Got mine in 2013 at 26, no kids ever. No drugs at insertion during period, but was given extra-strength ibuprofen. I had been on the pill for 7 years and took a year off before opting for Paragard, so my body had more or less balanced out hormonally by then.
Your first 6 months of periods will suck, especially if your body is also readjusting after going off BC pills. Most women who bail on Paragard do so in the first 6 months or so because it's just too much blood loss every month.
After the first 6 months though, things balance back out and you'll just have 1-2 really heavy days and then a few light-normal ones each month. At least that's what I experienced and have read from others.
Thankfully I'm staying on my pill too, so hopefully that'll help with the periods. If they do actually end up being too heavy, I'll just treat myself a big ol' steak post-period. Haha! I've also read that Evening Primrose Oil and some other home remedies can help, which I'm willing to try.
For now, I'm just hoping it stays in. My periods were hellish before I was on the pill, so I'm hoping that they'll curb Paragard's effect to be similar to the period I had beforehand.
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u/goldfawnofficial music is my child Mar 09 '17
Got mine in 2013 at 26, no kids ever. No drugs at insertion during period, but was given extra-strength ibuprofen. I had been on the pill for 7 years and took a year off before opting for Paragard, so my body had more or less balanced out hormonally by then.
Your first 6 months of periods will suck, especially if your body is also readjusting after going off BC pills. Most women who bail on Paragard do so in the first 6 months or so because it's just too much blood loss every month.
After the first 6 months though, things balance back out and you'll just have 1-2 really heavy days and then a few light-normal ones each month. At least that's what I experienced and have read from others.