"i had a rough start with this iud, but i have no kids, a small figure, and had been on the pill for 5 years. i was given a cervix softener and 800 mg ibuprofen, but i really don&#039;t think they helped me. insertion was very painful and i almost passed out. i had to lay at the doctors office for a little over an hour to recover before driving home. i was still in a lot of pain and my doctor was nice enough to give me a muscle relaxer. a lot of pain and nausea the first two days and then that subsided. i spotted consistently for 3 weeks and have had occasional spotting since then, but no periods. i do have increased acne, but i expected that when going off the pill. not needing to worry about birth control for the next five years is amazing."