Nexplanon and Weight Gain: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Mia...
• March 28, 2021

For Birth Control "I've taken Seasonique continuous birth control for 4 years and decided to switch to Nexplanon in hopes to stop withdrawal bleeding altogether (or at least very light bleeding). This birth control has been a nightmare. I gained 20 lbs in 3 months I was on it without any change to my eating habits (I'm currently on the keto diet to combat the weight gain, and my weight has remained stable). What's worse than the weight gain is how I'm bleeding almost every day on this birth control. Some days it will be spotting, other days it will be a full-fledged period with extreme cramping that wakes me up in the night. It feels like the bleeding NEVER ENDS. I'm afraid to wear any of my new underwear because of it. I'm counting the days of my removal (in a week - yay!) and I will be going back on the 3-month pill Seasonique as it gave me no weight gain and no spotting whatsoever (besides on inactive days)."

• boo...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 4, 2021

For Birth Control "I got the Nexplanon inserted right before I got married last April 2020. It has been horrible. Mood swings, depression, periods every other week (at least 2 a month). I made an appointment to get it removed this month because I can't take the negative side effects anymore. I'm losing myself. I did gain weight, but I was able to lose around 10 pounds, but it took me forever! And there is still quite a bit more weight I want to lose, and it just is not coming off. I'm bloated almost every day, whether I'm on my period or not, and my emotions have been all over the place. Can't wait for this nightmare to be over. No more synthetic hormones for me."

• bee...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 18, 2021

For Birth Control "I really do wish I'd read reviews before going on Nexplanon. The week after I got it, I was sitting at work, and all of a sudden I had this dread and panic. I had my first suicidal thought ever, and that was terrifying. Felt like it wasn't going to end. I started to get frequent nightmares, sobbing fits, feeling like I was going insane, my first panic attack ever. At one point, I bled for an entire month straight. Halfway through, I have this inescapable dizziness that sends me to the ER. They couldn't determine what it was, I wasn't anemic. High progesterone levels can absolutely lead to dizziness or room spinning. I have suffered sleep deprivation, anxiety, and I've even gained some weight around the middle, sadly. My mom thought I was pregnant. If you have any inkling of anxiety, do not get this thing. It is not worth risking your life and well-being just to avoid getting pregnant. This morning with it out, I feel calm and happy and ready to start my life again."

• BWa...
• February 15, 2021

For Birth Control "This caused unmanageable anxiety. Yoga, meditation, a therapist. Nothing helped. I had awful intrusive thoughts. I was angry every day and cried at least once a day. After getting this, I became intensely angry. I could spend hours having to have my boyfriend comfort me about really outlandish scenarios I feared would happen. I was so miserable that I struggled to work, leave my house, talk to friends and family, or even care for my dog, and felt that my family would be better off if I was gone. I gained 15 pounds quickly even though I’ve stayed the exact same weight for about 6 years. I also had an 8-week period. I had it removed, and over the past week have done a 180. My boyfriend says he hasn’t seen me this happy in months. I feel calm, am not having intrusive thoughts, and haven’t needed his reassurance on anything."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 9, 2021

For Birth Control "I got Nexplanon in Aug 2018. Honestly, the worst birth control experience I’ve had. I have month-long periods (with only 3 weeks in between cycles), complete with cramping, bloating, and irritability for the entire duration. My anxiety and depression have skyrocketed, along with suicidal thoughts. I get severe migraines now (never had in the past), my sex drive is completely gone, and I’ve been getting horrible acne on my face and back (also didn’t have in the past). I feel constant fatigue. I gained 20 lbs in the first 6 months of having it and can’t seem to lose the weight no matter how hard I try. And on top of all, recently I’ve started getting shooting pain around the site of my implant, and my whole arm feels numb and weak when that happens. I’m getting it removed in 2 weeks because I cannot continue with all of these side effects."

• Jes...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 4, 2021

For Birth Control "Had Nexplanon for 6 weeks in 2015. Worst decision of my life. 1st week, arm sore at insertion, became painful, and then couldn't use that arm. Shooting pain, couldn't sleep on left side, and strength gone. Awful mood swings, hair thinned, plus 15 lbs in 2 weeks, bled horribly, large clots, always tired, heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, and no energy. All new symptoms. Became depersonalized and felt outside of my body looking in. One minute was intense emotions: sadness or rage, then emptiness. Horrible thoughts or blankness... don't wish that on anyone. Went to the ER twice to get checked for extreme bleeding, barely left the house. The tech looked for a sac, couldn't explain my 8-9 weeks pregnant thickened uterine lining. Said it was very strange. My doctor wanted me to keep it longer, but I was falling asleep, even sitting up, worried my 3-year-old and 7-month-old would get hurt, seriously concerned for their safety. Also got some acne. Removal day, I felt better, and in 1 week almost back to normal."

• Cra...
• January 12, 2021

For Birth Control "I've had Nexplanon for over a year now, and honestly, it is the worst mistake I've made. Before I got it, I had my mental health under control, including losing over 120 lbs (this is going to be important later in the story). So I decided to get birth control (my periods were making me very sick). Well, ever since I got it implanted, my mental health has gone downhill drastically. I have gained ALL of my weight back, the arm that it's in aches, and my anxiety is so bad that I can't even go to the doctor to get it out. 10/10 do NOT recommend."

• Nex...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 3, 2021

For Birth Control "I got the implant Dec 5, 2020, and now, in January, I’m calling my gyno to get it taken out. Full disclosure, I don’t seem to do well with hormonal birth controls. The only one I’ve ever taken where I reacted okay was Levora. Anyways, the reason I’m taking it out is because within a month, I’ve gained 10 lbs, my hair is falling out, and I’ve had severe mood swings. It’s also made me slightly suicidal. Everyone reacts differently, but if you’re sensitive to birth control, reconsider before getting this one."

• Eat...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 3, 2021

For Birth Control "I had Nexplanon implanted about a year and five months ago after a pregnancy scare. I was not on any birth control prior to this for about three years. Before the implant, I had my spouts of depression that were due to some life circumstances and were usually treatable without major treatments. After one month with the implant, I had taken a major decline in my mental health. I had suicidal thoughts, major anxiety, and awful night terrors. I ended up having to start taking antidepressants and going to see a therapist. Then I developed a binge eating disorder over the past year. I had always been conscientious about my nutrition and health, but I have now gained about 30 lbs. I have become a couch potato with social anxiety and no energy past making myself some food. It prevented pregnancy but is not worth me living in misery anymore. I am having the implant removed next week."

• Ash...
• December 23, 2020

For Birth Control "I never write reviews, but I felt I would share my experience with Nexplanon after reading some of y'all's. So I got it put in June 2020, and at first I loved it! I had a full period up until the end of September, it was just spotting, and I haven't had a period or even a spot of blood since. Here it is December, and my hair is coming out in handfuls every time I wash it. I’m breaking out like something serious, I have gained 17 lbs and look like I’m pregnant, literally! Help!"

• Jay...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 17, 2020

For Birth Control "Worst mistake of my life getting the Nexplanon implant. I got my implant inserted around August 2020. Around the end of August, I started to have really bad panic attacks, so severe that every time I closed my eyes, I felt like my life was going to end. I didn’t have any weight gain, but from my mental health standpoint, it was bad. Use at your own risk."

• Lal...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 15, 2020

For Birth Control "Loved the Nexplanon implant until I gained 15 pounds within a year! I never had bad periods or acne, but I had horrible mood swings and hot flashes. I tried to ignore them, and then when I realized I was putting on so much weight (I'm normally a very petite person), I had it taken out. It just wasn't worth all of the weight gain to me, especially because I was eating healthy and trying to take the weight off, and it seemed like nothing helped. Definitely don't recommend it. I ended up getting back on the pill."

• lul...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 14, 2020

For Birth Control "You guys starting Nexplanon are going to gain about 30 lb. Good luck ^."

• Ela...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 24, 2020

"I got my second Nexplanon implant fitted in February. Ever since, I have been losing a lot of hair, my moods have been erratic, and I'm having really bad, intrusive thoughts about suicide. I'm almost at breaking point, and my appointment to get it removed isn't until the 15th of December. I have gained 2 stone, which I can't shift, even if I starve myself. PLEASE look into the side effects before considering this. I just pray I return to the bubbly, happy girl I once..."

• 282...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 9, 2020

For Birth Control "The worst experience of my entire life!! I have always struggled with anxiety a little, but I have always been on some kind of contraception since an early age due to acne, and looking back, I don’t think the hormones ever really helped my anxiety. But this time last year, I was so happy, the happiest I had ever been. I then got the implant, and the nightmare of side effects started. • extremely emotional • thrush • extreme acne/oily hair • low libido • EXTREME anxiety • awful intrusive thoughts • weight gain • my arm where the implant is itches constantly. I never write reviews, but I don’t want anyone to feel how I have for the past 10 months."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 8, 2020

For Birth Control "Getting Nexplanon was the WORST decision I have ever made. Decided to trust the research I did - which was all from the drug company and Planned Parenthood. When I first got it, I was severely bruised for two weeks, my whole arm was swollen and painful, and the whole time I had it, it would poke inside my arm, which was very uncomfortable. I was always scared it had moved. I was so anxious that I had to stop intakeing caffeine. I would cry all the time for no reason, and I was so depressed I wanted to die. I gained like 30 pounds over the course of six months because the places I'd researched said that weight gain was not considered a real side effect. When I finally got this abomination out, it took MONTHS to get back to normal and for my hormones to settle again. This is NOT worth it. I am begging you, please don't get this, and read forums with people's real experiences if you do decide to do so!! Extreme weight gain is a very common side effect! I felt like I lost control. It was horrible."

• Ang...
• February 15, 2020

For Birth Control "I got the Nexplanon 6 weeks after having my youngest in November. I got it removed that following June. The whole time I had it, I gained an insane amount of weight due to being hungry ALL the time. I had horrid migraines almost every day. It was a great week if I had 1 or 2 days migraine-free. My mood swings were horrible. My depression and anxiety were the worst they had ever been. Since August or September of 2018, I have not had a normal period. I bleed extremely heavily the first few days, have a day or two with no bleeding, then start bleeding again. Then the bleeding multiple times a month started. I'm not talking 1 normal period then some spotting. Nope, I'm talking 2 or 3 normal periods a month. I told my doctor about it, and she said it's my body getting back into balance. But almost 2 years later, still trying to get back in balance?"

• Sir...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 19, 2020

For Birth Control "Horrible. I have gained ten pounds so far, literally half of my hair has fallen out, I've been bleeding since I got it put in 6 months ago, it pinches my arm fat when I rest my arm downward, and it has made me insane, like I feel pregnant and hormonal and crying and angry, irrational, just crazy."

• 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!!"

• Kyr...
• November 4, 2019

For Birth Control "When I first got Nexplanon, it was great, stopped my cramping, slowed my period, and even helped my acne. But after the first 3 months of me having it, I started to get more acne than before, weight gain... and I mean a lot, worse cramps, and got the worst feelings about myself. I was thinking to myself, “maybe it needs more time.” No. Now, 6 months later, I’m still getting bad cramps, my period is heavy and not easy to deal with, lasts for 2 months, and I’m still gaining weight while looking like a mountain range formed on my face. To top it all off, after 7 months of having the implant, I found out I was pregnant for a couple of weeks (not doing it ONE job), so I consulted the doctor a week later, and he said that I had a miscarriage, which was really hard to hear. So I would not recommend this. If you’re a mother worried about her daughter, and she is interested in this, have her read this. No one should be put through this sort of physical and emotional pain ever."

• Ano...
• October 12, 2019

For Birth Control "Great on not getting pregnant. 2018 was my first experience with Nexplanon. I had my period for 2 months straight, horrible cramps. Then periods went from 2 months to 2 weeks straight. So, after a few months, I just decided to keep it because I didn't want any more kids, and it felt like I already tried every birth control there is. A year rolled by, and I noticed weight gain even with me working out 4 times a week, even eating more healthier. I couldn't get the weight off, and that became very frustrating. I began to have back pain, migraines, stomach pain, nausea, sex drive is a no, depressed and very fatigued where I just want to stay in bed all day. Before getting birth control, I felt energetic and youthful, and now I feel all messed up and very moody. One moment I am angry, and another I feel worthless and sad. But I DO NOT RECOMMEND GETTING IT. IT'S THE WORST. I scheduled my appointment for next Thursday and will have it removed."

• HOR...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 4, 2019

For Birth Control "I have had this implant twice. I am currently 23. The first round was not too bad. I had minor mood swings, hot flashes, 25 lbs weight gain, and irregular periods. This second round just finished, and I have now gained 55 lbs and can not get rid of it. I have done Paleo, Adipex, and no-carb diets. I lose about 10 lbs max and then can not lose any more. My periods have increasingly gotten heavier and lasting 2+ weeks at a time. I also have had a bunch of hair loss, my hair used to be so thick, and it has thinned so much. My skin breaks out in horrible cystic-type acne. I am so over this BC. I used to swear by this until the second round. I have had it 6 years, and it is hell. I would not recommend this to my worst enemy. Hope this helps."

• Rud...
• September 29, 2019

For Birth Control "I'm going to make an appointment to get Nexplanon taken out. I've had it for almost two years now, and I have gained 30 lbs, have severe acne, my mood swings are ridiculous, and I have zero sex drive. Also, my arm where the implant is always itchy. Bothers me. I DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!"

• Yvo...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 11, 2019

For Birth Control "I had Implanon before Nexplanon with no issues. Since June 2017, I feel like my entire life has slowly started to fall apart. I have no sex drive. I have gained 40 pounds. I have wicked depression, anxiety, and brain fog, along with 72-hour migraines. These are caused by pseudotumor cerebri. This means I have excess pressure from fluid in my brain! The ophthalmologist specifically told me that this is common in birth control users. If I could, I would get it removed NOW, but I am waiting in line until the end of September, and I just hope that all of this goes away and I can get back to living my life as usual."

• Far...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 11, 2019

For Birth Control "I've had Nexplanon for 2 years now and getting it removed next month. I gained 100+ pounds. I have bad anxiety attacks. I'm depressed almost every day, if not every other day. It does prevent pregnancy! BUT it's high dangerous mentally and physically. Took a toll on my body BAD."