IMPLANON Reviews (ETONOGESTREL)Average Rating: 2.2 (206 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare IMPLANON with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR IMPLANON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | birth control | Terrible mood swings - felt like I was living in a lift that would just go into freefall regularly. | Awful awful product. I will never again feel completely in control of my emotions. Had mood swings which in turn lead to anxiety, feeling depressed, etc etc. Never knew when I would just burst into tears for no reason. Would be happy to see implanon banned. | F | 24 | 18 months 1X O | 5/21/2010 | 4 | Birth control | Possible weight gain, increased PMS severity, but it was only 1 day vs several. | I've never had issues with any birth control and try to be knowledgeable on side effects. I was not surprised by my side effects. I like not worrying about taking a pill every day. | F | 35 | 2 years 1X O | 5/29/2010 | 1 | migraines | slight weight gain uncontrallable crying anger extreme mood swings constant and irregular bleeding lowered sex drive painful sex anxiety | after ten years of being on estrogen i found out i am not supposed to take the dtuff due to severe migraines. Switched to this and now i am counting down the days to when it comes out. I do not feel like me anymore i have tured int some horrrible carzy person who screams for no reason and cant stop crying. This isnt me and i cant take anmore. would not reccomend to anyone. wishing i could go back to the patch.... | F | 24 | 6 months 1X O | 7/3/2010 | 1 | birth control and abnormal bleeding | This was a nightmare. I became extremely emotional, non-stop crying, depression, anxiety. Completely killed my sex drive and ability to become sexually aroused. I withdrew emotionally from my partner and we nearly broke up. I can't emphasize enough how utterly disgusting and hopeless I felt on this, I was quite suicidal at some points. When my first period on this arrived, it never stopped until I got the rod out - I bled for over a month. | This needs to come with some severe warnings. I know some women use it quite happily, but for many more it is a nightmare. The doctors hesitated to remove it until I threatened to get a razor and do it myself (which I would have, I was that desperate). After it was removed I started to feel better within days. However, 3 years later, I still don't feel as good as I did before I used it, and still suffer some depression and anxiety of a form I never had before the Implanon. IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD DEPRESSION DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT. I accept that some women like it, but when it's bad, it's a living hell. | F | 31 | 50 days n/a 1X day | 8/9/2010 | 1 | Contraception | Horrible Mood Swings, Non Stop anger, Irritable, Horrid cramps, Migranes | This contraception is absolutely awful. I hope that they take it off the market. It causes nothing but issues. | F | 21 | 5 months 1X O | 8/16/2010 | 4 | Birth control | Cystic acne, weight gain | I would never do this again! Gained weight and I look like I am 12 with the acne. Never started my period after having it removed. Not good when your trying to get pregnant! | F | 28 | 1X day | 8/25/2010 Patient History | 3 | Birth Control | Non-stop menstruation, NO SEX DRIVE, other than that, I am already taking (generic) Adderall (10mg 3 times a day) for ADD and Effexor XR (150 mg once a day) for my long-term depression, and am not experiencing any additional depression on Implanon. | I LOVE that it enables me not to have to think about birth control at all (other than having a non-stop period). Being on birth control pills worsened by depression drastically, the Nuva-ring fell out without me realizing it, and am wary of the IUD. However, no sex drive??!! No sex drive?! And when I do have sex, it has become impossible for me to orgasm. It's a concern for me and my boyfriend, since it makes us both feel inadequate and makes it feel like our relationship has become more like merely being roommates. I may reconsider the IUD... | F | 31 | 4 months N/A 1X day | 10/21/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Excessive & prolonged bleeding | My first period after getting Implanon was horrible. I spent the first day of it soaking through maxi pads as well as passing several giant blood clots. After the first day, the period seemed to be "normal" but it lasted for two long weeks!! My periods before Implanon were light/average and lasted only five days. After the first period on Implanon, I had a few monthly periods that lasted anywhere from a week and a half to two weeks but for the past six or seven months my periods have lasted anywhere from 3-4 weeks at a time. When I'm not bleeding, I have brown spotting and still have to use tampons. I go through 4-6 tampons daily every month! Its really expensive to stay stocked up on all the tampons I need, so I've purchased a DivaCup to keep from having to spend so much money. A big issue the bleeding has caused is interference with sex! You cannot have a normal, good sex life when you are constantly bleeding or spotting. For this issue, I've purchased Softcups which are like the DivaCup except that they can be worn during sex. But still... It would be nice to have normal sex without having to worry about blood. After a year of torture, I will be getting off Implanon this month! I wouldn't recommend Implanon personally, but I have seen in other reviews that some women have really liked it and haven't experienced any bad side effects. But I've read more negative reviews than good, honestly. | F | 18 | 1 years 1X AN | 1/24/2011 | 5 | for reliable contraception | have had some long but light drawn out periods | HUGE benefit in that it lightened my periods and made them predictable and a good deal less painful. Since getting the implant replaced 4 months ago I have only had one light period. Plus I have had three and half years (with the same partner) without worrying about condoms or pills. | F | 23 | 3.5 years standard 1X O | 5/30/2011 | 2 | contraceptive | tiered. acne. constant period. | for about the first year i was on the implanon it was great, no bleeding or mood swings, but after about a year and a bit i started constantly bleeding, leaving me feeling exhausted and in very bad moods. its a shame because it was perfect until recently! i have now made an appointment to get it removed and try a different type of contraception. | F | 20 | 1.5 years 1X O | 9/10/2011 | 1 | Birth control | Weight gain, acne, stomach pain, long drawn out periods | I have gained 40 pounds since being on Implanon. I had slight bleeding for long periods of time. Lately I've had really bad acne. I would not recommend but everyone is different so do on your own accord. I had no problems with the insertion sight. | F | 21 | 5 months 1X day | 9/19/2011 | 2 | Birth Control | Bleeding for months at a time to the point I had to take birth control pills every time it happened. | Make dang sure that who ever inserts it does it right. I had mine removed to find it was too deep and horse-shoe shaped. I went to a different doctor from the one who inserted. It was very unpleasant getting it removed!!!!!!! | F | 31 | 2 years 1X O | 9/26/2011 | 1 | birth control | I have gained 30 pounds in a year. I have suffered depression. Emotional, mood swings. Acne is horriable- I never had acne until implanon. I have an appointment to have it removed on Oct 10th. I can not wait. This is not a good product. Not worrying about getting pregnant for 3 years is not worth all the side effects. | F | 30 | 1 years 1X O | 9/26/2011 | 1 | Contraception. | Daily headaches from the week of insertion. Crazy hormones- I'm the least angry person, turned me into a psycho and made my depression 100 times worse. Bleeding- I've been bleeding for 21 days, sharp stomach pains too. Tiredness Weepy Extreme struggle to lose weight, eating healthily and exercising but putting WEIGHT ON.] I have polycystic ovaries and only now I find out the hormone in the implant can cause ovarian cysts- already have enough! Acne has returned after 6 years of it not being present. | Never, ever again. Looking after a 4 month old and feeling this awful is NOT fun. | F | 20 | 2 months 1X day | 11/21/2011 | 1 | Didn't want kids or a Period. | Anger, moodiness, occasional pain/irritation from insertion site, and light but constant periods! The only reason I got this damn thing is because I was told I WOULDN'T have anymore periods! After years of constant bleeding the last thing I needed was EVEN more damn constant bleeding. Dammit! | F | 29 | 2 months IDK | 11/28/2011 | 1 | didnt want to worry about pregnancy | Extreme frequent headache,acne,increased anxiety and depression, prolonged heavy bleeding, crying for no reason, interfered with my relationship, bad cramping, dizziness,weakness, anemia, clotting | F | 25 | 4 months | 12/7/2011 | 1 | regulate heavy periods/contraceptiv | light bleeding between periods, often after sex | F | 26 | 1 years 1X O | 1/6/2012 | 2 | Birth control | I had implanon implanted 2 months after the birth of my youngest child. I used this form of birth control for 6 months before encountering any negative side effects. After that, it became Hell. All of a sudden, my acne came back worse than before after 2 years without a break-out. I began gaining loads of weight, and wasn't even eating a lot at that point (poor appetite). When I began taking it, I weighed 175 lbs and when I stopped taking it weighed a whopping 248 lbs. I felt so disguted with myself over this substantial weight gain. I made it through two pregnancies without ever getting over 200 lbs, and then this happened. Another reason I stopped taking it was because I didn't get my period for the last 9 months I was on it, which made me paranoid. After having it removed, I have yet to regulate my periods. They have been messed up ever since. I also am now working on losing all the unnecessary and unhealthy weight I put on while having it. | F | 19 | 1 years | 1/12/2012 | 3 | Contraceptive | With my implanon, the first few months were fine, until I got a 18 day long period. *sigh* That was the worst thing I've ever experienced. I like how it's a contraceptive for 3 years but it's so inconvenient! One time I was in town in my good white jeans, and you can guess what happened...I ruined my jeans because of it. I've been experiencing nausea, moody, very bad cramps ans irregular periods. But in the last week I've gotten a heap of pimples! I have never had pimples like this, I used to have 3 a year! Now I just look terrible with this breakout. I'm not sure whether to keep this for my boyfriend and I or to get rid of it because I don't like it. I used to be on the pill, but I'd always forget it. Can anyone tell me there experiences with contraceptives better than implanon out there? | F | 16 | 6 months 30mg | 3/13/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Horrible weight gain, acne, no period the entire time I was on it, bloating, digestion issues, hypersensitivity in the arm it was inserted into, complete loss of sex drive, and most importantly it turned me into an angry psycho woman | I would NEVER suggest this birth control--EVER. If I could give this thing a negative I would. I remember a time when I was not an angry, stressed out person, so even if you love the idea of not having to worry about this birth control, if you like to have people around you, don't use this because you will drive everyone away because you will be the angriest person they'll know. | F | 31 | 1 years 1X O | 3/23/2012 |
IMPLANON (ETONOGESTREL): This product is a small, thin plastic rod that is inserted under the skin to prevent pregnancy. The rod slowly releases etonogestrel into the body over a 3-year period. Etonogestrel is similar to a natural hormone made in your body. It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. This product does not contain any estrogen. This medication may not work as well in women who are very overweight or those taking certain drugs. (See also Drug Interactions section.) Discuss your birth control options with your doctor. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). FDA Approval Date: 2011-05-31 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)