"overall, i love the mirena. i went from 8 years of birth control pills to finally getting something more permanent placed, and i wish i had done it earlier. nothing to think about, no periods, etc. my mood is more stable and sex drive is greater than it was when i was on yasmin. being 26 years old and never having children, the insertion was extremely painful and i was very nauseous. it only took about 3 minutes to put in, but i was out of commission for the first week following. my doctor gave me some stronger medicines since the ibuprofen wasn&#039;t working and nausea wasn&#039;t subsiding, and that helped a lot. since then, i&#039;ve been good to go! no acne, no weight gain."