Moving on from the Nexplanon.

Good morning ladies, I know this thread is from almost 1 year ago and hoping to get updates on your progress since having the nexplanon implant removed.  My daughter is 19 and had it inserted last April 2016 and removed April 2017 due to the symptoms.  She gained 50 pounds in that time and her acne became horrible as well as the stretch marks on her arms and inner thighs.  She looks bloated, double chin, think ankles like a pregnant woman and a large belly.  She has always had an athletic build but has gone from a size 8 to a size 12!  I am devastated for her as I know, especially at this age, how hard it is to stand out and I am seriously concerned for her health, physical and mental as she said it made her moody and cry more often.  It's hard to give someone unwanted advice and I have to tread lightly but have been making her healthier lunches to take to work and trying to serve healthy tasty dinners at home.  She has not gotten a period but it has just been 1 month now since she had it removed so I guess she needs to give it more time from what I have read her and elsewhere on the web. She is going to try the nuvaring but they said to wait until after her first period to put it in. 

My questions are:

How long did it take you to get a regular period again?

Did you lose the excess weight?  If so, how long did it take?

Did your mood and health return to what it was before the implant?

I am desperate for answers and to help my daughter see it is not just her going through this, thank you in advance for your help!

I got the Nexplanon implant in May of 2016. I thought I loved it. I went from heavy and painful periods to lighter and easily predicted ones every 4 months. I was not worried anymore about getting pregnant. I thought it was great. Wrong. I have spent over a year dealing with nausea, headaches and mild depression. And then comes the worst part... I gained 50 pounds AND RISING with little to no change in my diet and exercise. And I am only able to lose a pound or two sporadically only after extensive changes in my eating habits and my fitness style. While I still have the sex drive of a young female, I absolutely hate my body and have lost so much confidence. It's hard to expose myself to partners now. I got the implant just before I turned 18 and now I'm 19. I am 5'10" and I started off weighing 145/150 and now I weigh over 200 pounds. I think I have finally made the decision to get it removed after reading all of these posts. I hope to return back in awhile and be able to update with progress. Thank you all for sharing your stories publicly like this. 

Hi there girls! Ive only just signed up to this website and come across this thread so it may be too late 😏

I had the implant from the age of 14 every 3 years untill I was 24. I had a couple in and out in a year so ive had alot of experience with them for the past 11 years.

Anyway I had 0 problems for many years untill I had my son in 2014 then I had one put back in 2 weeks after he was born then had it removed back in may 2017 on his 3rd birthday and had another put in and oh my god did that one destroy my body!! I dragged it out for 3 months and I just couldnt carry on with it. I suffered mood swings, weight gain, headaches, fatigue you name it! But after having it out everything is 100x worse. 5 months on I am still suffering.. ive got terrible acne, bad hair, mood swings (low mood most of the time) chronic migraines where I ended up in hospital 2x and also bad anxiety and very bad periods with severe fatigue. I am now having a full MOT on my body to see what the hell is going on as my lady area doesnt feel right so ive had a smear pushed forward and also full blood counts etc basically its destroyed me coming off contraception altogether. So if anyone has had issues like me then please comment back as ide love my mind to be rest at ease as Im not sure if my hormones can still be messed up 5 months later. 😔 x

Hello!

So glad to have found some recent posts on this topic.

I have been so reluctant over the years to blame my side effects on the implant (I've had two in over the past 4 years with a small break). However, after eating like a pig in the first year of uni and not piling on any weight, to then dramatically change my lifestyle for the better, exercise more and eat better to then put on two and a half stone.... it's hard not to blame it. I've been unsuccessful in shifting any weight WHAT SO EVER, my acne is worse than it has ever been and my moods have been so bad I've been referred for counselling (not to mention the lack of sex drive). So many reasons have influenced my decision for removal so I'm thrilled to hear a lot of you have had positive experiences. I had such an issue trying to get an appointment to have it removed, but FINALLY got someone to take it out today. Fingers crossed for some improvements in my life.

If any of you have any updates on how you fared after removal please let me know!!

All the best

 I just wanted to share my rather horrible story dealing with nexplanon and it’s side effects . I got the implant right after I had my daughter in June of 2016. As time went on I slowly noticed I was getting migraines more and more frequently. I’ve had them for several years but only once every few months. This slowly turned into a horrible constant migraine that never stopped with constant visual disturbances, hand tremors and nausea at all times. I was tried on every migraine med around only to have that cause more side effects with very little relief. My headaches were accompanied with crippling depression and anxiety to the point that I couldn’t function at all.  After seeing a neurologist finally and a clear MRI he suggested I have the implant out just to rule out all possibilities. I had it out in February of 2018. It has been two months and I will say it’s still been a rollercoaster but I’m slowly having more and more good days.  I’m now on progesterone only birth control pills and vitamins but no other prescription meds. I hope that one day I will get back to my old self but I just wanted to write this in hopes that someone else possibly going through the hell I went through this year would find it and know they’re not alone and they’re not crazy . 

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Thank you for sharing your story. 

My story is similar in some ways. I had the implant inserted October 2016, and recently had it removed June 2018. The first year of having the implant I noticed little to no side effects. My period would come as expected every month, and my weight stayed the same for the most part. Around September of 2017 is when I noticed an off color discharge and unsightly odor(TMI I know), and I had no idea what it was because I have never experienced this before. Come to find out it was BV (a side effect from the birth control). I got treated for it, and from there I didnt really notice any other side effects up until April 2018. I started to get inflammation in the groin area (also a side effect),which brought on really bad ingrowns that caused unsightly scarring.

Before Nexplanon, I had small bouts of anxiety, but it definitely started to worsen as time went on. I started to become super anxious about the smallest things. The anxiety was then followed by depression. In my 27 years of life, I have never felt this anxious and depressed. If I wasnt seething with rage, I was bursting out in tears. The depression and anxiety caused me to lose 20 pounds because of lack of appetite, and I started to become self conscious about how I looked and how others percieved me (not to mention my sex drive at this point was non existent). I finally decided I had enough when I started to have emotional breakdowns at work, crying for no reason, and having an overall sad demeanor. 

I had the Nexplanon removed June 13, and since the removal I have definitely seen a change in my mood (having it removed was an instant mood booster). I'm happier, small issues are no longer the end of the world, and I have a happier outlook.The inflammation in my groin area instantly went down and my sex drive came back as well.  Its been a little over a month since it's been out, and I can say without a doubt that the Nexplanon was the root of my woes. Although I have been happier these days, there are times when my emotions are a roller coaster. I'll have really good days, and there are times when they are not so great. Its been a day by day battle at times, but I am making progress

Ultimately, if anyone has experienced any of these symptoms while on Nexplanon and you're debating on removing it, DO IT. This birth control has changed my life in not the best of ways, but it has taught me alot.This was my first encounter with birth control and will definitely be my last. I hope this helps anyone experiencing similar issues or side effects.