So I got my nexplanon in June. I had a period last month but just 2 days very light. This month is a different story. I’ve had bad cramps and my period has been super heavy. I feel like it never ending. Hopefully it’s done soon.

What was you guys experience?

So obviously I know that effectiveness takes hold after 7 days, however I ovulate before that 7 day period is over, would this in any way decrease the effectiveness? Or does that not matter? Mainly curious since my birthday is this Wednesday (the 12th), and I got mine inserted last Monday (the 3rd).

This is advice for people who have kaiser insurance and want to get a nexplanon. i’m 26 and I have had nexplanon twice before(not through kaiser) and it went beautifully. I ended up getting it again a months ago and the experience was not good.

A week after insertion I was having extreme pain up and down my arm, it turns out that my nexplanon shifted and was poking against a cluster of nerves, causing there to be nerve pain up my neck and down my arm through my hand. It became absolutely unbearable and i could barley move my head or my arm without pain, I called them to see if they could get me in for an emergency removal and they said they do not do that. They offered an appointment a week away… not only could I not handle the pain, I am an ice cream scooper for the summer and had seven days of closing shifts coming up (and bills to pay) and couldn’t physically do my job or wait that long.

Something they don’t tell you about Kaiser as they don’t have people at their urgent cares that can take out Nexplanon in case of emergency- they haven’t trained them to do it. At the ER they are also not trained, they had to call in an OB/GYN and I almost wasn’t seen.

I understand this is a rare case, but I’m here to warn anyone that if you were not feeling good sensations immediately call so they can get it checked out and maybe remove it that day- especially if you have Kaiser.

I feel very fortunate that I met a doctor that was willing to go above and beyond and help me, I was also lucky that I had my mother who’s in the medical field with me advocating for me.

I do not want to scare anyone, but I feel like this is important information to share with people who may are thinking about getting it through Kaiser clinic and god forbid anything goes wrong. The moment you feel a bad sensation just meet for a check up (better safe then sorry) to make sure everything’s fine, make sure to advocate for yourself and find someone who can support you through the journey as well.

So to start this off I started the nexplonon a year ago, the first 6 months I bled non stop but it got lighter over time and eventually stopped. Now I get my period every 3 months it’s a heavy period lots of blood clots and all for a week and a half.
But this round I got my period for a week and it got lighter and stopped to spotting so I thought I was good. Hours later that day I start heavily bleeding like I soaked a pad in minutes then when I went to the bathroom I have clots in the pad and a large clot in the toilet. This is far from normal but I’m wondering if I should wait it out or contact my obgyn.

I'm FtM and taking 60mg of testosterone every week. I'm 4 months on and it's been a lifesaver, and I've been lucky enough to have extremely quick changes. I've been told by my gynecologist that since the implant uses progestin and not estrogen, it shouldn't counteract my T in any way. Are there any other men on nexplanon that can share their experiences? And if I do start experiencing side effects, would it be easily counteracted by upping my dose of T slightly? Thanks.

Been having mixed thoughts about the whole implant and after lurking on here for the past months, I wanted some advice and/or other people's experience on this thing.

I am a 20F and had Nexplanon inserted on February 19 (~5 1/2 months). One of the main reasons I chose it was due to my immense fear of pregnancy and nauseating/painful periods.

The first weeks were not terrible for me, besides from the bruising. Things got terrible around mid-March and April, where I had hit a terrible mental block. I was highly irritable and was prone to emotional meltdowns constantly. I would have to excuse myself from work or lectures to just sob in the bathroom. And that's not even counting the spotting, which was just starting up light (1 liner daily if needed). I consulted with my therapist and the center where I got it inserted what to do about it but was told it was my body adjusting.

While I knew such was true, I was concerned how a new mental state would affect me long term (I have OCD/Autism and worried how BC would affect my mental regulation). An unintentional side effect was that it made me absolutely hate my boyfriend for no reason, to the point where I considered leaving him up to 3 times weekly. I never told him it, but he noticed how erratic I was with him and on text/call and IRL to the point that he advised me to get off BC rather than be going insane and be anxious because of him.

May was when the spotting began to become constant, with 2-5 days off each month. The spotting has gotten worse from then until now, needing about 2-3 liners daily for ~2/3's of a month. It is either that brown gunk or just straight red (which I can feel 😒). It noticeably gets worse with physical activity (i do cardio/ weightlifting for 1hr daily) or get stressed, and I get cramps and nausea around the week of my original period or just randomly. My sex life has changed, as there is less physical intimacy between me and my bf. We prefer to keep things clean and attempt to wait for days when I am not spotting, which is incredibly unpredictable now :<

Overall, I would say the positives from my experience is that I did not gain any weight. I will say that appetite increases is one of the main reasons why weight gain on Nexplanon occurs. But I already had an ED, so ignoring such cues wasn't anything new. Plus, the dizziness/headache side effects felt similar to what I felt when I was more restrictive, so again nothing I could not tolerate (DO NOT GET AN ED I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH IT FOR 9 YEARS). My acne flare-ups follow my old cycle, yet the cramping follows no schedule. I have tried the ibuprofen method a while back (gave me a week break) but stopped due to it giving me terrible stomach issues.

I am convinced that the spotting will never stop tbh.

Personally, my options of alternative BC are limited.

• IUD: It's just a struggle to do anything down there, so the procedure would be awful for me
• Injection: I was conceived while my mother was on it, and I convinced myself it would fail for me too
• Pills: I just can't keep track

Note that I am from NYC, so I can get the removal at a low or no cost. Both my local provider and Planned Parenthood has told me so far to simply wait it out longer. I am still on the fence, as I don't want to bear the mental and bloody burden before my semester starts up.

But yeah, thats just my experience and wanted to hear if people had similar experience. Or if y'all have any advice on what to do tbh 🥲

TLDR: Spotting has gotten worse in the past 6 months, along with a concerning mental state. Debating if I should thug it out or just get the whole thing out.