NEXPLANON Reviews (ETONOGESTREL)Average Rating: 2.2 (206 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NEXPLANON with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEXPLANON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | For birth control | It snapped in half and having bad itching | I realized the implant snapped after 3 days(now day 4) when i started having pain in the middle of the area it was placed. i felt where the rod broke in the middle and you can clearly see it in two when applying gentle pressure to one end. Its itching so bad and it pinches my arm every time i move it to the point i want to cry. Im having it removed ASAP and will never recommend this thing to anyone. I only got it because my Gyno wont do mirena and i refuse to get shots or go on the pill since i cant keep up with it. They didnt warn me about it breaking or even mention that it would. I only found POSSIBLE breaking on REMOVAL not while in the arm. its even shifted from its spot making me worry more about it being lost in my arm. | F | 26 | 4 days 1X day | 6/3/2014 | 1 | Birth Control and Period | First side effect was my sleep cycle changed. I woke up in the middle of the night for a week and forced myself to fall back asleep and then I woke up for 2 weeks at 5:00am. 2nd side effect was Acid reflux. 3rd side effect was extreme moodiness. 4th side effect was acne, 5th side effect was dizziness, 6th side effect was constipation. Need i say more…. | F | 41 | 3 weeks 1X day | 5/21/2014 | 1 | pregnancy regulation/health concern | THE ABSOLUTE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!! I had the implanon inserted into my arm around the second week of December. I had a miscarriage, and I just needed time before I tried to conceive again. My dr. assured me this would not only be a great fit for my then situation, but by me having endometriosis and IBS, birth control could help with the cramps and painful menstrals. I trusted he knew what he was talking about. He'd never failed me in the past; Within the first three days, I gained 13 pounds, my face broke out, I've been bleeding a dark almost black vaginally since then AND STILL is even though I just had it removed four days ago. He gave me some birth control pills and said it was because my uterus was thin and the birth control should help it thicken up, but nothing. Even while it's gone it's still haunting me. My mood swings are off the richter scale, my boyfriend has moved out, and because of the icky bleeding our sex life is in shambles. DON'T GET THIS! YOU WILL REGRET IT! | F | 27 | 5 months 1X day | 5/18/2014 | 5 | Birth control | It is mostly pain free getting it inserted. although I had a large bruise after it got inserted which took 2 weeks to dissapear. I had my period about a week after which lasted about 10 days but I havnt had any periods since which is great I reckon! I don't get any bad symptoms and I'm still losing my baby weight just fine! Love it! | F | 24 | 4 months | 5/16/2014 | 1 | Birth control | In my first 3 years I had implanting and it only affected my periods now I have nexplanon and it is the worst thing ever it has attacked the follicles on my ovaries which has made it hard for me to have children in the future it has also cause me ridiculous weight loss, sickness and bloating I would not recommend for anyone to have it | F | 19 | 4 years 30mg | 5/6/2014 | 2 | Birth Control | Moodiness, depression, anxiety, increased hair growth, increased aggresiveness, mild head aches, acne, some fat loss but increased muscle mass. As a gym rat I also noticed it made me bulk up quite a bit, I know it was the hormones because my diet and supplements had not changed during those 6 months or right before starting. | F | 22 | 6 months Min. | 4/21/2014 | 3 | prevent pregnancy/lighten periods | Before nexplanon, my periods were extreme. i would stand up in the morning & blood would run down my legs. i got nexplanon inserted on 3/17, i was on my period when i got it put in. well i started my period on 4/4 & it lasted 11 days until 4/14. On the 15th, my husband & i had sex & I've been bleeding since then. its been light bleeding. im confused because i don't want to be bleeding for ever. any advice would be appreciated. | F | 22 | 1 months | 4/17/2014 | 4 | Preventing pregnancy, | Insertion was completely painless minus the injection to numb the area. It was very quick to insert, although I nearly passed out at the time then again two days later when I took the banagde off. After 3 weeks my arm felt completely normal again. I get Mood swings normally but now they are increasing into rage fits and borderline anxiety attacks. (Both of which I usually get), numb emotions when not having mood swing, zero sex drive, Tiredness HAS improved since having it inserted - which is wonderful for me. But I have absolutely no patience for anything. One month in and NO weight gain. now I'm waiting for my body to adjust to the implanon, I think it's a great idea and will suit some people. | F | 20 | 1 months 30mg | 4/13/2014 | 4 | Contraceptive | Have been on this for about a year and three months now. I will be honest when I first started taking it, it was hell. I bled for almost half a year non stop and had to regulate it with the combined pill, which I didn't stick to because it made me gain so much weight. However with time it calmed down, I now get regular periods which are about 5 weeks apart, and it hasn't affected my weight or given me any kind of mood swings. So now I love it! Just had to be very patient. | F | 24 | 1 years | 3/28/2014 | 1 | Endo | Insertion was not so bad. But within days I had severe flu symptoms, violent migraines, vomiting, cold sweats. My body rejected it. I'm not telling you not to try it. But have it removed immediately if you feel like I explained. | F | 31 | 2 months | 3/25/2014 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | DO NOT TAKE THIS IS THE DEVIL . Thought it was me realized after researching not alone.. Iregular periods, pregnancy symptoms, weightloss, fatigue, mood swings, anxiety, insecure, ABSOLUTELY NO SEX DRIVE, skin changes, hair changes, depressed, complete nightmare don't even feel like myself anymore. | F | 30 | 2 years | 3/3/2014 | 1 | Birth control | Depression, insomnia, oversleeping, severe mood swings, lack of motivation, weight gain, random "periods" which were brown and smelled weird, intrusive thoughts (including violent ones), severe anxiety, acne, complete loss of libido | Absolutely horrible. I have had withdrawal symptoms since getting off of it, as well, with anxiety and depression right before period. It has been 9-10 months since I had it removed...and while it is better, I am feeling afraid that some of these effects are permanent. | F | 24 | 1 years 1X day | 3/3/2014 | 1 | birth control | Where to begin at first I really didn't mind the no periods but then weight gain changed my eating habits and everything I gained over 60lbs I miss my shape. Now I believe I am suffering from depression I dont feel the way I used to I cry all the time no one can stand to be around me I don't know how my boyfriend puts up with me at this point but I am getting this taken out very soon. | F | 25 | 1 years 1X day | 2/20/2014 | 2 | Prevent an unplanned pregnancy | I had the Nexplanon implant inserted on November 13, 2013. Initially, I didn't experience any side effects. The area was sore for about 2 days. Nothing major. THEN, about four days after insertion, I began to bleed like a regular period and I have yet to stop bleeding. Two weeks ago my doctor prescribed one month's supply of birth control pills to be taken three times a day for seven days. The bleeding stopped for two days and it started AGAIN. I gained 40 lbs with my child. Two months post partum I lost 30 of those lbs. After the insertion of Nexplanon, I gained 40 lbs. I see a personal trainer twice a week. I go to a gym three days a week. I eat healthy (food jounaling, no sodas or fruit juice, no candy or sweets). I can't get this excess weight off for the life of me. All in all, I've been experiencing prolonged bleeding which has caused me to have two abcsesses; severe headaches; and severe weight gain. I am definitely going back to the pill. I only chose the implant so I couldn't | F | 28 | 3 months 68 Mg 1X O | 2/11/2014 | 2 | for birthcontrol | I been having my period more than once a month ever since i had my first baby? Ive been having the nexplanon for a yearalready and my period wont go away one day im in it and it goes and it comes again?? | F | 17 | 1 days | 2/8/2014 | 3 | to prevent pregnancy | Everysince I got the implant I've been having brown spotting which gets me in a very bad mood. I've been getting vaginal rashes,redness, and itching it is very disturbing and I want to know if it's normal or do I have to consult a doctor? | F | 19 | 7 weeks idk | 1/25/2014 | 2 | birth control | i began the Nexplanon about a year ago, after being on other methods of birth control for a number of years. 4 days after the implant i got severe BV! it freaked me out wasnt having sex at the time so no new partners, so I went right back in and they told me it was normal. I did not have a period for the first 4-6 months just weird brown spotting then after the summer.. o_O..i started to get more periods and started bleeding all the time for 2 weeks on and only days off with ugly migranes, not to mention the BV that would leave and come back in between the spotting, before the implant I never even experienced a yeast infection! I was on EDGE all the time and didnt even know it, i would have random crying sprees for no reason and felt so helpless..even more sad i started to feel normal for me.. my freinds and even their parents would tell me i seemed so happy one moment, then the next as if i lost a dear friend or my dog.. it took me a while to even consider the implant was truley the c | of course youre preventing an unexpected pregnancy...but its just as bad as dealing with the severity of the un/expected side effects and the psycoloigcal distrubance that could occur | F | 23 | 1 years 1X day | 1/9/2014 | 3 | birth control | The only thing that I hate is that I just wouldn't stop spotting I been spotting since I got it injected im destroying all my underwear and I just need it to stop soon | F | 21 | 4 months | 1/8/2014 | 1 | prevent pregnancy | I had this birth control after i had my son and it was great so after i had my daughter over 3years later i decided to get it again it was the worst mistake of my life i developed the worst anixety ever to the point i had to call a ambulance i was having heart pulpatations and a heart rate of 150 i couldnt go to the doctors for anything i couldnt even drive my.son to school i felt so low i had to sit in the car in the parking lot of a store because i couldn't go in i couldn't go to family gatherings etc. they tried to put me on a bunch of anixety and depression meds and yet.nothing worked i constantly fely like i was going to die i lost all sex drive i couldnt find it in me to please my fiance like i should have everything in my life fell apart i dont recommend this to any one its horrible i lost myself | F | 19 | 8 months 68mg | 12/27/2013 | 1 | Birth control | Weight will not come off. Gained 65 lbs pregnant lost 35 in first 2 months got the implant, work out hard, eat well, always active and have gained weight. Saw PCP about anxiety and dizziness that I'd never had before. Excessive moodiness that nearly ended my relationship. Exacerbated symptoms of post partum depression. Just want to feel back to normal. Can not wait to get it out!!!!! None of these things were described to me when I got the implant. And above all else I bled/spotted for 6 weeks+. I would not recommend this to anyone. | Deceiving | F | 25 | 4 months 1X day | 12/5/2013 |