Implanon - side effects

[katnport]

I had the implanon put in almost 3 months ago. The first two weeks were complete hell, my emotions were up and down like a yo-yo and I was really depressed. Over time this seams to have gotten better, but I know I'm not back to my old self and I still feel really down with no motivation. My sex drive has gotten worse and I just don't really have interest in sex any more. I seam to have a really bloated swollen stomach all of the time, its sore and even sleeping on it at night is uncomfortable. I have had a few stomach problems in the past but I'm beginning to think that implanon is making it worse? I can't eat anything at all any more and if I do I suffer for it. Has anyone had any similar problems?

[gingle]

Hi all

I'm 25 years old and have had the implanon for a year and a half. At first it was fine- I had periods when I'd bleed for a couple of weeks, had tender breasts and bas skin but nothing a couldn't handle. Then about 8 months ago I began having tearful periods when I'd just cry for no reason. I started attributing it to my relationship with my boyfriend- I moved away from home to be with him and as a result am isolated from my friends and my partner is the main part of my life. Recently the symptoms have got a lot worse. I've had tearful days when I haven't been able to go to work and extreme anxiety. It's also made me doubt my relationship- my boyfriend proposed over christmas and I've since been having even worse mood swings and tearful periods. It's amde me doubt my relationship. I'm sure work stress and other life stress has contributed to this increase- my best friend just had brain surgery for a tumor- but I'm normally very capapble and emotionally stable. I feel like I'd have been able to better handle everything that is going on.

I went to the family planning clinic a month or so ago to have my implanon removed and the doctor convinced me not to and said I was depressed, my GP said the same but just advised me to make lifestyle changes. In then found this forum and realised I should have stuck to my guns! I went back to have the implant out again but the nurse said it is now too deep in my arm and I'd have to wait for a doctors appointment to see if they could get it out. So it's now months since I first went to the doctors and I still have this thing in my arm and am still having tearful episodes, depression and mood swings. If this doctor can'tremove it I need a specialist referal to have surgery and god knows how long that will be. Everything seems to take forever and I just want this thing out of my arm so that I can be sure of what I'm feeling because I'm just not myself at the moment!

[jojo88]

hi all was wondering if anyone can help. I have also had the implanon and had in put in last May, im not suffereing with the emotional problems that you all have but i have been constantly spotting which is getting me down. At first my periods stopped but i was spotting but now things are worse i seem to have regular periods with the spotting inbetween.Has anyone else had the same problems? I've considered having it taken out but i havent reached a full year yet. Any advice would be greatfully recieved, would it be a good idea to stick with this thing? thanks

[mrs powers]

its good that i found this. i got mine in january. The pill was making me bleed all the time and sending my moods haywire. a friend had gotten the implanon and suggested it so i asked my doctor about it. they highly recommended it and after looking around i thought it was best too. so i got it put in and the bleeding has been fine nothing like when i was on the pill. but i had been noticing other stuff that i can now put down to the implanon. i have put on about 5kg since getting it, i am constantly wanting to eat, my skin has broken out like when i was a teenager i am depressed, not interested in sex and when my husband tried to cuddle me last week i got really angry and bit him. i feel like i have reverted back to puberty! as i think on it more now i can even say i have lost all motivation too

when i was on the pill i was finding immensely difficult i had gotten depressed on them and just could not get a regular period. i had bleed for a whole month on it before i stopped taking them. i was also very paranoid about getting pregnant so i would make my husband use a condom anyway. i went for a while where i was so scared that i was refusing sex.

i don't want to go back on the pill but all the other contraception available in Australia doesn't seem to be right for me. i cannot risk getting pregnant its not the right time hence why i got it done but i don't want to get fat and i definitely don't want to ruin my relationship. don't know what to do...

[Fj23]

I can't believe there are so many women out there suffering the same problems as me with implanon, I had no idea how I was feeling was a side effect of the implant, especially the loss of libido-doctors never told me about that one. I had the implant put in a year and a half ago after 8 years on the pill I wanted something easier as I was going travelling with my boyfriend. The first few months I had irregular light bleeding but then it stopped completely for ages, so my first year was good, bit of weight gain but no other bad effects. It's only been the last 6 months things have got worse, feeling very emotional, have no interest in sex what so ever, constant light bleeding (a horrible brown colour and thick with clotting which I don't know if it's normal?) and generally unhappy, especially in my relationship. I think I need to have it removed but I'm now in Australia and don't know what other contraceptive options I would have here, or if this might be a blip in the course if the implant as my first year with it was ok. I definitely feel there isn't enough info yet into side effects as websites say loss of libido is rare yet almost every post on here has suffered with that. Contraception is such a chore sometimes! [quote][/quote]

[laiera]

I am also very glad that I found this. I've had mine in for about 2 years and in the beginning I noticed that I was becoming very emotional but I could handle it. Now however, I am always anxious, I have terrible mood swings. I often feel tired and depressed and it's hard for me to get up and start my day. It is starting to put a strain on my relationship. I didn't even think to connect it to the Implant but I made an appt to get this thing taken out!! I'm tired of feeling like crap.

[weeemz]

hi ive had implant for a year now i bleed for 2 months solid at start and got put onto the pill aswell as having implant and have not had a period since which is great but ive been having hot flushes nearly every day which are really horrible and get headaches all the time mood changes at the slightest wee thing and have put on about 2 stone ive always been a size 8 even after having my wee girl went straight back into size 8.sex drive is completly gone which can cause problems with my bf (no wonder you dont get pregnant) im going to get mine took out as soon as i can just want to get back to being me again. i woudnt advise anyone to get it and dont understand why docs advise women to get it.i know some people can be fine with it and have no problems what so ever but theres more women having problems with it than women not having problems. i hate it.

[imogenblue]

I had the implant put in back in January 2011 at the time i had been with myboyfriend for a year and he refused to use condoms, i wanted a long term option as i had been on the injection for just ovr a year. During the time i was on the injection i gained around 2 stone so i went and had the implant put in, it was practically painless, i was left with a bruise for afew days but i had been told to expect that. Within about 2 weeks i noticed a difference from the injection, although my periods had stopped on the injection, and continued to stay away while on the implant, my moodswings weregetting worse and worse, within 2 months my boyfriend broke up with me because we were constantly arguing due to me being miserable ALL THE TIME, i was constantly depressed. I began gaining even more weight.I gained 3 stone and that is partly because I am ALWAYS hungry, however I wouldn’t say that is the reason for gaining that much weight, because 2 stone of that went on during the injections and I didn’t eat any more than I did before having contraception.

I am now 16stone, which for an 18 year old is AWFUL. My boobs have grown about 3 cup sizes, I have horrible stretch marks on my boobs, legs, arms and stomach, I just feel like a pig. I am uncomfortable around guys, partially because I was raped last year so when it comes to being close to a guy I become very stressed but also because I don’t feel comfortable with my body, I don’t want anyone to see all my fatty bits everywhere!!

I’ve had the implant for about a year and 4 months now and I’ve been thinking about having it out for about half a year now, mainly due to the moodswings and weight gain. One minute I’m happy and the next I cry for hours on end, randomly!
I have finally booked in to have it removed and the woman on the phone didn’t seem bothered that I had only had it in just over a year, she told me just to go in and that the doctor would take it out for me, she didn’t even ask for a reason as to why I wanted it out! I’m really hoping that my life will go back to normal once it is out, I want to be able to lose the weight as I’m hoping to run the race for life this year and start training in a hope to run the London marathon in a couple of years, so I want to lose weight. I was overweight to start with, ideally I want to be around 11stone so I have 5 stone to lose, I hope removing the implant will be the first step to a new life  Hope this has helped!

[Panicked]

I am 27 and I had the implant put in Febuary of 2012. After about 6-8 weeks my boyfriend started passing commits that I was being a "witch" and I needed it removed. Well since then I've gained 10 lbs and its noticeable on me b/c I'm short!! Well I've been really snappy and short with everyone personal in my life and he's gotten the worst of it! I've also noticed that when I consume alcohol it's magnified even worst and I feel like crap the next day. I've drank 4 times since I've had the implant and I've noticed that I get very angry for the stupidest things and I've really pushed it this last time. I was fine and then all of a sudden I felt so drunk an it made me panic and I snapped on him! He hasn't talked to me in 2 days and we live together!!!!! Has anyone had any similar experience?? Besides from that I've felt bloated for th past 3 months an I've been very depressed!!! It's starting to ruin my relations ship!!! I want to have sex but I just don't have the energy or the passion like I use to!!! Please help any advice offered will be greatly appreciated!!!!!

[Brittykyns]

Hi! Okay so Before I was on the implanon and life was great with my boyfriend. Great sex drive and moods. I already was really irregular before ( skip 6 months. Long period maybe an extra week of spotting.

I got the implanon almost 7 months ago and it's been a terrible experience ! Last four months straight I've been bleeding and spotting, twice I had 3 days I wasn't. I have terrible depressive mood swings. My boyfriend thinks I'm bipolar and we can hardly have sex! I haven't gained weight if anything went down 9 pounds . Low sex drive. Hard to get wet enough to have sex (dries out instantly sometimes ). It's killing me! And if that already sounds bad, the last few months I've been having a burning irritation right outside the opening, implanon caused? I don't know!

All I know is all I do is bleed non-stop, have massive mood swings , and dont have the urge for sex! Getting this thing out ASAP!!!! It's terrible. Ruining my relationship.

I think I'd rather just have a baby, seriously.

[grase]

hi, im grase. so very happy that i found this site.. i got the implanon implanted about a week ago and reading all this is making me a bit regretful of my decision. i have been getting chronic dizziness - to the point where i almost fall over. not knowing weather i should keep it in to see how it goes for a few months or get it removed straight away.

[lauren22]

I had implanon put in after I had an abortion (during the surgery.) and I wasn't really bleeding that much. I was spotting for around a week maybe less, then the next time I started bleeding, after around 5 days I took some tranexamic acid tablets and the bleeding completely stopped until 4 weeks ago, after the first week I took two of those tablets again, thought they worked but they never.. after heavily bleeding that week it atarted to look like I was coming to the end of my period then boom, heavily bleeding yet again for the past 3 weeks straight. it's showing no signs of stopping either. I guess in a way it really pisses me off but i'm just getting on with it. I agree, i'm tired all the time but my sex drive is still up there and me n my boyfriend have an amazing sex life. I have put on a few pounds also and I get regular headaches (which I never used to.) I guess I don't really care as long as I don't get pregnant. I do find myself being more emotional than I used to be and I do have weird moodswings constantly, more regular than before I had the implant. It kinda sucks but I guess i'll live.

[kaspersky]

Wow im just as shocked as all u, i neva knew about this site but glad i have. i was told i have pcos few months ago, i was on the injection since i was 18 doctor recommened it came off it after 3 years and now 2years later still waitin for a period. drs did an ultra sound and this is what they found im 23 with no sex drive wot so ever and cant lose weight. heard there was no cure aswel.

[20112012]

Im not real sure how to do this so i just clicked on this one because i have a question about Implanon. I got Implanon a year ago. I have been having so many problems. I seen on here that some girls was on there perirod for 3 mouths. That has happened to me to well honestly im going on 4 mounths on it now. I have been looseing lbs. like crazy i was 137 and i am down to 115 now i cant gain it back... i have been trying. but if you guys could give me anymore symptoms with this birth control i would be so delighted. Thank you.

[Busymum]

I got lots of periods that were very long but light, gained weight (2 stone in 8 years), but had to have it removed recently as bleeding got really crazy - huge clots and much more than i can cope with - scarily heavy - exhausting, frightening and making me frightened to leave the house ... so it's out now... apparently this is common with long term use of implants, so i will give my hormones a break now, use barrier protection instead and be extra careful.