Can the contraceptive implant implanon cause anxiety and depression?

[Stress_Head]

Hi,
I have had the implanon now for 2 years and since then have experienced 6 month cycles of extreme depression and anxiety followed by periods where i return to my normal happy mood and behaviour.  For the last month I have been feeling hightened level of anxitey, which have caused social withdrawal, and fellings of sadness and depression. Most worringly, recently i have had thoughts of self harming.

I couldn't seem to put my finger on why I was feeling this way, and till tonight, hadn't considered the possibility that it could be the implanon. I have done some brief reseach and found that the implanon can cause depression, but I am concerned can it completely explain the reason for my extreme long-term changes in mood, or is there something more deep routed?
Thanks

[geordiehighroller]

i am on my 4th implant now.been using them for 11 years and i think they are the best form of contraceptive there is!everytime mine is due to be removed,i have my new implant put in at the same time.i would never use any other contraceptive now.i havent had a single problem with mine.my periods stopped completely,which i like.havent had one single side effect from it.i am tired constantly but i felt like this before i had my first implant put in.i would reccomend the implant the implant to anybody.in fact a lot of my friends are using it now and they are all fine on it too.from reading a lot of the comments on here and the side e ffects people describe e.g anxiety,mood swings,irritability,suicidal thoughts, it would seem yous are all suffering from depression or some kind of psychological disorder.u need anti depressants,not the implant taking out.a lot of women reading this who are thinking of having the implant will be really put off by the misleading comments on here which is a shame as the implant would probably be a great choice for them.i know its not suitable for everybody but i for one am very pleased with it and have had no problems whatsoever with it for the last 11 years.thanks for reading!

[nicole336]

Samantha,
I am getting to the point where I cant go out and be with friends and I get scared for no reason I have to push myself to do things and its so hard and scary feeling I have had my implant out 2days now anyone know how long it will take to get my normal life back :'(

[nicole336]

Hi,

I'm 17 years old and I had the implant fitted a year in an half ago, I got it removed 2days ago because I have been very ill during these last 6 months.. at the start of getting the implant it was a great thing but my periods where all over the place and as horrible as this sounds it was like a weird brown colour sometimes or sometimes dark and sometimes normal, anyway they finally stopped and I was so happy but one day I just went really ill and lost all my energy and felt like I was going to past out and got neverours for no reason and couldn't face going out with friends I felt like I going mental doctors didn't know what was wrong with me I had panic attacks, dizziness and ringing in the ears they sent me for blood tests also a MIR it was the most scaryest thing ever, anyway the result came back and everything was normal. I felt like giving up theres obvs something wrong with me :( they then said I have anxiety .. gave me tablets like hell did they work! I looked up the implant and found so many similar comments so I have had it removed I still don't feel any better yet I know its only been 2days but I hope to god this is the reason why I am feeling like this :( please someone comment if this gets any better.

thank you xx

[jess161]

I'm 16 and I've had the implant for nearly a year now. When I first had the implant fitted a week later I had a constant period for about 7 months non stop, then my periods swapped round and I had 3 weeks on my period and one week off. This happened for ages then I stopped and I've recently started again. Through out the year I have experienced depression, I have been getting help via the doctor as I was having suicidal thought's and started to self harm. I was blaming everyone else for my depression, It never occurred to me that it could of been my implantation, I've had no history of depression or anything like that and randomly out of no where it just appears and is extremely server. I'm in a new relationship and because of my mood swings anxiety and depression we seem to always be arguing which causes me to feel more depressed. I Don't know what to do as the implant is there to prevent me from getting pregnant and if I have the pill I will forget to take it constantly as I do with my hay fever medicine, any suggestions?

[bertty]

hi everyone im 25 years old. i have been suffering with anxiety and depression for 4 years now.when i first started experiencing anxiety and depression i was really bad and in a bad way. with a year or so of counselling i have managed to get it under control. recently a few month ago i had the implant fitted due to me having a really bad period and i was also scared of getting pregnant. things were ok at first but now 4 month later i am feeling really anxious and depressed again. i am also having intrusive thoughts. i think it has something to do with the implant because i havent felt like this in other 3 yrs. the doctor is putting it down to stress, but i have had lots of stressful periods over the years but it has never caused me to be this bad. the only thing that has changed is that i have had this implant put in. i have an appiontment on monday to speak to the doctor and i know she is going to persuade me into keeping it in and giving it a try but i am not having none of it i want it out, just to see if there will be a difference in my anxiety and depression.

[paiges4822]

I had the implant inserted 2 and a half years ago. After insertion, for about 6 months i had constant on & off bleeding but after that i had no bleeding at all, til this day. I sometimes get sharp stomach pains but i don't think that is due to the rod. As for anxiety and depression,i was diagnosed with this before i had the implanon inserted and ever since i've had it i have noticed i am a lot more emotionally stable and don't care about things as much as other women do. It sounds a little silly but i have adopted a mens mentality in a way, i am not sensitive at all. As for my sex drive, it seems to be just fine. I am thinking about getting the implanon replaced now and hopefully not experience the same side effects(bleeding) as i did in the beginning.