Well it's been about two months since i got my implant put in and i have noticed some interesting changes, some good... some not so good. It varies from day to day.

Heaven: No period, no mess, no pills or regular injections or major surgery. No unwanted pregnancy ect ect

Hell: more prone to anger/axiety, lower sex drive, eat less, itchyness (i double checkd this, it is a symptom)..plus a few other things.

What i wanna know is, do any of you have the Implant? whats ur heaven and hell? does it affect your job?
If you dont have it... what do you use?

 

Hmmmmmm   contraceptive happiness is  a very personal thing me thinks. But here's my experience as you asked:
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I was on the pill which drove me nuts. Plus I ended up pregant whilst taking it! I then had the implant fitted but for me, I  ended up with  really heavy periods/ bleeding.

So, I now have the mirena coil fitted.  I get the usual  crappy pmt  symptoms but then   very light and sometimes no periods! The pros of this are once fitted it  is there for 5 years if you are happy with it.

Regarding getting it fitted, I had it fitted under anaesthetic . I mean, full go to sleep anaesthetic lol. This, from  the woman who has given birth twice naturally he he.

You can request them to give you a milder version where they will give you a sedative thing and you will  be awake for the procedure so it will be more uncomfortable than painful.

At the end of the day the best thing is to try one and see how you tolerate it  and if you don't like it keep trying until you find something you are happy with! Oh the joys of being female

Hmmmmmm   contraceptive happiness is  a very personal thing me thinks. But here's my experience as you asked:
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I was on the pill which drove me nuts. Plus I ended up pregant whilst taking it!

This happened to me to.. heance why i took the implant option.

God Bless The Menopause 

having the implant is like early Menopause... fuck i hope when i reach 50-something its kinder to me!! LOL!

mind you..men have to deal with catherters..and retreating manhood.. *evil laugh*

Quote from: Lady_Lust_XXX on 28 September 2011, 05:24:01 pm

God Bless The Menopause 

having the implant is like early Menopause... fuck i hope when i reach 50-something its kinder to me!! LOL!

mind you..men have to deal with catherters..and retreating manhood.. *evil laugh*

I would not wish for an early menopause as that will result in being  put on  HRT replacement.   
If you are really unhappy with the implant, then I would suggest going to your doctor and  discussing it.

There are still other options that you can try! Good luck

fuck! i have not been on anything for years as it dried me up and made me fat! however, i was considering going on something because of my new job role (laugh ha ha ha still no bookings!!!) but you guys have just put me off. what do you all do about your period though? sorry i'm the new girl! doooh x

Hettie, there are some threads on here regarding  your period query.  Try and type ' period 'sponges' and so on into the search box!

I had no periods for about a year but then as the implant hormone levels started decreasing, I started getting irregular periods and sometimes I would get them twice a month! So I had it taken out after two years, now I'm on the pill again with no problems.

I had the Implanon Implant 15 months ago and so far so good. The implant does itch occasionally, but if I don't scratch it stops. My periods more or less disappeared, or at least became irregular (which is quite normal for me anyway). I did experience a phase of constant spotting for approximately 3 weeks, and had myself convinced there was something terribly wrong, but it stopped and didn't interfere with my usual activities.

Apart from that not noticed anything else however I do follow a fairly controlled, very balanced exercise programme and watch my diet which my hormones generally don't influence. So any change in weight is because I'm purposely eating more or less (if that makes sense!).