"i was on nuva ring for 5 years and wanted something different, to  ultimately eliminate my period and was told an iud was the best bet. keep in mind i am 18 and have never had a child. so when i had the mirena inserted it was extremely uncomfortable and extremely painful. i quickly broke into a cold sweat, got very pale, so dizzy, and had terrible nause, my blood pressure also dropped extremely low. i laid on the table in the doctors office for about an hour until i got myself together, but still had to call someone for a ride home. afterward i had terrible cramping for about 2 weeks, along with bleeding. my doctor said the cramping was due the fact that my uterus was so small because i have never had any children, so i was just getting used to it being there. the cramping has since went away ( it is over a month later ) but i am still bleeding, it is way less than a period, not clotty either. when i think it&#039;s done, it will start again. my doctor said it is just what your body does until it gets used to it. other wise i have no complaints, other than the bleeding being extremely inconvenient and becoming expensive ( tampons ) but i have already come this far so i&#039;m going to wait it out before having it removed because i am not in any pain. but i haven&#039;t lost my sex drive ( it&#039;s gotten better if anything ) , i have not gained any weight, small amount of acne but nothing i can&#039;t handle lol.

all together i&#039;m pretty happy now that i&#039;m not in pain, i just hope this bleeding stops soon!!! "