"i&#039;m 23 with no kids and had skyla inserted 6 weeks ago. i wanted to try an iud, because i&#039;ve had bad experiences with oral birth controls in the past--moodiness, anxiety, weight gain, decreased sex drive etc. the insertion was painful but nothing unmanageable. my doctor did prescribe me misoprostol, so i think that helped a lot. i&#039;ve been really happy overall with skyla but i&#039;ve been experienced a lot of cramps and a lot of spotting. out of the 42 days i&#039;ve had it, i would say i experienced cramping for at least 25 days and spotting for probably 30. these symptoms are pretty annoying but i&#039;ve noticed nothing mood wise which is very important for me. another plus, i&#039;ve definitely noticed a change in appetite (less) and i&#039;ve lost 5 pounds."