"just got my paragard put in this morning, couldn&#039;t sleep the night before and was so nervous the morning of. honestly so easy and quick. my doctors gave me a pill to insert in the vagina the night before i guess to soften cervix. and took a ativan and hydrocodone an hour before my insertion. definitely helped, only experienced a few cramps and it was done within minutes. i seemed to have high blood pressure which is why they recommended this iud because it contains no hormones. so far i love it. i&#039;m 31 now and it lasts 10 years. definitely a great choice"