Nexplanon and Bleeding: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Meg...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 16, 2019

For Birth Control "This is the worst birth control on the planet. I was a complete psychopath for the first 4-6 months. My mood is affected immensely, and my anxiety is through the roof. I gained about 60 pounds in the first year, and the bleeding... the bleeding is horrible. You never know when it’s coming or how long it will stay. When I first got it, I bled for about 3 months. After a while, I would skip a month of bleeding, but then when I would get it, it would last for weeks. It only seems to be getting worse. I am now a month and a half into this cycle, and there is no sign of it stopping. It expires in February, and I cannot WAIT to get it out. Don’t get this birth control! It’s AWFUL!!"

• Lis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 15, 2019

For Birth Control "After reading these comments, I’m a bit afraid. I am scheduled to get the Nexplanon removed Thursday, however, I spotted the first month and it went away, but I now have vaginitis. Sexual intercourse is painful, and I’m always dry in that area, as well as when I do have sex with my husband, I bleed, which is crazy to me. I just wanted to let women know whoever is thinking about getting this birth control don’t because this is the worst thing ever. I was on Depo for five years and never had problems like this, so I’m a bit afraid because the way it feels down below is just not normal for me, so I pray once they remove it that my body goes back to normal."

• Spa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 13, 2019

For Birth Control "I’ve had the Nexplanon implant for 9 months now. I stop bleeding for like 5 days out of the month. The rest of the time I’m bleeding. Not always bad, sometimes just spotting, but still. It’s like it never ends. My depression had gotten so bad I had to be put in therapy. I never felt this bad before the implant. I never dealt with anxiety before I got it either. I did go to my doctor, and they told me symptoms would slow down after 6 months. It’s been 9 now, and I feel like they’re just getting worse. Not getting pregnant is a perk, but it’s just not worth damaging my mental health any longer."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 30, 2019

For Birth Control "Wouldn’t recommend. I got the implant in March 2019, and I think I have had 4 weeks of no bleeding, but the rest of the time I have been spotting and bleeding non-stop! My anxiety is through the roof 24/7, I feel on edge. I never used to be like this before I got the implant. And now I just feel like my life is a mess."

• HSa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 19, 2019

For Birth Control "Worst birth control ever. Do not take. I have acne like a 13-year-old girl, I bleed for months straight. Also, once a month I get super nauseous, and I have never had that in my life until I started with the implant. I wish I had read these reviews before I got it! It’s terrible, but I have not gotten pregnant. But honestly, I would rather have a child than go through all this. Getting this taken out of my arm immediately."

• GGa...
• October 12, 2019

For Birth Control "I have had Nexplanon 2 times, but this time I got it after I had my daughter, and I'm going on 2 years. I didn't have a period the first time I had it, and this time I didn't get it the first year. Now, all of a sudden, I am bleeding, and it hurts down below."

• Lia...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 10, 2019

For Birth Control "Horrible. Plain horrible. Horrible bleeding, never-ending hunger, tons of acne, can list on forever. NOT WORTH IT."

• Kat...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 6, 2019

For Birth Control "I’m 18 years old, and I got Nexplanon put in March 2018. It’s been almost two years now. I have been bleeding for two years straight. Sometimes I bleed like someone stabbed me in the gut, and other times I bleed lightly or don’t bleed at all. It’s been a severe mix of emotions. I do not recommend this for anybody."

• HiT...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 2, 2019

For Birth Control "Worst birth control ever. I also had okay managed bipolar 1. Went on this, and within a matter of weeks became so moody and dark serious mood. I had to quit my job, screwed up my entire life and relationship. I can't even predict how I will feel hour to hour. Insane, volatile mood swings. I also bleed all the time, which is abnormal for me because not on birth control I have very light periods. I'm getting it taken out after a couple of months. The pill does the exact same thing to my mood, so I know it's the Nexplanon. I wish I never got it. If you have any mood problems, DO NOT GET IT!!"

• BBa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 30, 2019

For Birth Control "I am 21 years old and have had Nexplanon for about 6 months now, and I HATE IT. I need to get it out of me ASAP! I've been bleeding for 5 months straight, and on top of that, I've turned into one crazy woman. I've become so, so, so depressed, I cry almost every day. It's crazy how that little thing in your arm can change you entirely. I feel like I've lost myself. Do not get this birth control!!"

• ANT...
• September 28, 2019

For Birth Control "Removed my Nexplanon a day ago. I do NOT recommend it! Listen to your gut feeling to take it out. If you love feeling angry, misunderstood, irritable, severe moods, then this is for you! Looking back over the past 3 years and now reading some of these reviews, I'm saddened. I was feeling what so many felt and didn't realize it was this: decreased sex drive (my poor husband, lol)... mostly because I wouldn't stop BLEEDING! The last 2 months, I bled a total of 6 weeks, it stopped the day it was taken out! It's out and still, the next day crying, sad, mad, irritable... crazy! Pray my husband gives me a pass the next few days while this thing releases me from its chains! Words of advice... ask the doc how they bandage you up at removal? Who would put tape on an open wound?! Put antibiotic ointment on the wound and bandage! I will never do this again. Ladies, don't wait until the end of your 3 years to remove it. I hate taking a pill, but that was a piece of cake compared to this torture I endured the last 3 years!"

• Ano...
• September 26, 2019

For Birth Control "I wanted to treat my roadblock - my period. My psych said the implant didn't affect mood, and most of her patients had it and were happy, I trusted that. I read about hormonal birth control worsening depression. My doc told me which had the least. I was going to get an IUD, but placement was too difficult for my shape. I tried twice. It's been 2 weeks on Nexplanon, and I have mood swings, irritability, face/chest/back acne, I can barely eat anything, 4 migraines in the past week after none for 2 years, putting me at risk of a stroke and more headaches, and I've been bleeding heavily for 14 days. I need to adjust to the hormones, but it could mean a big step back in remission from anxiety and depression, and functionality took years to reach. My doc, ob/gyn, and psych all made it sound like the side effects were rare or minimal. Irregular bleeding would be spotting here and there, not weeks on end. They said give it a few months, but that could be too long. I'm risking relapse."

• IUD...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 19, 2019

For Birth Control "This Nexplanon was the most horrible form of birth control I’ve ever tried, and I’ve tried several for heavy periods/birth control. Not only did I have a mental breakdown, end up in a state of delirium, thus biting my girlfriend, leaving a scar to this day. I also was on my period for an entire year with on-and-off infections. Definitely would never recommend to anyone, especially to someone with mental health issues. Made it hard to get through the year I did have it. Thought the bleeding would stop, but it never did, so I had to get it out. Love my IUD now!!"

• Tay...
• September 12, 2019

For Birth Control "I will never take Nexplanon again. I had it first, and I was bleeding for six months. That was regular, that was normal because my body was trying to regulate the hormones in my body. But then when I stopped bleeding, I noticed weird changes, but I never thought anything of it. I started getting numbness and nerve pain in my right foot. It would feel like burning volcanoes in my feet. Walking would be uncomfortable! Then I had a whole episode where my whole left side went numb. My arm would go numb, my nerves in my body all over would be so uncontrollable. I had an episode where my tongue even went numb, and that was basically my body reacting, telling me that it was rejecting what was in my body. When it was time for me to take it out, it grew inside with the tissues, so removing it was excruciating pain, even with being numb, and it was difficult to take out the implant."

• Som...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 30, 2019

For Birth Control "I had the implant inserted in July 2016 and have recently just got it removed. Let me just say it was amazing for the first year and a bit, and it all went downhill - from migraines to no sex drive, constant bleeding, thoughts I wouldn’t even think of having before I got my implant put in. My mood swings were insane, and I even got stretch marks because of how quickly I gained weight, and I never had the energy to do anything. I know they say everyone is different, but for me it was a nightmare. It did obviously protect me from having an unwanted pregnancy, but personally it’s not worth it if there are better alternatives. I’ve now been off the implant for less than a month, and I can already feel myself slowly getting better. My migraines seem to have disappeared, and overall, I seem to be a lot happier and like how I used to be! This is just my experience, and like I said, I know everyone is different."

• Kia...
• August 21, 2019

For Birth Control "I had the Nexplanon put in January of 2018. For my 1st year, no periods after a week of getting it put in. No cramps. Also, I lost weight and it helped with my migraines. Best of all, I didn’t get pregnant. Then my 2nd year hit, I was bleeding. Also, my depression was really bad. I felt like I wasn’t myself. I remember my obgyn telling me I was going to spot or bleed a little, but this went on for weeks. So by the time I called them, I had my period for 4 weeks and they told me it’s normal to have a period up to 6 weeks on this implant. So I waited, then it got to the 3rd or 4th month of my period and I called my obgyn. I was given another birth control pill to counteract this one, which didn’t do anything. I would have to buy 4 boxes of tampons every 2 1/2 weeks. Then it came to my last month, I started getting really bad cramps (I got sent home from work), got sick, lost and gained weight, lost my sex drive, and my depression got worse that last month. So I scheduled to get it removed ASAP! I do not recommend this to anyone."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 13, 2019

For Birth Control "I got Nexplanon in April 2019 after I had just had my baby, and 5 months later I’m still bleeding and have been bleeding every single day. I also have stomach pains all the time."

• Ano...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 7, 2019

For Birth Control "I got the Nexplanon in November of 2018. About a month after I got it inserted, I started having really bad dizziness and nausea. Now TODAY (9 months later!) I still have a period 24/7. I have yet to stop bleeding. I got diagnosed with epilepsy about a week ago, and they said my “dizzy” spells are me having seizures. So I have no idea if Nexplanon played a part in this or not!!! I’m hoping to get it removed soon!! (But of course my doctor says the birth control isn’t the reason, but if you look at epilepsy.com, there are a bunch of cases like that^!)"

• Kri...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 6, 2019

For Birth Control "I got this horrible torture device (Nexplanon) put in my arm about a year ago, and within a few days of having it, I started getting severely depressed, and it wasn’t like a normal depression/sadness. I started to feel like I had no emotions at all, like I was numb to the world. Had absolutely no sex drive at all. And bled (and am still bleeding) at all times. I have a constant UTI (probably from all the tampons), and I have gained about 65 pounds. My skin is covered in acne. I know everyone is different, but ladies, if you are considering this form of birth control, please think again! It not only affects you but also the people around you! My boyfriend thinks I am a completely different person ever since I got this! As far as contraception, it works great, but I’m done. I shouldn’t have gotten this removed a long time ago!"

• Lin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 4, 2019

For Birth Control "I had this inserted right after my son was born, gained like 10 pounds right away. No acne, but I’m 34. But recently I’ve been experiencing increased heart rate, anxiety out the roof, heavy bleeding, migraines, and extreme moodiness. Worst time of my life, and I’m generally a happy person."

• C4a...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 22, 2019

For Birth Control "Do not use it! I didn’t get pregnant, but that’s the only plus. I gained 30-40 pounds, bleed every day, headaches, nausea, indigestion. All that I could deal with because it is so effective. What I CAN'T deal with is the anxiety and depression. It’s absolutely awful, so I am getting it removed in a couple of weeks, and I am so excited I can hardly wait. I’ve had it over a year, and I can honestly say one of the worst decisions ever. I will be back on the pill."

• lil...
• July 15, 2019

For Birth Control "I could count on one hand the number of times my boyfriend and I had sex during the first year after the insertion of the implant. It left a giant bruise on my arm, and I bled and spotted heavily for over 9 months initially, and was in a constant state of emotional distress, everything made me either really emotional or really angry. I've gained 40 pounds since, and it's easy to put on more if I'm not careful. I'm currently 26 and have never been pregnant and thought this was a good option for my busy lifestyle, but this implant has left me with absolutely no desire for sex. I'm consistently constipated and retain water. I've been on it for about two years now, and sometimes get a monthly period or at least have PMS symptoms cramping, but no more random bleeding. The worst part of it for me is dealing with the weight gain, because it does NOT want to come off."

• mma...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 10, 2019

"Insertion and removal was a breeze. Very little pain and bruising. The actual experience of the Nexplanon was horrible! I bled constantly and had cramps for 2 of the 3 years I had it in. It would fluctuate between spotting and heavy bleeding. Like 4 or 5 tampons in 8 hours, bleeding. I was anemic and had mood swings. Would not recommend personally, but obviously every body will react differently to each form of BC."

• Lys...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 14, 2019

For Birth Control "I've had Nexplanon for about 2 months now. I decided to get it because I would always forget to take my birth control pills. I had no side effects on the pills, so I figured I would be fine with the implant. BOY, WAS I WRONG... I have been constantly bleeding for 2 months and have been wearing tampons every day since I got this thing. My acne has worsened, and I have become so depressed. I'm usually a very happy and outgoing person, but since Nexplanon, my mood is always low, and I have no motivation to do anything. The depression is so bad, and the mood swings make me so irritable and angry, and I will cry at nothing for hours. I'm getting this removed soon and DO NOT GET IT, and if you do and it affects you like this, GET IT TAKEN OUT!"

• Sol...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 9, 2019

For Birth Control "Ruined my skin. Had spotting/bleeding every time I was penetrated."