Birth Control
"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."