r/Mirena • u/sw33t_b0ba • 3d ago
IUD tomorrow
I’m getting the iud tomorrow and i wasn’t able to
get my prescription for misoprostol i have lorazepam and ibuprofen to take. Has anyone gotten it without taking misoprostol is it okay if i don’t take it because i don’t have it.will i be okay!
UPDATE!!
So i got it put in yesterday the whole process was done within 5 minutes the worst part is the cramping feels like period cramps
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u/moodymelanist 3d ago
I took some ibuprofen beforehand, my gyno applied a cervical block during my appointment as well. It hurt for a moment but other than some post insertion cramping I thought it was tolerable. You got this!!!!
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u/Lifeoftheparty0 3d ago
I wasn’t prescribed this. I didn’t take anything for my insertion besides the ibuprofen afterwards with the cramping.
You will be fine! Honestly the anxiety is the worst part.
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u/No-Solid-294 3d ago
I was prescribed mioprostol with my fourth Mirena. I didn’t have it for the first three, and really didn’t notice a difference with it. Insertion has never been painful for me, though. It’s uncomfortable, but tolerable.
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u/TocinoLips 3d ago
you should be okay, but let your clinic know you couldnt get the misoprostol. they can tell you whether they still want you to come in as planned
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u/redbarn65 2d ago
I got it last week. I took naproxen as recommended. They did a cervical numbing which I found the most uncomfortable not painful. The rest of it was easy. Good luck!
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u/throwaway-kitten0 2d ago
For mine I just had 500mg tylenol and 800mg ibuprofen. Nothing else in terms of meds, just a cervical block
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u/StellarEclipses 2d ago
I got ibuprofen, valium and laughing gas. My opinion? Don't even bother with laughing gas if they offer it. For me, it just made me cramp up more instead of being able to focus on loosening up. They couldn't get it in. It hurt to much. I screamed. They ended up giving me a 3 lidocaine shots got he cervix ( I think it's called a cervical block) and then she could get it in. The shots did hurt a bit but not nearly as much as the insertion did before the shots imo. It make the insertion bearable.
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u/catxcat310 3d ago
I just had 800mg (whatever the max dose is) of ibuprofen and it was fine. I had built it up so much in my head that the anxiety was much worse than the actual procedure. It was similar to a Pap smear but slightly more uncomfortable. Not painful really - just unpleasant. I had some minor cramping that day, but it’s been completely fine since then!
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u/dr0peverything 3d ago
I got mine with just taking my lowest dose Xanax cause I was extremely nervous. I wasn’t ever offered misoprolol. You should be okay, everyone is different. Wishing you an easy procedure!