NORPLANT SYSTEM Reviews (LEVONORGESTREL)Average Rating: 2.2 (59 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NORPLANT SYSTEM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NORPLANT SYSTEM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | I thought I was through having kids | Migraines, Weight gain, Ovarian Cyst, excrutiating pain on my left side, Thinning hair, Irregular periods, Dizziness, Fatigue, Tender swollen breasts. | The helpful thing about the norplant system from my experience is I have never gotten pregnant and after almost ten years I still have it implanted in my arm. After my second child in 2000 I had it implanted, my son died of menengitis in 2001 and yes I wanted another child but I kept the Norplant system in my arm up until today. I am taking it out Jan 2010 because I am having more headaches, fatigue, nausea, bloating and sometimes I bleed very excessively and see my periods like every two weeks at a time. I want it out! | F | 31 | 10 years | 12/30/2009 | 5 | Birth Control | None | Norplants were great for me. I had them for 5 years had them removed and easily got pregnant 2 months later. A few years later I was diagnosed with severe endometrosis and the dr said the norplants probably suppressed it or it would have required a hysterectomy before 30. | F | 40 | 5 years | 12/26/2009 | 4 | i didnt want to get pregnant | i really haven't had any side effects besides no bleeding and when i frist got it in it hurt for a little while and that was about it | i like it i havent got pregnant or nothing so i guess its a good thing and i going to get it put in again in 1 year | F | 18 | 2 years | 10/30/2009 | 1 | recomended by doctor | Tonight as I was stretching my arm above my head I felt that familiar pain at the insertion point of a six-rod Norplant inserted for only one year, over 15 years ago. After that one year my family begged me to remove it, my mother felt it was poisoning me. By then I had gained 50 lbs on my 120 lb frame, suffered so severely from depression I could barely function or leave my apartment, I cried hours at a time. I became paranoid in the idea of having it removed, freaked out that my arm would bleed, it might hurt to much, the depression would still be there, then what etc.. Finally one day I got the nerve to do it, it didn't hurt to remove although I do have a small pain in the spot from time to time. Like a muscle cramp. My depression lifted about 70% within 24 hours of removal like a heavy weight lifting off my chest. I still suffer from slight depression; I'm not the go lucky person I was before the Norplant. I never lost the weight and I never got pregnant even though I never | F | 43 | 1 years | 9/2/2009 | 2 | i had just delivered my 3rd child | no major side effects.....for the first 4 1/2 years....then i became pregnant,with the norplants intact | after the vaginal ultrasound determined i was 7 weeks pregnant the norplants were removed,a few days later i was in the er with a staff infection at the site of removal...i delivered at 35 weeks...a healthy,but small little girl | F | 4 years | 12/5/2008 | 1 | birth control | i had the norplant for 2.5 yrs and well in my 2nd year i started to experience headaches (migraines) | when the norplant was placed in my arm it was ok. after reading the side effects i think i have become sterile do to using this form of birth control. | F | 33 | 2.5 years | 8/25/2008 | 3 | didnt want to get pregnant | well i got on it feb 8...and i havent had a period at all..not even spotting..i dont even know if that is normal. ive gained about 15 pounds and ive only been using it for 6 months. i feel very moody sometimes..one day im fine and the next i want to kill someone.. thats about it. i only have one rod in my arm tho? i dont kno anything about this and im trying to find stuff about it. how often do people get pregnant on this? i honestly dont want to be on it anymore!! | F | 18 | 6 months | 7/9/2008 | 3 | Birth Control Recommended by Doctor | While using Norplant I didn't notice any problems. However, since then I have suffered many things, but didn't relate it to the Norplant until recently. Fibromyalgia, Bursitis in hips, 2 Very Severe Migraines, 3 Miscarriages, Weight Gain, Depression and Mood Swings, sometimes violent. | I had no bleeding or other noticeable problems while using Norplant. But today, I suffer aches and pains all over my body and no doctor can tell me why in a satisfactory manner. I feel years older than I am, and wonder how soon I will be completely disabled. My back aches, my hips are unbearable, and my leg/back/hip muscles always feel like I just ran a marathon. My two migraines knocked my out for days. Fortunately I was able to control that with Feverfew. My feet hurt, I don't get much sleep because I never get comfortable. I hurt inside when I see other people my age, even obese ones, do exercise and smile. I don't do much and suffer for it for days. I believe it was because of the Norplant, and Provera pills while trying to get pregnant with my second daughter. Now that I look back, I realize that it was soon after getting Norplant that I became moody and over the years more and more angry and frustrated and depressed for nothing. There are many other things I think I can | F | 40 | 4.5 years | 7/4/2008 | 1 | Within months of having norplants fitted I broke out in severe acne over my face, neck, back and chest. I asked for them to be removed and the GP instead wanted me to take Dianette for my skin on top of the norplants. I refused and had the implants removed, I then went onto diantte to clear my skin and everytime I tried to stop taking it I broke out in severe acne. 13 years on I have been off dianette for 5 years and am still battling with acne. I will never trust hormone contraception again and am furious with the drug company for what has happened. Has anyone else experienced similar problems? | F | 33 | 5 months | 4/12/2008 | 5 | I wasnt ready for another child | Well to tell the truth I've headaches but would not associate it with the norplant because I've had headaches since high school. | I inserted norplants after I had my 2nd child, she was just 1yr old and after the 5yrs I got it inserted again It was awesome to put 6 cylindrical tubes in your arm and be protected for 5yrs is really a miracle. Thank God for norplant. To those who had side effects I do sympathise with you all but the makers are not God no one is perfect!!!! | F | 34 | 12 years | 1/31/2008 | 1 | birth control | Absolutely horrible. I gained a lot of weight, depression, etc. I had it removed but still never got better....was then diagnosed with mono. I still never got better from the mono and was misdiagnosed with everything from fibromyalgia to anemia to hypothyroid...until finally I lost feeling in my feet and had an MRI and was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis! I looked online and found that silicone leads to neurological problems- I believe norplant caused my MS. | It's off the market now anyway........but if anyone else experienced neurological problems or diseases I'd like to hear from you. [email protected] | F | 33 | 3 years | 10/16/2007 | 1 | so I would not get pregnant | constant bleeding, migrains, and got pregnant | I am very upset that I was treated as a guina pig with this thing. I am so glad this is no longer available in the United States. | F | 32 | 3 years | 10/3/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Migraine headaches, Severe beeding, and multiple miscarriages because I somehow conceived repeatedly while on it. | I feel as though doctors have let me down, I got the Norplant at a young age and am still suffering today. I had to have my uterus removed at the age of 26 because of the uncontrollable bleeding I have had since having the norplant! They said My uterus had become abnormally large and spongy. I have had mutiple trips to the hospital since I had the device implanted and have had to have multiple reproductive sugeries that I feel is due to it. Thank God they took it off the market I wish I could sue them for what they've done to me but as someone else on this page pointed out medical files have a way of disappearing. How conveniant for them! | F | 26 | 2 years | 7/27/2007 | 5 | BIRTH CONTROL | BRIEF LIGHT PERIODS - NO NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS - WISH I COULD GET IT AGAIN. | I loved my Norplant! I had no negative side effects while on the system. I had mine removed after 4.5 years because my new dr didn't know much about them, and knew they were no longer available. Since I was close to the removal time anyway I agreed. The removal has left a slight scar on my arm and I do have an indent where the rods were in my arm. I used the Patch for 9 monthes and had lots of negative side effects with that. I have been switched to the Depo shot, with no side effects after 6 monthes of use. If they offered the Norplant I would definantly do it again. | F | 29 | 4.5 years | 4/18/2007 | 5 | birth control | Lighter periods, MUCH less cramping, less PMS, more enjoyable and spontaneous sex with my husband | I thought it was excellent, and I'm truly disappointed to see it is no longer available. I'd recommend it to anyone, and if I required birth control again, I'd want a Norplant again. | F | 36 | 5 years | 12/18/2005 | 1 | Birth Control | Increasing headaches over the course of the year I had it in. Then, July 2, 1994 woke up groggy with arm pain and nausea which persisted. By the time I was able to get it removed, it had dissolved surrounding area. I was disabled for a year, during which time I had episodes of vision loss, hallucinations, and other neurological problems. 10 years and a baby later, still have ulnar nerve damage. My headaches, fatigue, arm and neck pain have become unmanageable. Norplant destroyed my central nervous system; I am so sensitive to stress since this happened. My arms and legs can be sporadic and hard to control. SPECT scan shows 'star' shaped damage on the top of my head, as well as temporal lobe damage. I feel tingling, pain and/or numbness through my head daily. | Note that Norplant is made out of silicone- intended to leak. It's no wonder they had to pull it from the market because women were getting sick. I did not get menses for a year following my Norplant going bad, presumably from the flood of Progesterone. Friends, silicone poisoning is still a taboo subject. Don't expect to get help from doctors. I have had nerve conduction reports, a lumbar puncture and other data simply 'disappear' at the hands of doctors. I now have a brain lesion at 34 years old, but nothing will be considered evidence of a problem to a system that does not want to accept responsibility. God bless. [email protected] | F | 35 | 1 years | 11/9/2005 | 5 | birthcontrol | i love norplant the only side effect i endured was the bleeding inbetween periods | i love knowing i cannot get pregnant for five yrs. there is enough in my daily li8fe to stress about norplant just gave me one less thing to worry about i will do it again when mine runs out | F | 22 | 4 years | 6/28/2005 | 5 | F | 5 years | 11/30/2004 | 5 | BIRTH CONTROL | BLEEDIND IN BETWEEN PERIODS | F | 30 | 10 years | 8/20/2002 |