Can the contraceptive implant implanon cause anxiety and depression? - Anxiety

whichever

Jan 25, 2012

To: Everyone

WOW! Why didnt we all notice these coincidential symptoms earlier????
I have had mine in 2 and a half years, it was ok in the beginning to be honest, I was getting madder and madder at my boyf of the time, but just put that down to hating him and being down, although that seems blurry now........... It is the last 6 months that have really killed me though, I have developed an AWFUL social phobia, I start panicking if I catch a stranger catch eye with me, I panic when paying at the cashier when I am doing a weekly shop, it made me quit my job coz i couldnt face customers!!!!!!!!!!
......Not to mention the anxiety, fast heart beat, sleeplessness that I am suffering. Before reading this I actually got myself in touch with a councellor thinking I was going mad. and now I am going back on that and booking myself a consultation at the clinic to GET RID OF THIS THING!!!

Just wana say thanks to all of you for wising me up!!

Kerry1965

Jan 25, 2012

I just wanted to say that my 17 year old daughter had an Implanon rod fitted about four or five months ago...and despite the mood swings and weight gain and headaches decided to stick with it as she had just gone through the trauma of a preganancy and termination. The last week she has been suffering awful panic attacks where she thinks she is going to die.... and that she turns horribly white, her eyes almost pop out of her head, she cries and for a mother its extremely distressing to see. I thought it was panic attacks and assumed that it was because she was going back to school and it was a little scary. new environment, new people etc when my eldest son mentioned to me that his ex gf had read that the Implanon could be causing the panic attack.... I never thought of it ! Am so glad that I have read this forum, and thankyou all so very much for posting on it... at least this will help her feel as though she is not losing her mind.. and that now I can help her through it instead of feeling useless when shes crying and asking... whats wrong with me mum :( Am going to make an appointment to have it removed tomorrow.

helgast123

Jan 26, 2012

I wish I had seen this site before I had the implant put in. I had mine put in in August. I had been under some stress prior to this due to a new challenging job role but I was dealing with it and felt was making headway. I was also happy and felt positive with my relationship. Almost immediately after having the implant I started to feel very differently about every aspect of my life and the negativity has continued to grow and now I no longer feel myself. I went away with all my girlfriends on holiday and found it impossible to have a good time. I was tired (still am constantly) sullen and was not interacting properly. Work has become a bit of a mare as my ability to think clearly seems to have been affected and now I don't know what the implant is causing and what are real issues. I am going to have it removed in the next couple of weeks and hope to start to see a difference!! General feelings are extreme tiredness, lethergy (just want to sit and do nothing) like my 'stuffing' has been removed and I am no longer witty, articulate or fun to be around. Oh Dear!

reaerin

Jan 28, 2012

I had the implant put in about 2 months ago and i feel better that i know what has been happening to me is 'normal'. i have been experiencing long very light periods that smell awful, but i read another blog and that said that drinking good bacteria such as activia can help. Ive been soo emotional lashing out at my partner (hes soo good to me) ive had day where im crying for absolutely no reason or getting really angry at any and everybody. Ive also become very paranoid and less outgoing. I dont like the way i have become but i like the fact that this protects me from getting pregnant i need to research an alternative which is just as good. ill post if i find anything

Parrisamore

Feb 06, 2012

I'm so glad I found this forum. My implant has now ran out after 3yrs and I cannot wait to have it removed! I feel sick and panicky randomly every so often. The feeling is so bad I can't lay down to sleep, I've had random periods which can be severely painful. My implant runs out on the 14th of this month (Feb) I don't have an appointment till the 20th which is so annoying. I've put weight on and just feel horrid most the of the time. PLEASE READ THE SIDE AFFECTS BEFORE HAVING IT! I feel like I haven't been myself for 3yrs and can't wait to get back to me

missymother

Feb 06, 2012

To: jadeashton90

I feel how you feel, i have 3 small children, i shout and scream at them a lot for the smallest of things that are ridiculous but i can't help it, its mostly when i'm having what i call a hot flush, like women do in menapause and sometimes pregnancy. I feel like if i keep the implant in much longer like my children will end up hating me. I have no sex drive, i head headaches, backaches, cramping and bleeding EVERY day- i've had it in only 3 months and my doctors want me to give it a try with microgynyn, they beleive it will control the bleeding but have no idea if it will help the mood swings etc But its that that i'm most concerned about because its turning me into a monster!

clsmyth86

Feb 08, 2012

OMG im so glad to hear im not the only person I don't get any sleep at night I have had it in for a little over a year and my life where I was such a happy good hearted person now I can't stand to be around no one. I have bad anxiety attacks really bad at night. Everything makes me stressed out and cry all the time or be angry. I told the doctor I wanted it out and they ask me why and I told them and they really tried telling me this Implanon had nothing to do with my attacks. i told them I was never like this even my own mother sees a difference I have dark circles around my eyes and I am 25 years old this thing should be put on black market for causing insanity cause it just gets worse as time goes on I am going to school for Psychology and I know this behavior is not right and I would not recommend this birth control to anyone!!!!!!!!!

phillipsgurl

Feb 15, 2012

I am at the end of my third year with the implanon and feel like at times I have practically lost my mind. I cussed my friend for calling me crazy. I have been trying to get him to understand that I wouldn't have normally did something like that to him. He might be fed up with me already and we have only been dating for a month. My family also sees a difference in me and say that I act mean and hateful. It's bad when you have to warn your family that you have p.m.s, so that they can steer clear of you. There was one time when I got upset and started crying and then laughing. These hormonal changes are driving my mind crazy. I get depressed at the insignificant things in life and find myself in tears wanting my friend or someone to console me. I even have had thoughts of suicide which is ridiculous. I recently went for my yearly check-up. Told the Dr. I wanted it out because all of the mood swings. The Dr. said " is that the only reason?" He didn't care how I felt. His main concern was me not getting pregnant. I told him I would have to resort back to condoms or the pill. So, I will get to have it taken out in 3 months (YAYYYYY!!!!). These Dr.'s don't care about any of the emotional side-effects it causes. I guess it will take one of the women that is using it to commit suicide or kill someone then maybe the F.D.A will take a better look at this contraceptive.

Katlett24

Feb 15, 2012

Hey all,
i only got my iplanon put in less than two months ago, ive been taking levelyn along side to hopefully stop side effects of bleeding, so far no bleeding or anything, but my acne is ridiculous, worse than when i was in high school, and i went searching for information and found this site, im shocked!!!! I went away to Thailand 3 weeks ago and got really miserable and couldnt handle it so i came home early, starting to wonder if this implant had something to do with it..... reading so many comments across the net has scared me, i was gonna give it a couple of months but now im considering getting it out now before it gets worse. If this i a nation wide thing, Media should get onto this and expose it, us poor women have enough to go through.

LucyC303

Feb 16, 2012

To: everyone

Im 19 and Ive had the implanon for about 6 months and its driving me crazy. I get sharp uncomfortable pains in my arm. My periods have completely stopped but i get aweful stomach cramps which are 10 times worse than my periods used to be, and like others I feel like im pregnant but I know im not. Ive had bad break outs of spots on my back and chest and even on my face which is really annoying as ive never really had any spots before just the occasional ones. I get depressed about everything, im grumpy all the time and I just never feel like doing anything. I get grumpy with my bf and mum about everything...I dont know if its all down to the implant but ive only really noticed it since it. I dont really know what to do, I know i should keep the implant as I really dont want to get pregnant but i really dont want to, plus im scared to have it removed as it hurt so much having it put in :/

Bheffernan

Feb 21, 2012

To: this stupid implant BAH

i cant believe how ****** bad this implanon is.(sorry for any swearing im sure u all understand) ive had it before for the 3 years my first year i was on depression pills and almost broke up with the love of my life. i wouldn't know what i would do with out him. i never really got my period maybe 2-3 times a year. which was the only good thing about this rod besides not falling pregnant. year 2-3 i got a lot better but still wasn't me i wasn't on depression pills any more still a bit snappy and cry on the occasional. But now im on my fist month of my second implanon i cry about nothing im snapping at my man again and im constantly apologising. i've also have once been addicted to drugs before (im not now) and i feel like i did when i was addicted extreme moody not wanting to go out or even get out of bed. im struggling at work real bad got the sweats like crazy and im forgetting everything i mean everything. and my memory isn't that good :-( not ****** happy peoples i want this thing out my arm. i think doctors should warn women about the side affects someone is gonna really hert themself s. so anyone out there please tell everyone you know even though they might not even think about getting implanon tell them. or it wont be a happy ending and ya probably wont be friends with them any more.good luck to u all xoxo

yc368

Feb 23, 2012

To: All

I am so glad I found this site.

I am literally losing my mind.

I have had implanon for about 2 months. My moods are so up and down, I cry for no reason. I am constantly annoyed at my boyfriend, who never does a thing wrong, and who is the most amazing thing in the world. I'm 23 years old, and I just quit my job in a top accounting firm, that I worked so hard for, because I can't handle stress, which has never been an issue for me. My memory is shot. I am so agitated all the time. My hair is super dry, my normally flawless skin is breaking out.

I have lost all purpose. Before implanon, I was career driven, motivated, sporty, passionate about music. Now I don't exercise, rarely eat, have no energy. All I want to do is hide in my bedroom.

Lastly, I have no sex drive whatsoever. Before implanon, I couldn't get enough of my boyfriend. Now I cant stand being touched, or kissed. He thought I had lost interest/was going to leave him. But truthfully, he's the only thing keeping me sane.

Before reading this tonight, I knew something was up with me. I suspected maybe a quarter life crisis, or job stress. Now I am 100% sure its the implanon, and I am booking in tomorrow morning to get it out as soon as possible.

Maymee22

Feb 25, 2012

To: All

I'm also so glad to have found this site.   And the comment before me - yc368, I can relate so well to you. I'm also 23, I have a good job thats developing and giving me a chance to earn some money and I'm not coping - I just want to yell at everyone.   I have a lovely boyfriend who before this thing I thought the world of and now everything he does winds me up and I end up fighting with him (we'd never had a fight before this thing) I also have no sex drive and when he touches me I'm thinking how inconsiderate he is when I'm feeling this grumpy!!  But at the same time he is the only thing keeping me going.
I used to be so much fun and its changed me - I feel like I'm losing the plot, my hair is dry and dull my skin is bad and I can't stop eating (I've never been thin but I'm the heaviest I've ever been) I'm also spotting all the time so can't even have sex anyway!
The worst is the speed at which I can go from being normal to screaming, crying and being angry.   And the irrationality that has come with it.   I can tell I'm being irrational but I just don't care its my way or the highway.
I want to keep my boyfriend I love him desperately (I'm now crying!) but I'm pushing him away.   I have been to the doctor to get the implant taken out and she said I can have it done but might want to wait another month (its only been two) but I've decided right now I need it out.   I'm absolutely petrified it'll come out and I'll be the same, has anyone had it out? have you gone back to being sane?!

strangeeffect

Feb 28, 2012

Okay so I had wished I had found this before I got mine in, but to be honest I got mine out at the end of January this year and I was fine on it, it is now that I am off it that I am experiencing the mood swings, anxiety and everything that you girls are describing you had when you had it in. What the hell!!!!

little_han194

Mar 07, 2012

Hi I am 16 years old. I had the Nexplanon Implant put in about a week ago. I used to take the Combined Pill Microgynon 30 but it made me feel awful and made my stomach upset and I got so paranoid about things it broke my relationship up numerous amounts of times. The Implant seems to be ok at the moment. I feel a little bloated and a bit sick, but can still eat. I haven't had a period yet, so I think it will stop my periods. I did two pregnancy tests today and both were negative, but i feel like i'm pregnant and i also get flatulence. Any advice?? Can the implant affect the results of a pregnancy test? xxx Please any advice will be very much appreciated! xxx

ellenw118

Mar 09, 2012

I am happy i found this!!!!

This came on me just over a week ago and it was like a ton of bricks. Was crying uncontrollably i was having panic attacks to the point i was convinced it was a heart attack. I have an amazing Family/Boyfriend and i told them them straight away because i thought i was going crazy i felt like a millions miles away from the person i was and that i could never see myself being that person again which scared me as i have everything going for me as am only 19. I wasn't having suicidal thoughts but i kept thinking i cant live like this and i wanted to escape my thoughts i phoned my sexual health clinic and they removed it a week ago today, I couldn't eat without wreching The feeling was horrific. We processed and eliminated. It all kept coming back to the implant. Now a week later i don't feel a 100% ME again but i feel half way there it was like i couldn't look forward to anything or plan days out and stuff i just went with the flow am on no contraception until my body is a 100%. i went the doctor this week and they think am stressed so they have referred me for counseling but after explaining all the symptoms the GP was like that's worrying and made me feel 10x worse than i did and now i know am not the only one i fell a million times better! xx

ChrissyF

Mar 11, 2012

To: bunnie25

Get it out immediately. The doctors are meant to inform you that if you're one of the 10% who bleed constantly after getting the implanon you must get it removed straight away. Don't mean to alarm you but you must get it taken out ASAP!

ChrissyF

Mar 11, 2012

Hello everyone,
My name is Christie and have been on Implanon since April 2011. Since then I have become overtly emotional, needy, my mood swings are horrible, and I have nearly destroyed the best relationship I have ever had. I've become paranoid (something not like me at all) and took out a lot of negativity on my partner. While I tried to figure out what was so very wrong with me, I blamed him for how I was feeling, and now what was once the best thing in my life is hanging on by its fingernails. We are currently on a 'break' while I deal with this, as I didn't want to keep hurting him any more. I have admitted to myself that I am Depressed and doing that made me feel a million times better already. I'm hoping my man won't give up hope on us while I try to 'fix' myself. Step one: Get this damn thing out of my arm.
The reason I never could pinpoint the reason I turned into this needy, emotionally unstable ***** is because a few other things happened at the same time as it began.
Ladies, do NOT blame what you're feeling on stress, because we all have the power to pull ourselves back up from it. It is this THING in us, that reeks havoc with our bodies, hormones, and therefore minds.
Don't think about it, just get it out. I will get it out this week, whether I have to force a doctor to do so, or do it myself. I will post my progress as time passes without it in me. I hope this was helpful, but more so
I hope I can find ME again, so I can be with HIM, and know that who I am is real again.
Be strong everyone,
-Christie

myprophecy

Mar 12, 2012

To: WorriedBoyfriend42

You fiance should be so glad to have you around. Most men would run a mile. This is a very difficult thing to understand. I had my implant taken out today after 2.5 years. Doctor didn't give a crap, she just said that she had been concerned that I may be making an irrational decision. And I'm like the fact that I feel like I am going to pop myself any day now is going to be made worse by taking the implant out how??!!** What an idiot.

My boyfriend hasn't even asked me how it went :-(

Everything has been so hard and I feel utterly hopeless.

Thank heavens for your blogs all of you! They've just tried to lace me with pills antidepressants.

No one understands fully, it's terrible. I am holding onto everything with piece of string. My relationship, friendships, job!

Will see how the next few weeks pan out now that this SH*T is out of my arm!

Bloomingimplant18

Mar 17, 2012

I am on my third implant!! I have had no sex drive really since I had the first implant in. I just put it down to having a busy stressful life! I lost a very close family member in 2010 and went onto ant depressants I now think that the implant made me feel like this. I have been with my husband for 13 years and he really has put up with ALOT since I have had the implant! I had my new one put in 2 weeks ago and I have never felt so fed up, panic attacks my heart is always racing and feels like it is fluttering! I am so paranoid too I keep accusing my husband of all sorts. I have even accused him of seeing someone else, and question everywhere he goes, check his phone etc!! He has been so supportive and all I seem to do is snap shout and take everything out on him. I have a 5 yr old and even she has started snapping at everything as she has seen me do it to her dad! We are having real behaviour problems with her that I feel is my fault!! I am at uni as well as working full time so I just thought I was stressed and snappy because of this but I now feel like I can not cope anymore and am in such a mess. I am going to call the drs on Monday to have it taken out. Can u ring your local sex clinic will they take it out??

ellenw118

Mar 18, 2012

To: Bloomingimplant18

They should take it out at your request anyway. if you can you should go and see a councilor too. I had mine taken out 2weeks ago friday and i am starting to feel human again even tho i am suffering from terrible anxiety but you have to look on the positive side that its not going to last forever its just a blip! i have spoke to medical information and they said the side effects are not permanent.Good luck! x

ChrissyF

Mar 19, 2012

Hello again everyone.
So last week I got my implanon out, after going on a break with my partner due to my mental issues. I.e Excessive mood swings, depression, neediness, paranoia etc.
I can now say I have only cried once since having it removed, and that was when I broke it off with my partner of 15months. I will admit some of the emotional trauma before getting the Implanon removed was due to him, but the rod and its effect on my hormones blew everything completely out of proportion. I feel much better now that I'm not 8 different people during the course of the day, and have taken back up several hobbies of mine that I haven't been in the mind frame to do in nearly a year (since the Implanon started affecting me) I am a much happier person in myself, though understandably upset about my ended relationship, but now I am optimistic about my future. I suggest if any of you are going through any rough patches in you relationships, and seem to be acting unlike yourself and over the top, to have the rod removed. You'll notice a difference within the first week that will blow you away.
Be strong everyone,
-Christie F

ChrissyF

Mar 19, 2012

To: luceeox

Of course having the implanon taken out is an option. I will warn you though, a lot of doctors are qualified to put the implant in, but not to remove it. Have them refer you to someone who is qualified to take it out, then say whatever you need to to them to get them to go through with it. A LOT of doctors won't take it out. But the simplest way to get what you want, is to say "My partner and I have talked long and hard and we want to have a child together". Just Lie. Works every time, as doctors cannot refuse to remove contraceptive medicines if the patient expresses a desire to fall pregnant.
Hope this helps,
Christie

brandilynn2005

Mar 20, 2012

I feel the exact way after I gave birth to my second child my Dr convinced me into getting it I've had it in 9 months now and I'm depressed ,always wanting to stay in bed ,no sex drive ,I get upset easily ,headaches all the time and discharge my Dr says its all normal how's that normal to be unhappy I'm hoping soon it can be removed

ellenw118

Mar 20, 2012

To: brandilynn2005

get it removed straight away am suffering from anxiety and am not an anxious person. i went to my GP and they have referred me for counseling. After reading all the bad news on the implant i regret ever getting it i don't feel myself at all and its not away to live i can tell you that and if the GP wont remove it go to a Sexual health clinic and get them to do it thats what i did and i do feel better and now things are being done i feel better. I was never told about these side affects and now knowing i would tell anyone not to get it and what more scarey you don't know how long the symptoms will last.Good luck though hun dont let a piece of plastic get you down. x

Clara333

Mar 20, 2012

To: Ellenw118

Wow - this is great! So glad ive googled this!
Im 25yrs old, im usually a happy bubbly chatty person and like meeting new ppl. Enjoy my job and I had a healthy appetite for sex with my new fiance.
I recently visited the doctor after experiencing the following sypmptoms :
Unusual Headaches, anxiety attacks (2 in 1 month), severe depression, low self esteem, nausea, severe mood swings and anger, hot flushes and loss of sex drive.
I was signed off work for the 1st time in my life. I was also prescribed prozac which i declined as i heard this can be worse for depression sometimes.
I had the implant fitted approx 6months ago and since having it have experienced the a fore mentioned side effects but didnt relate it to the implant until just recently. Im surprised i didnt get onto it until now.
Ive not been myself at all and even my fiance has noticed a change in my moods. Im constantly grumpy, angry and upset for no reason and go through phases of severe depression to the point where i cry for hours, i dont want to get out of bed, i have no desire to do anything and nothing interests me. I just hate life when i feel like that and ive only experienced this type of depression recently. You might think this is fair enough but when you add this to all the other abnormal circumstances its clear that this implant is the culprit!
I got so depressed one day that i tanned a bottle of wine, that didnt work so i resorted the Bible to try find peace that way. I read it for approx 2hours and by the time my fiance came home i was histerical, so much so that i was convinced i was possessed (i thought
Is was bcoz i read the bible whiles under the influence) i was literally on the floor rolling about like a 2yr old kicking and screamin like a looney!
The head aches and nausea are more recent as well and the fact that id had two major panic attacks in a month. Thats when i made the appt with the doctor. Now that i have seen all these threads on this forum about the implant its like im reading my own life. I feel ur pain and im going to make an appt to get it
Removed asap so i can get back to normality and feel like myself again. Sick n tired of feeling sick n tired lol

msmel8

Mar 20, 2012

To: strangeeffect

Yes I had (have the same issues), while on the implanon for three years I had horrible side effects, but never depression or anxiety. Until I had it removed Nov 2010, by mid Dec 2010, that's when all hell broke loose. I'm getting better, but still not 100% back to my old self. Praying it happens soon, so sick of feeling like this, been a year and three months.

myprophecy

Mar 21, 2012

I had my implant taken out on the 12 March. I had been hoping that the changes would have taken place a lot sooner and that I would have felt better but it hasn’t (Not yet anyway). If, anything I am more annoyed because I haven’t seen any changes. I am working but think I need a break because getting into work and acting normal is so hard when all I want to do is stay in bed.

I’ve been in tears most of the time, my boyfriend saw me over the weekend and I had been a total mess. Crying profusely and knowingly without cause to do so.

My life is fine, I have a job, have been offered another job but can’t stop myself from feeling like a total waste of space. I too am suffering from panic attacks, depression, severe anxiety, to the point where I think I am mad and will end up being sectioned. I’ve been drinking and smoking huge amounts! 

I am lucky that there are a few people I can share this with but in the last few months I have ignored and probably lost quite a few good friends. But it’s been so hard just holding myself together; that I have just had to leave them to fall by the weigh side.

The doctor said that the hormones should be out of my system in a month and I am hoping that that is true.

I am thankfully for this blog and I hope that I can share my experiences about how quickly I can recover from the detriment of the implant.

Here’s hoping it is soon. And for anyone that is feeling suicidal, please hold on, don’t do it, just get the implant removed and do whatever you need to in order to get better.

Take a break
Go on holiday
Speak to someone
Get signed of work until you feel better
Talk a walk in the park
Get a massage

Will blog back in a week’s time x

ellenw118

Mar 21, 2012

To: Clara333

Same Hun and the scary thought is you still don't feel yourself am going to counseling and spending a lot of time with my friends and family all of a sudden its like life just became really serious the fear of dying is terrifying me and am not this type of person and worse than ever i don't think i was myself on the implant at all and not looking back i regret ever getting it right now i feel like its ruined my life. BUT i know am a strong person and i will get threw it I keep telling myself in the mirror... YOU WILL DEFEAT THIS! The Anxiety plays on sub conscious fears that you didn't even know about and it does go away and until you have your next period you wont know how slow your body will react to it so.

Take time out for you paint your nails have a bath and listen to music find your way to relax and it should help keep me posted on how your feeling,,.

Good luck, we can all do it just takes time x

Charleah

Mar 25, 2012

Hello all,

I'm trying so hard to look for answers but I cant find any and I wondered if anyone could help me? I had the implant put in August last year and its given me lots of already mentioned side effects so I'm going to have it taken out. My question is, you know how the implant mimics a lot of pregnancy symptoms? Well could the 'big nose' be one of them? Only a couple of months after having it put in I started to get a swollen nose and now its bigger and wider which I know can happen during pregnancy. Has anyone got this or heard of it?

sarah22217

Mar 26, 2012

To: whichever

This site has helped me so much! i was just wondering if anyone had problems with implanon and drinking alcohol as i have, have mood swings insecurity issues and depression since getting it in 5 months ago! But when i am drinking i turn extremely nasty and depressed and most recent violent towards my boyfriend.

I know my body well and haven't felt like myself since having it in, this most recent act has really convinced me its the Implanon.

so, has anyone else had issues with alcohol and Implanon

erobbins85

Mar 26, 2012

Hey yall. I can not tell you how relieved I am to have found this forum. I had my Implanon put in October 2011. The day I had it put in I completely blacked out while trying to pay before leaving. Then for the next month I though I was going to tear my are off it hurt so bad. I should have known then that my body was rejecting it. Then the anxiety attacks started. They would come at night and out of the blue. I had the worst one ever two weeks ago and since then the anxiety will not leave. I have horrible thoughts and am having to take a mild anti-anxiety medicine every five hours to keep me from losing it. I have never had any problem with anxiety of depression until after the implanon. Also, used to I could set my watch my my periods. Now I have no idea when Im going to bleed or how much and when I do its a very dark brown. And I didnt think about this until I read it on here, but my hair used to could do no wrong. Over the past three months, my hair no matter what I do to it, is just awful. These side effects do not bother me like the psychological stuff does. And what makes it worse, is the devil has now seen a weakness and is playing on it. I am having this think taken out tomorrow and I am letting my doctor know what I think about it and that they should better inform people that are considering it as a birth control method. I know that I am not losing my mind and it can all be traced back to when I got the Implanon. Im sure it works for some people, but the side effects of this thing are very real and it feels good to know I am not alone, I am not crazy, and that this can be fixed. I am going to come back toward the end of the week and post how I am feeling...Hope this helps someone like the other posts helped me!

Hayz16

Mar 26, 2012

To: to all

I am so glad i found this site, I've only had my implant in for 2-3 months, I have been having terrible mood swings and I just cant explain whats wrong with me, I'm snapping at my partner and son for really stupid things and then it takes me a day to get over it, I spent my whole birthday night out crying, I feel tired all the time and generally can be up one minute and down the next, its only just occured to me today that it could be side effects of my implant, I'm not saying I was perfect before I can be a bit grumpy like anyone but this is reducilus I know I'm being horrible and I just cant stop myself and then I feel so guilty afterwards and that dipresses me even more, Im making an appointment tomorrow to get this thing out!!! Thank you everyone for posting xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Zurgie

Mar 27, 2012

To: Everyone

UPDATE!!!
(Removed in November)

It's been about 4 months since I have had the Implanon removed! Thank goodness! For a little while, I was on Xanax and Prozac (Fluoxetine) but I have quit it! I am now back to going out and having fun whenever I want! The anxiety from the Implanon had triggered my IBS and now I have to deal with that, but I take Citrucel and stay away from my triggers, and I am fine!

If you are having any anxiety, panic attacks, depression, ANYTHING and you have Implanon, TAKE IT OUT ASAP! Tell everyone you know!!!
If I could go back in time and stop myself from getting it I would.
It feels so good to be back to pretty much normal!

Zurgie

Mar 27, 2012

To: Everyone

ALSO!!!

Since the removal, I have had two scares!
Twice, I have become extremely dizzy and collapsed. Both times, it started while on the toilet. Not sure if this has to do with Implanon, but if you get put on anxiety meds because of the anxiety caused by Implanon, then be CAREFUL! Especially if you have IBS.

ellenw118

Mar 29, 2012

hey Girlsss!!!!! Been back to my GP and i have a hormone imbalance triggered by the Implanon can take up to 3months to completely subside but hang in mines been out a month and i feel great still a bit confused about things but i will get there. They still want me to have the counseling which i am agreeing with so hopefully i can come back in another months time and I AM BACK!! Girls YOU all KNOW your bodies and when somethings wrong you do something and We all have soo good luck x x

ellenw118

Mar 30, 2012

To: Zurgie

Can i ask what your symptoms were? x

cynmarie

Apr 04, 2012

hey girls i feel the same im sooo depressed and am having panic attacks like everyday and i was on the implanon for 2 years and just got it removed..i hope i feel better never have i ever thought of killing myself i need people dealing with the same thing i have cause everyone here dosnt seem to understand

cynmarie

Apr 04, 2012

To: ellenw118

yay

spikes83

Apr 05, 2012

To: Everyone

I'm so glad i've come across the site, i've being thinking for a while whether my implanon was to blame for my mood. I'm on my second implanon, due out next march, and didn't really seem to have much of a problem with my first implanon up until about 18 months of having it when i started bleeding everyday, so had it changed early, which kind of helped. But the past 6-12months i've felt crap about myself, being mean to my lovely boyfriend for no reason, nasty after having a drink and easily agigated by the smallest thing. i thought it was just me!! My only question is to those who have had it removed what contraceptive have you chosen? I'm worried about getting it removed as its a reliable contraceptive and would like something just as reliable but without the mood, any suggestions please??

brandy1997

Apr 09, 2012

To: yc368

I feel the same way about my boyfriend. I caint stand when he touches me, or does anything else, and i feel bad about that cause i dont want him to think i dont love thim.

bubblezz15

Apr 09, 2012

I knew the implant came with the side effect of mood swings and feeling emotional but i never thought it would be this bad.. I actually feel like i'm going crazy and I don't know how people put up with me..i can be fine one minute and the next I'll be crying, angry, shouting and not a nice person to be around..i find it hard to think positive about anything and just have this real anti social feeling about me, it's horrible!
I get easily annoyed and I'm constantly paranoid and horrible to my bf, i feel terrible but at the time i can't control it, it's so random..
I really want it out, i never expected it to affect my life this bad, any slightly challenging situation feels like an almost impossible task for me, I can't stand it anymore! I've lost all my confidence and feel vile most of the time. I could write about how bad this thing is forever!
I wouldn't reccomend it to anyone, it really changes you as a person! I never used to be paranoid, constantly emotional, angry to the point of throwing stuff around....i actually can't believe how bad this thing affects girls/women! i feel like i want to cry all the time anyway, but knowing that it's the implant annoys and upsets me even more! Nobody get it, it's seriously not worth it :'''(

Daisy1966

Apr 11, 2012

I'm 22 have had my implant since i was 17 i always thought it worked but since reading sights (due to being worried as have been on my period for a month now) all the side effects add up. since having it i started to grow hairs on my chin, now i have to go to electrolosys every week which is costing me a fortune. I hardly have any energy, i use to be outgoing then changed and find any excuse to stay in. I cry a lot for no reason and get stressed out when it's only a minor problem. I just assumed it was me. I will be getting it take out. Now i just have to live with the hair growth. Doctors should point all these things out as they dont state that most women will get half of these side effects!

jessie_a

Apr 13, 2012

I have been on birth control since I was 18. I have switched from the pill, to the nuvaring, depo, to the implanon. The reason I chose the implanon was because I no longer have periods or headaches/migraines. I didn't realize I was actually suffering from side effects from the implanon until it wore out after the 3 years was up. I got it removed over 6 months it was suppose to. So I was having my periods again. I got into a new relationship while this implanon was worn off. I felt more attracted to him than anyone I ever have before. I felt like it was something I never felt before. I needed to get back on the implanon (get the old one out and new one inserted in) if I was going to be sexually active. It was almost immediately like a switch was turned off in my body. I no longer felt the same sensations just from his touch. I became cranky towards him and I don't want him to even tough me, but he is absolutely wonderful. I want to make him happy but have no desire for sex. I never realized how out of whack my sex drive has been previously since it has been so long since I have gone without birth control. Being a grad student that studies neuroscience, hormones have a lot to do with your neurotransmitters in your body that allow you have those attractions to someone. Having birth control is just not natural on anyone's body. The key is to find which one you can tolerate or which one works best for you. I feel like having this implanon is not worth it. There is no point of me even being on birth control if I don't want to even have sex. I am just pushing my boyfriend away and I get extremely irritated very easily. Of course, I am not ready for a baby so I will either have to try all the other birth control methods again (which I stopped the pill when I was 18 because I couldn't remember it, now that I am 26 and older and more mature, I should be able to remind myself). There needs to be more research on what this does to attraction. I have also read in articles that someone who met their significant other on birth control and then they go off of it, they no longer are attracted to them. This is the different phermones and hormones working and switching higher and lower. That is why they say to make sure you can handle your other significant other on and off of birth control before you get married or take it into consideration. Estrogen is what creates a sex drive and with the implanon, this is greatly lowered. All birth controls have different ratios of different hormones, so others are going to work differently than others. As I was just doing some more digging, I also found a video of a girl who developed air pockets in her breast that were painful, which are non-cancerous but bothersome. This has also happened to me in my right breast. I have also read countless stories of this birth control method working for others, so everyone's body works differently. Again, I thought it was working for me, but really it is not.

jessie_a

Apr 13, 2012

To: jessie_a

I meant to say testosterone is what allows us to have a sex drive instead of estrogen.

myprophecy

Apr 13, 2012

To: all

Hi Everyone,
So it’s been officially one month since I have had my implant out and ……………….it’s not been all bad. For those of you who want to know how I feel, honestly – I still don’t feel like myself. The last 3 weeks have been manageable but this week has been a bit of struggle. I’ve still had major anxiety issues, feeling of hopelessness and deflation. Sex drive has been a little better but I am still investigating the most suitable contraceptive option. Trust me, it’s not easy. I would hate for something to trigger me back to where I was in December – January 2012 AWFUL!

So, in conclusion, I OBVIOUSLY stand by taking it out but am just sad I am not me yet. I want my life back! I haven’t been truly excited about anything in a while. It’s more a case of knowing that I should be happy or knowing that in a normal situation I would be happy.

I am still avoiding contact with large groups of people but am also trying to rebuild my confidence in that area.

Ladies, please post back especially if you have had your implant taken out. I am worried whether we will ever truly be our old selves. I have been struggling with the effects more so and consistently for the last 6 months.

Will post again in 4 weeks.

Until next time.

My prophecy

myprophecy

Apr 15, 2012

To: MissOxford

How long was it before you started feeling like yourself?

Shegee

Apr 15, 2012

OMG so glad its not just me, I have always coped quite well with obstical's in my life but since having the implanon It in Im crying at the drop of a hat i feel depressed when there is no reason to be, i am getting more short tempered, and im quite a patient person, when i have these days of depression i feel like nothing can bring me out of it not even my boyfriend although my will power is strong and i try my hardest to force negative thoughts out but i to have had thoughts of ways out, which scare me, i have 2 young boys who depend on me and i love them to bits, i have just rang my local dr and am going to do what ever it takes to get it out today. I WANT SMILING HAPPY CONFIDENT ME BACK.

Shegee

Apr 16, 2012

had it taken out today as i said, they numbed the area so it wouldn't hurt then made a small cut and pulled it out, i will never again do this, i will never recommend it, my sad depressed state could very well have ruined my relationship, even i have tried so hard to hide it, i hope these depressed feelings don't last long, I'm so mentally drained by all this.

Amber0791

Apr 19, 2012

Hi ladies,

I have just taken out my implant after having it for 2 1/2 years. If I knew how it would effect my life I wouldn't have gone through with it!
I was one month away from my 18th birthday when I had it done I'm now 20, and I now realise that no woman should play with their hormones especially if your in your teens. I have extreme mood swings. One day I can be happy, 2 days later I can be depressed. I have bad anxiety attacks and a lack of apatite. Recently I have been having random thoughts about me and my partner, one moment I want him, next moment I don't or at times I really want him and a baby. Which is truly ridiculous. I can't stand the extremes. When you know you want something and have no reason to act in a strange manner it gets depressing, as you know your not your usual self. I want to feel normal again...
Now I have taken the implant out, I was wondering how long it can possibly take up to, to feel your 'Normal' self? If anyone is able to answer please do, I'd appreciate it very much.
Thank you to all the women that have commented on this website, it's so helpful.
God Bless

Amber0791

Apr 19, 2012

Hi ladies,

I have just taken out my implant after having it for 2 1/2 years. If I knew how it would effect my life I wouldn't have gone through with it!
I was one month away from my 18th birthday when I had it done I'm now 20, and I now realise that no woman should play with their hormones especially if your in your teens. I have extreme mood swings. One day I can be happy, 2 days later I can be depressed. I have bad anxiety attacks and a lack of apatite. Recently I have been having random thoughts about me and my partner, one moment I want him, next moment I don't or at times I really want him and a baby. Which is truly ridiculous. I can't stand the extremes. When you know you want something and have no reason to act in a strange manner it gets depressing, as you know your not your usual self. I want to feel normal again...
Now I have taken the implant out, I was wondering how long it can possibly take up to, to feel your 'Normal' self? If anyone is able to answer please do, I'd appreciate it very much.
Thank you to all the women that have commented on this website, it's so helpful.
God Bless

iamperson774

Apr 20, 2012

Hello ladies, I have has my implant for about 2 years now, im not sure whether it could be the implant but i have had anxiety for 6 months now and i hate leaving the house because i feel like im going to vomit or faint, its being removed in 2 weeks so im hoping it is the cause and i can go back to the way I was! wish me luck :)

Amber0791

Apr 22, 2012

UPDATE!!!

Hi ladies,
I had my implant taken out a week ago, in the uk it's free to have your implant taken out. I must admit I was very scared about taking it out but it all went smoothly. The nurse numbed my arm within 7mins the area where my implant was in was numb. It took about 8mins for the nurse to fully take it out and it I could only ever so slightly feel her removing it. After that my was a tad sore but in general its bees fine.
The first two days I generally felt happier but I believe this was due to the fact I had actually taken it out after 2.6 years of utter crap emotions in my life. The relief of knowing I'm changing my life must of made me happy. Over the next few days during this week has been horrible. Been very nervous and anxious in the early morning. Yesterday I didn't go to work due to feeling to anxious. Today I woke up feeling the same. However during the day my mood does pick up, thanks to family. I miss my boyfriend too. I have to say ladies there's not been a load of improvement, but we must understand that our hormones will take a while to get back to it's normal self. I won't lie and say I'm not worried that I won't return to my normal self, but it comes down to thinking reasonably. I will be updating on here in a few weeks.
Anyone suffering from any form of side effect from the implant should take it out straight away. Do not listen to doctors when they say 'give it a little while longer' it's one of the worst advice I have ever had in my life! I wish when I had the implant in for the first 6 months and saw it didn't agree with my body I took it out... Instead I listened to doctors and for 2.6 years of my life have been up and down like a rollercoaster.
I'm hoping all goes smoothly ladies
God bless xx

elliesnowbutterfly

Apr 22, 2012

OK, so my best friend (also house mate) has recently started Implanon, a form of birth control placed under the skin in her arm. Before she started this birth control, she was friendly and courteous, always smiling and laughing. Since she started Implanon she has had the WORST mood swings. She is continually grumpy and mean. She is always stomping around the house and to avoid her, her mother and I have taken to hiding in our rooms and tip toeing around her. I have tried to point out she has been in a very mean mood, but all that came of that was a lot of yelling and the cold shoulder.

Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with this sort of behavior?? All I can think of is yanking that damn thing out of her arm. PLEASE. She Is over emotional and I don't want to loose my best friend....

Maddie1878

May 01, 2012

I'm having the same kind of issues where I feel constantly down and isolated. Was diagnosed with stress related depression last week but I've arranged to get my implant removed this week to see if it makes a difference.
I had the implant fitted last january and at first i was very emotional but nothing too scary. however since october of last year it has gotten worse. This coincided with moving cities with work and setting up a new office so I put it down to the stress of that and building a new team.
However outside of work I have started drinking heavily and generally lost the usual passion for things I enjoy doing. I have started cancelling plans with friends and prefer my own company - despite the fact that I feel like I have no friends! I'm at total odds with myself so really hoping this will help me.
Reading through the other comments has really spurred me on and I hope there will be a difference soon.

Will keep you posted!

Stephmcc7

May 05, 2012

Well this sight has really giving me some answers, I had a great happy life, started to build a life with my partner and we decided for our plans to be a reality we should get some advice on the best contraception, the doctor recommended the implant which we thought sounded great and reassuring. Weeks after having the implant I started getting, mood swings which leaded to me being paranoid, depressed, angry for no reason and know I carnt control anything, I'm always lashing out being aggressive and pushing my partener away, I feel I don't have hardly any life as I'm always upset and wanting to be alone, the worst thing is I've been thinking suicidal thoughts and planning how to do it, I ask myself why am I thinking this? My Anser is I don't know! I don't have an Anser to anything I'm feeling and why I'm hurting so much I've never felt so depressed. I thought I was going crazy! It carnt be healthy, I just want my life back where I new I had a reason to live. I love my fiancé dearly but I carnt help but be angry with him. I feel like I'm in a dark whole and I'm screaming for help but nobody answers me back, I just want to see the light again

Maddie1878

May 14, 2012

As a bit of an update...had the impant removed 10 days ago and I won't lie - the first week was hell and I feared that I was actually having an emotional breakdown. Thankfully since this weekend I feel a weight has been lifted and I can see that it is getting better.
I took today off work as holiday and spent the day looking after myself and watching films. A few weeks ago it would have put me in a bit of a hole but today I feel relaxed and very calm.

I'm still left with questions about why the hell Implanon is still being used. But I'm thankful for groups like this that made me feel that I am not alone in this

jessabell

May 16, 2012

To: Forum

Hi! I got the implant in about 6 wks after having my first child. I had it removed after about 7 months as it felt like I was a total different person. I was constanly moody and would cry all the the time for no reason. I was tired all the time, had constant miagraines. Lost my libido n motiavation for anything. Its now been about a yr since Ive had it out n I still feel like that. Now im starting to think im either depressed which is abnormal for me as im always happy person. Or this silly implant has done something to me lol. Does anyone else still have symptions after having implant removed for so long? Any feed back will be most appreciated. Thanks

magz_25

May 19, 2012

To: hi

Hiya can the implant make you feel sick but not actually being sick

TReds12345

May 20, 2012

Hiya, I got the implant put in when I was 19 after being taken of the pill as I had experienced a migraine.

In the past 3 years I have developed depression and severe anxiety. I had originally put this down to changes in my life and stresses with boyfriends/family/University however overall I was not faced with ay particular problems that I should have found especially demanding. From reading the posts on this forum I absolutely believe what I am experiencing is side effects that have manifested in response to the implant. It feels as if I have had a complete personality change and am no longer myself. I always thought it a blessing that my periods had stopped for 3 years and 2 months ago I had a new implant put in. However since then I have made the link between the implant and my symptoms and tomorrow I am getting it removed. My depressive and anxious symptoms have reached the point where getting through each day is really hard. From seeing this forum some of the symptoms described match mine eerily well, I have anxiety about everything to the point where it is constant and random and very hard to handle. I also have quick and uncontrollable anger at others, and I feel extremely detached from reality at times and this is the most distressing part. My self esteem has plummeted and though I feel that the removal of the implant will not automatically mean I will get better straight away I think it is a highly positive step. To my dismay I have stopped drinking caffeine and cut out smoking and I am taking medication for my anxiety and attending counselling sessions. I am currently in the middle of my final year exams at university and will be travelling for several months after and I very much hope that that point I will be better but will most likely be on antidepressants alongside the propanolol that I am taking now.

I get the impression that any form of mild depression or anxiety is wildly exacerbated by the presence of the implant, and very heavy drinking (as I have also done for the past 3 years, as well as drug taking) was not helpful to my symptoms. I will post back when I begin to feel positive changes from the removal of the implant and hopefully it will be soon. x

TReds12345

May 20, 2012

To: jessabell

Hiya, I got the implant put in when I was 19 after being taken of the pill as I had experienced a migraine.

In the past 3 years I have developed depression and severe anxiety. I had originally put this down to changes in my life and stresses with boyfriends/family/University however overall I was not faced with ay particular problems that I should have found especially demanding. From reading the posts on this forum I absolutely believe what I am experiencing is side effects that have manifested in response to the implant. It feels as if I have had a complete personality change and am no longer myself. I always thought it a blessing that my periods had stopped for 3 years and 2 months ago I had a new implant put in. However since then I have made the link between the implant and my symptoms and tomorrow I am getting it removed. My depressive and anxious symptoms have reached the point where getting through each day is really hard. From seeing this forum some of the symptoms described match mine eerily well, I have anxiety about everything to the point where it is constant and random and very hard to handle. I also have quick and uncontrollable anger at others, and I feel extremely detached from reality at times and this is the most distressing part. My self esteem has plummeted and though I feel that the removal of the implant will not automatically mean I will get better straight away I think it is a highly positive step. To my dismay I have stopped drinking caffeine and cut out smoking and I am taking medication for my anxiety and attending counselling sessions. I am currently in the middle of my final year exams at university and will be travelling for several months after and I very much hope that that point I will be better but will most likely be on antidepressants alongside the propanolol that I am taking now.

I get the impression that any form of mild depression or anxiety is wildly exacerbated by the presence of the implant, and very heavy drinking (as I have also done for the past 3 years, as well as drug taking) was not helpful to my symptoms. I will post back when I begin to feel positive changes from the removal of the implant and hopefully it will be soon. x

binky441

May 22, 2012

To: Everyone

************************************************************************************************************************************my names Hannah I thought I would write on one of these forum things, as it was me reading messages from other people on these to reassure me that I wasn't going mad/ depressed.
My body doesn't seem to deal well with hormones... At first I had the injection which was okay for two months and in the last I suddenly turned into a monster... (just ask my mum or my boyfriend!) I moved onto the implant, not knowing much about it I just thought from hearing the 'most effectiveness' and 'stays in for 3 years' it was the best idea ever!
However when i went onto the implant I fell so down all the time (for no reason, nothing else was going on in my life at the time), I used to hate talking to anyone in my family (and normally we never fight I have such good relationships with my mum and dad), I felt as though I needed my boyfriend all the time and used to burst into tears as soon as one of us had to leave to go home, but then feel so guilty that I was making him like look after me. In the end I realized I was just crying because I was so upset all the time and you couldn't get out of the hole you were in. And I couldn't control it either.
I was so confused & everyone around me was saying that I was never happy anymore and my parents were so worried about me.
Eventually, my best mate and I fell out about it after she said it was too hard to be around me constantly like this. So it snapped that it wasn't fair on anyone else and I had to do something about it. At the time I didn't know what was making me like this so I looked at forums and many girls were saying the same thing. So I got my implant taken out and it was the best thing I have ever done. I am literally like a different person now. Back to my old self again.

I would strongly recommend to anyone that is feeling emotional or 'not themselves' to take the first step in getting the implant removed. I definitely think it can cause so many problems so if you feel anything like I've explained up there then I would!
Hope this helps anyone out! Feel free to message me

Hannah x

chelslouise26

May 28, 2012

This website has saved my life!!!!!!

I've had the implant for about 6-8months now and I've never experienced anything like this, I get headaches, backache, also pains in my left arm. I'm really not happy with this contraceptive at all!!!! It's made me soooo moody and agressive it's unreal!! I am constantly snapping at my boyfriend for no reason at all!! He is the most amazing lad ever and treats me like a princess and I'm a horrible ***** to him, and i wernt before I got the implant! I constantly cry about nothing at all, my emotions are always all over the place and the stress is just to much to deal with! I'm 17 years old and I really regreat not reasearching the implant up before getting it cause it's caused so much **** it's unreal I've left home, I've nearly broke up with my boyfriend and we been together I've a year and he is the love of my life:( I actually wouldn't be no where without him! I just feel like a cant be arsed doin anything everyday I don't want to get out of bed, I've become very unsociable and never go out! Only to the boyf's! My sex drive ain't how it used to be but it's not to the point where I don't want to be touched(YET) The worst thing about it is I've been feeling very very depressed to the point where I wanted to jump in front of a train:( I'm normally a loud, bubbly, always happy,confident person and now it's like i don't know who I am anymore I HATE THE IMPLANT!!!!! I just wish that the doctors would of warned me of the side effects that it causes because it has wrecked my life big time:( never want to feel like this again need help big time, I just want to be my old self again happy and not always miserable, sad and crying every second of everyday!!! Never believe what the doctors tell you they are all lying bastards!!!! Sorry for my swearing just so angry at how it's made me a complete different person:(

Thank god I'm getting it out this Saturday cos I just can't cope no more! Can't wait to feel me again:(

I WOULDNT RECOMMEND THE IMPLANT TO ANYONE!!!!!!! Thanks for making me feel like I wasn't the only one so relieved honestly thought I was goin loopy:(

Please reply if you have any questions or want to ask me anything:) want to make as many girls aware of how bad this is so they don't make the wrong choice:) xxxxxxxxx

ha1711

May 28, 2012

Wow! I am so glad I am not the only one. I don't normally access websites like this. Studying nursing, they constantly drum it into you not to believe these things, but it's pretty hard not to when there is so many people experiencing exactly the same thing. Reading everyone's comments has been like watching my life for the past 4 months in words.

I too have been so emotionally unstable that I haven't felt myself at all. I've wanted to drop out of my University degree a million times, I'm never happy and I constantly get angry at my partner for no apparent reason.

I had the implanon put in because I was having ridiculous headaches from the pill and also wanted something that I didn't have to worry about. Ha, what a joke. My headaches have been worse than ever, to the point where I experience one almost everyday. And sure I don't have to worry about it and remember to take a pill, but instead I am just constantly worried about nothing, I cry every day over nothing and just can't find a way to get out of the dumps.

I've been telling myself that it wasn't the result of this implanon and that Nursing was just too stressful, but I now know that that is not the case at all and that I need to get this thing out of my arm ASAP.

At this point in time, I would rather have given birth to 2993589789636876 children than use this form on contraception ever again!