Implanon implant & weight gain

Nope this didn't happen to me. The implant is great for me. No periods. I used to suffer from infections and don't anymore. It's been great.

I was on the combined pill before though and literally couldn't stop eating. I had stomach cramps, stomach grumbling constantly and I literally felt starving hungry 24/7. No food filled me up at all. Was quite freaky, but as soon as I stopped taking it and it was out of my system, my eating habits went back to normal. Weird.

If anyone could tell me their experience of it i would be really grateful because at the moment it's pretty sore and i've frightened myself with forum horror stories!

I was on depo for 8 years. I put a lot of weight on, but that was because I did no exercise and ate too much, not because of hormones. Though I DID blame hormones but they didnt make me put that cake in my mouth! I then came off it, and put more weight on, again due to lifestyle. I went back on it, put weight on, came off it, put more weight on. I then got implanon in March 2012 but managed to lose about 20lb the whole of last year (I wasn't exercising, just eating better). I decided I didn't like Implanon in November 2012 and had a copper IUD fitted. I have lost another 20 something lbs since but thats because I am eating even better and exercising regularly.

And yesterday I had another depo because my periods have been so bad with the IUD. But I discussed with my GP about my previous concerns with going back on depo - weight gain and bone density. This time around I am confident that I can get the weight off and keep it off, and with strength training, I will be counteracting the detrimental effects that depo has on my bones.

Also, I might be wrong, but I THINK depo and implanon use the same hormones.
So long story short, if you managed to lose weight on depo, you should be ok doing the same on implanon. Just keep trying and don't blame the hormones. Plus you can have the implanon taken out if you hate it.

I gained 7 pounds in 2 months when I had not changed diet or exercise (I was maintaining at the time)

I also had terrible mood swings that have taken 7 months to stop after it was removed, I had it taken out after 3 months.

However I do know that many people find it okay and it is a personal experience.

I never had a problem with weight gain or my acne getting worse on the implant, the only thing was that i still got my periods on it but didn't on the pill I'm on and that's the only reason I went back to the pill.

You can never tell how you're going to react and i even managed to lose weight on both contraceptives.

I've had Implanon for a year and a half now. No weight gain, and I'm losing weight at a good pace. I LOVE it- very worry free. The irregular periods are a small price to pay for worry-free convince.

I got the darn thing last august. Since then, I've gained about 35 pounds and went from a size 4/5 jean to a 7/8. I work out 5 days a week and since i started being very consistent a couple months ago i went from 146 to 132... But man o man. I've NEVER weighed over 120 pounds before. I was probably 15% body fat, very active track athlete, Now i'm around 23-25%... HELLO BELLY FAT, BYE BYE ABS.
The ONLY thing I like about Implanon is how you can't forget to take it cause its always there... Other than that. I HATE IT. It makes me extremely bloated, cranky, packs the pounds, makes me nauseous if i touch it wrong. UGH.
I'd have the thing removed if I wasn't so young. I'm 18 and married and want to do everything right and wait to have kids until we are both ready.
If anyone has had great luck losing the weight, please please please share!!

I have been on the implant for almost two years now. Since then I have gained over 10kg and my diet wasn't the best but it wasn't terrible either. A similar thing happened when I was on the pill but I only gained about 5-7kg that time.
When I first started I had my period for about 2 months straight. Since then I only get them once every three months.

It is really up to you. As everyone says everyone is different. Personally I am going to talk to my doctor about getting the injection.

I've been on Implanon for the past 3 years and I'm getting it removed next week. I've never really had any problems with regards to periods, acne or headaches. But I have suffered from mood swings and weight gain. I was a lot slimmer prior to getting it and then after a few months the weight started piling on (1 stone) despite my eating habits and lifestyle not changing much. Then after the first year I really did eat everything in sight so that extra 7lbs was my own fault but 3 years down the line and the weight is nearly impossible to shift! I really hope I lose if fast for the summer now after getting it removed haha.

I am a 19 year old girl, on the implant. I had an tubal pregnancy when i was on the pill, which happened because i was not able to take it at the same time everyday and also because i would forget, this was my fault, and they had to remove my right fallopian tube. I have been on 5 or 6 different birth controls and i have only gained maybe five pounds on one of them. A week after my surgery i had the implanon implant put in and in 1 and a half months i gained 25 pounds. I went in to have it removed and they told me now because i did not have it in for a long enough time, keep in mind on top of the weight gain i was on my period for five months straight. Now it's been about almost 8 months with the implant and i have out on 31 pounds. I went from being 146 to 177, i work out, disc golf, and spend the majority of my time outside. I am getting it removed on tuesday. It has been a pain to have, and an even bigger pain to try and get removed.

Well, as a lot of people on here I am inconclusive, I have gained around 3 stone in the time period of 8 years of implant use. The weight gain could be all sorts of things, but it would be nice if some of it was the implant as it might go away more easily now. I have in the last year lost the 3 stone with very hard work and determination.

I have had the implant out in favour of using far less reliable birth control methods as I suspect that the implant has been reducing my sex drive massively and putting it on to zero. So look every so often at possible side effects and evaluate if it is right for you. It was the dream birth control method for me, not pregnant, very easy, no tablets and my periods were a dream on them. That said, I am waiting with interest to see if removing it makes weight loss easier and increases my desire for sex.

I've had Implanon since April and I have actually lost about 25 pounds and on a steady decline.

Ive been on it since Oct of 2012 and found out that its so strong that its pretty much poisoning me. before I got it I was losing my baby weight like it was nothing now Iweigh more than when I did when I gave birth. My ob/gyn said its because. I completely stopped having a cycle at all. I'm having it removed in the next two months I'll. Update what happens so we'll. See hopefully. I lose it

I had the implant just over two years ago, I had spotting or periods constantly for the first 9 months, they then settled down to one a month before then becoming irregular, some months I somehow have two periods, then a couple of months without. The week leading up to my period I bloat badly and gain 7lbs which falls off after. Overall I gained 2 and a half stone since I had the implant. Some of this weight I have lost through exercising and mfp but I get so far then ways stall at about 1st more than I was before the implant. constant hunger and the extreme fluctuating because of periods doesn't help. I hope when I have mine out I can control and loose again easier. at the moment some weeks I gain even when I'm sticking to 1200 calories and going to the gym. iv had enough. on top of that I have bad acne and my hair constantly needs washing. it has so taken me 7 trips to the doctors in the last year to finally now be having it out as they tend to try every other area before they take it out. everyone responds differently to different hormones but I really regret having the implant.

Implanon implant made me gain 3st in first year.

I'm sure implanon is no longer in circulation due to being undetectable (in UK we now only have nexaplon)

Had the nexaplon for 4/5months no weight gain at all.

I personally don't think that any form of birth control will make a person gain weight. Yes, hormonal birth control changes your hormones and your body so you may feel hungrier than before but it all comes down to how you deal with it.

Continue to eat well and exercise. If you find yourself hungrier drink more water, break up your meals into smaller ones to allow for healthier snacks. Have things on hand like apple slices, celery, cucumbers etc pre-cut to make snacking easier and make it so you are less likely to turn to the "bad" things.

Things you read on the internet aren't always the truth. People may say "I haven't changed a thing and gain 50lbs on this birth control" however I'm betting they have changed things. Don't believe everything you read.

Keep tabs on your diet and exercise. Continue on and you should be fine. It takes 3-6 months usually for your body to get used to the hormones.

THis.

I never gained weight on BC and never struggled to lose on BC. Pill or depo.