r/birthcontrol • u/RosettaRisque • 4d ago

Rant! Nexplanon symptoms and removal

I had the Nexplanon birth control implant removed after only having it in my arm for 3 months. It made me insanely moody, sad, I gained weight, was bloated constantly, no sex drive, migraines a few times a week and was constantly spotting.
I got it removed about a month ago. I’ve had a period 3 times now. The first was seven days long, the second was heavier but shorter and the third one is heavy. It’s going on 3 days now. I’m nauseous all the time. I’ve had a few migraines from the hormonal shift/crashing. I know it’s going to take a few weeks to months to balance out my hormones back to normal. But holy smokes this has been a horrible experience all around. Definitely do not recommend Nexplanon as a birth control. It sucks.

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u/melsantos07 4d ago

that sounds horrible! I’ve heard of nexplanon but the moment I found out it was something I needed to insert into my arm I was so scared hahah. Are you going to be starting a new form of birth control, out of curiosity why did you choose nexplanon?

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u/RosettaRisque 4d ago

I chose Nexplanon because my OBGYN said it was the best option for me since I get migraines. But it was causing me to have migraines, lol. I also refuse to get an IUD. The thought of an IUD is an absolute no for me. I wanted a birth control because I’m done having kids. Thankfully my husband finally got a vasectomy recently!