"i am 48 &amp; had 2 kids.   i was having problem with hormonal bc making me depressed, angry, breaking out and high blood pressure.  time to get off tne hormones.  so i had paragard inserted friday.  it&#039;s sunday now.  so far so good.  insertion wasn&#039;t a picnic but wasn&#039;t so bad either.  i didn&#039;t take anything ahead of the appointment.  i had some mild cramps and one sharp cramp that made me catch my breath but it was over in minutes.  i was able to go back to work after the insertion.  i had cramping off and on the rest of the day but nothing terrible.   mild cramps the next day too.  none so far today.   a little bit of spotting the first day but nothing since.  overall, feeling much better with no hormones."