"i&#039;ve been on the skyla iud since about may-june and i didn&#039;t take any pain meds before hand and the pain wasn&#039;t that bad for me (high pain tolerance?) only discomfort i had was when he opened my cervix up then i felt a pinch and that was that. i felt fine afterwards and went shopping. the next day i was cramping some and bleeding a little bit and i took some ibuprofen and all was good. only bled for like 4 days. i don&#039;t get mood swings, haven&#039;t had abnormal hair loss or anything. just get the pms for a couple days when i should get period. so far i&#039;ve loved it and i didn&#039;t have to pay a single penny."