"i just had this inserted recently, so i can&#039;t speak to the long term effects of it, but after reading a review on here from someone who claims the pain &quot;isn&#039;t excruciating&quot;... i beg to differ. i took 400mg of ibuprofen two hours before i was on the procedure table (in hindsight i should have taken 800mg). i am a 21yr old female who has never had children, with extremely light periods that last about 3 days (prior to having this inserted). i nearly passed out from insertion, i was hyperventilating with a death grip on the assistant&#039;s hand and she had to sit with me for about 10 minutes afterwards while i ate a banana and drank water because i couldn&#039;t feel my face and was still dizzy. have someone on-call to drive you home."