"i am 39 years old, have never been pregnant and had my mirena inserted a month ago. i got it hoping to get lighter periods and an increased sex drive. i had been taking birth control pills, which can negatively affect your sex drive.

i took a xanax and a darvocet before the insertion and still found it quite painful with cramping for two days.  then i had spotting and mild cramping for a week.  now i have been bleeding almost as heavily as a normal period for about a week (longer than they used to last).

i am very excited for this adjustment period to be over and to stop bleeding. as for side effects, my skin is actually clearer than before and i%u2019m always moody anyway."