"i decided to share my experience to add a positive review about the mirena iud. i had my iud inserted about a week ago. going in for the insertion i was terrified based on all the reviews i read online referring to the pain. an hour before my appointment i took 800mg of ibuprofen, my gyno didn&rsquo;t recommend anything else before the insertion. when the insertion started, i kept waiting for the worst pain of my life to come but it didn&#039;t. the pain was about 4/10, but i wouldn&rsquo;t even consider it pain, uncomfortable may be a better word (sharp cramping but bearable) my period is already much lighter than usual to the point that i&rsquo;m only wearing panty liners (i never had very heavy periods previously and i&rsquo;ve been on the pill for about 5 years)"