Comparing Nexplanon vs Yasmin

For Birth Control I have had Nexplanon for 1 year now, after having my daughter. I wanted something super easy and worry free. For me personally, that is my ONLY positive feedback I can give. A few months after I got it I had irregular periods as expected, then I noticed acne, then hair loss, then pretty rapid weight gain, depression, water retention, little to no sex drive, and HORRIBLE mood swings. I’ve finally reached the point where I’m going to schedule to have it removed. I really don’t want to switch to another birth control, but I weigh more now that when I was pregnant. I never had any of these issues until I started Nexplanon and I’m truly disappointed I have had these side effects. I’m really surprised my husband hasn’t divorced me over how bad my moods have been for the last 6 months. I warn everyone every time they talk about getting it because a majority of people that I know have had these issues as well.

For Birth Control One year experience. DEPRESSION - I've never had it in my life and didn't expect it. Severe depression and suicidal thoughts. Every day was a struggle and I assumed there were other reasons or situations that was causing the depression. My anger would explode in ways I didn't think was possible. I already have a decent level of natural anger so this increased it to the point where I felt I could have been physically dangerous to someone. I had thoughts of extreme anger and intrusive thoughts. Very disturbing. The morning after I had it removed it felt like an anvil was lifted off my chest and a cloud was removed from my head. It's only been a few days now but I can tell that my hormones are levelling out. My anger has lowered back down to pre-nexplanon levels and the consistent depression has left me. I would take my mental health over a 3 year BC plan, any day. On the positive side - no pregnancies, no weight gain and light spotting every so often.

For Birth Control So I started Yasmin on December 29, 2016 & began taking it regularly at 7:30PM to avoid unwanted nausea that's often reported by women who take it early in the morning. The first week was fine, the second week made me awfully depressed but I noticed clearer skin, and the third week brought along frequent urination which frightened me bc thats a symptom of pregnancy. But then with some online research, I found out that Yasmin definitely has a diuretic side effect that causes frequent urination. Instead of retaining the water (which causes bloating), frequent urination assisted in preventing bloating. In the third week, I had withdrawal bleeding 3 days into the inactive pills, which last about 5 days.

For Birth Control I do belive everybody experiences different symptoms. It's my third box of Yasmin and I'm probably gona give it one or two more shots but I'm thinking of quiting it. First box of my pills was a 21 day long nightmare. I had breakthrough bleeding whole month I wasn't even sure when my period started, I had huge intestinal problems. Went for two abdominal ultrasounds because of constant bloating, overly active guts and diarea/constipation (it switched every 2 or 3 days). My breasts, dear Lord, I never felt so tender in my entire life. Luckly, as the next box came, bleeding stopped so did tendernes. I still do feel bloated and gassy but it's lot better. Gonna give it one more shot but I just don't feel it's suiting me.