"mirena has been good for me. when i got it in i cramped for the first hour, and then i didn&#039;t feel much after that throughout the first week. mirena has cleared my face from acne, i lost 12 pounds, and has stopped my period completely. i haven&#039;t had a baby before so my doctor gave me something to dilate my cervix, i took a tylenol extra strength thirty minutes before, and the insertion felt only like bad cramping. i always used to forget to take my birth control pills even with an alarm. mirena is one of the greatest things i&#039;ve done. it works so well. the only thing i would say is a downfall about the mirena is that i am a little more emotional now."