isn&#039;t that bad! the only worry i had was that there were 43 days between my first and second period on paragard."