Anxiety with nexplanon

[sarahlees17]

Hiya girlies, I got the nexplanon implant inserted about a month ago, and ever since I've been having the worst anxiety and I mean to the point I feel like taking myself to hospital! From the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep I feel nervous and on edge, just feel like I'm going to die really, it's the worst feeling in the world. I keep breaking down crying and my mum also can notice how bad my anxiety is at the moment. Have any of you felt like this with the implant? Btw it's mostly health anxiety!! I just want it to stop, I'm booking an appointment very soon to get it taken out and praying that I feel like myself again!! Please girlies if you know anything let me know, even now I'm riddled with anxiety I just want it to stop!! Thanks girls xx

Hi did you get the implant taken out? I've been feeling the same but I actually started a promotion the same week i got it put in so thought i had anxiety from my new job! I then asked to go back to my old role but still have anxiety, it's been less than 4 months and i want it taken out

@ballerinaqueen I had terrible anxiety with the implant. About 3 days after it was inserted it began. My anxiety is health anxiety, same as op. I had it for 2 years then had it removed. Sadly I've been left with the anxiety. I don't know if it opened the flood gates and I've been unable to shake it ever since.

From reading about it anxiety and miod changes are a common feature. I hope you get sorted as it's not a nice place to be x

@Chummy21 Thanks for the reply, I honestly thought it was taking on a new role but i still have it, my eye has been twitching for days, i have headaches, shortness of breath and feelings of depression, none of which i had previously. I think i did have PND previously but as the children are getting easier/older it was easing but this has thrown me!
Also i was fine on the progesterone only pill so I'm surprised I've had these symptoms.
I'm going to speak to my GP and ask for it to be removed, i think it's easy to put the symptoms down to other things going on and obviously I can't be 100% certain but i just want it out now!
I was hoping it would go once it was taken out, did you move onto any other contraception after?

I went back onto the combined pill. But for the 6 weeks I was on it I felt constant waves of nausea. Maybe being off it for so long changed how I reacted to it. So, I made the decision to come off contraception all together at the beginning of January (we're using condoms) and I've felt physically much better.
Maybe I'll go for the copper coil. I think I'm done with hormones now lol

Your symptoms sound awful and just like how I was after the implant. I hope you get sorted x

Thanks, i think I should have done more research but thought I would have been fine as the progesterone only pill worked well for me. I'm going to get it out first then think about another contraception after.