terrible symptoms on nexplanon birth control implant -

[danielsc15]

hi guys, haven't posted here in awhile -

I was put on the nexplanon birth control implant on July 12th of this year as a safety measure since I have been with my boyfriend for almost 7 months. I have absolutely 0 interest in having a baby and am not ready for sex, but I am actually terrified of becoming pregnant. This BC measure like I said, is just in case. I'd rather be protected & safe, than sorry.

For those of you who don't know, nexplanon is a form of contraception that is inserted into your upper arm as a tiny little rod, releases hormones into your body & is over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. There's also the perk of not having to deal with taking a pill everyday! Nexplanon sounded like a great choice and I can't say it's been terrible. Personally, it's been pretty unfavorable. I've heard from multiple friends & threads online many positive things about the implant & really thought the only side effect would be irregular periods or even losing my period all together which sounded like a dream to me, honestly. Even though it hasn't even been 2 months on this BC, I've been very scared. I started spotting a very brown color a few days before my first period after the insertion in July & the first few days of my period, the cramps were EXCRUCIATING. I felt like I was going to pass out, the pain was so awful. Other than the cramps being more severe, my first period was pretty normal, just a few days longer as to be expected. Normally my periods last 5 days & my first one on the BC lasted 7. I don't really like the fact that I have to wear pantiliners all of the time because of the gross brown discharge & spotting, my discharge has been really thick & brown, I feel crampy all of the time, my stomach aches & feels weird, I've been getting more acne, my mood swings have been bad, along with other side effects. I honestly feel like I'm on my period all of the time and it's starting to scare me. I feel like it's not normal to feel like this on the implant as many women don't have any of these side effects & extreme cramping, which I get more than any of the other side effects, isn't deemed normal on the BC. I actually feel like I'm pregnant.. which scares me so much. I'm still a virgin & my boyfriend and I have not gone past only some foreplay, but even just the possibility of becoming pregnant is enough to convince my anxiety.

I would just like to get some help & advice from any other ladies on birth control? Is this just my body getting use to the hormones? Should I just give it more time? Could I be pregnant somehow? Should I get it removed?

Thank you guys so much for the help x

[Philip]

Try safe sex, tell him to f off, lol

[KarenLouisa]

I had implanon for 6 years then I have nexplanon. When its first put in for me I had up to 8 weeks of brown like discharge, just a small amount it was every day and I was feeling dirty. It did subside and then like with the other implants my period stops altogether. I still get monthly hormones though. But give it a bit longer. If you progress in your relationship and decided to have sex its still the best idea for him to wear a condom. Take it slowly. If this still not ok I would go back and see your doctor and discuss an alternative. Hope this has helped.

[Hidden]

I had the same, its a horrendous birth control, I bleed everyday for 4 months until I had it taken out as I lost so much blood and I couldn't even get the bath myself due to the pain in my stomach. Go to the doctor and have it taken out. Sounds like it might be the hormones that are the main problem. have you talked to the doctor about the copper coil? its got no hormones and its a good method against getting pregnant x

[Hidden]

Im on it right now and tbh i had the same symptoms, still am and iv been on it for about four to five months. It might be normal but id go to the docs just to make sure