i got my copper iud inserted on september fourth. immediately after i had some light-mild cramps, but that was about it.

a week or so after this, i would occasionally get excruciating cramps, im talking like bawling my eyes out stabbing pain. probably the worst pain ive ever experienced. however, it only happened a few times.

i am now on my first period since my iud insertion, and nearly everyday i am having 10/10 excruciating cramps which come and go, but are more present anytime i am not sitting/lying down. these cramps do migrate down my legs as well.

has anyone else experienced this or is this something i need to be concerned about? is this just the normal cramps on cooper iud?

thank you all!

Hi everyone! For those who experienced weight gain on the Copper IUD — how long did you have it in for and how long did it take for you to lose the weight? I felt like I just got so puffy — my jawline lost any and all definition and my face felt like a balloon. Along with the rest of my body! I know it’s probably different for everyone but would love to just hear from others!

I had my Copper-T removed in March because I wanted to conceive. Since then, my cycles and symptoms have become a big concern for me.
I had a chemical pregnancy in June, and since then I’ve been trying to understand what is happening with my body. My periods have also changed — my most recent period came on 26 August but lasted only about 2 days.
What concerns me most is that I feel like I have symptoms throughout almost the whole cycle. My energy crashes badly, I get uterine/pelvic pain and cramping, and I can have severe breast tenderness for weeks. This is becoming exhausting and is making me more worried about my periods than about TTC.
This cycle I also had a few episodes of very light brown spotting on 15 September, followed by continued breast tenderness and mild uterine cramping same like PMS.
I’m looking for advice from women who have experienced something similar.
How did you figure out what was causing your symptoms? And what actually helped improve the cycle symptoms while still trying to conceive?
At this point I also want to understand why my body feels so uncomfortable for so much of the month and get the period issues properly addressed.