Implanon removal and weight loss

I was always a UK size 8, ate well and was active. 3 and a half years into having the implant and being more active now that I have ever been in my entire life, I've somehow managed to put on 40lb and baloon to a size 14. I'll admit that my age also has played a part in slowing down my metabolism (I turned 25 when I got it in and I'm now 28) but the rate of weight gain makes no logical sense. I'm literally battling with my body to stabilse the weight gain. I always wondered if the implanon had anything to do with it and reading this thread has helped me confirm that.

I'll book an appointment to get it out asap and will give you ladies an update. Thanks for giving me some hope. Lol.

I had my Mirena removed 3 weeks ago after having it inserted in December. I'm 33 yrs old, 5'11" and weighed 150 lbs pre-pregnancy and a size 4/6 with a very active and healthy lifestyle.

When my daughter was born, I weighed 207 and went down to 198 immediately postpartum. Once I got the green light to workout from my dr, I started doing insanity. I was also BF at the time and weighed 188 and was a size 10 the day mirena was inserted.

I continued to workout 3 days a week, eat healthy foods, and BF. I weaned my daughter in March, thus resulting in eating 500 less calories a day. I started to lose a lot of hair...more than what I thought should be normal for women postpartum and it became greasy to where dry shampoo did nothing. I also got horrendous acne and terrible cramping right away. I visited my dr and expressed my concerns but all he said was that the mirena was in the right place and my cramping would subside. He failed to acknowledge my other symptoms (which should have been a red flag, but I trusted him).

A couple of weeks later, I literally got every bad side effect in the book. I HATED it: Depression, aches and pains all over, Amenorrhea (no period at all), sudden worse Acne, Anxiety, unable to concentrate, Breast tenderness and pain, Fatigue during the day and Insomnia (up every night for hours after LO feeds and goes back to sleep ugh), Irritability... my poor hubby! I also started to have memory loss, Night Sweats, Headaches, constant Nausea like morning sickness ( I seriously thought I was pregnant! I'm not though, just have all the fun symptoms), continued horrible abdominal Cramps, etc, etc...

Despite all of this, I really wanted to keep focusing on working out and eating healthy. I started to gain weight and my tummy became so bloated, I looked 6 mo pregnant again! I upped my workouts to 5 days a week and cut out all liquids to drink except water. I kept gaining weight and was devastated. I eventually weighed 193 and had to wear a size 12/14. I had enough and decided to remove Mirena immediately.

Let me tell you...the very next day, my period started with no cramps, my mood instantly improved, and I felt less fatigued. 3 days later, my skin was clearing up and my bloated tummy looked smaller (even on my period), so I decided to weigh myself and was shocked to discover that I lost 3 lbs! I continued to lose weight and all my symptoms went away over the next week. My hubby couldn't be happier haha. Because I had all of my energy back, I continued my healthy lifestyle, workouts, etc.

As of today, I weigh 173, which is 20 lbs lost in almost a month! Yes, I've been working hard, but no more than when I had the Mirena and gained. I know some of it is water weight, but a lot is fat, and I'm in a size 8. I would like to eventually go back down to 150, at least by the end of the year. I can't believe something so small that's supposed to be so great, affected me the way it did. For those women that love it, I'm sincerely happy for you and wish I was one of the lucky ones who also loved because it seemed so promising as wonderful birth control...not so much for me. I'm just glad I have my life back.

Well I think your a ***** for talking down on someone for not thinking the same way you do. Everyone is different and everyone's body reacts to certain things differently as well. You have no right to judge someone for not agreeing with your "opinion". Keep your **** talking to yourself because obviously no one on here agrees with you. Why don't you try anger therapy since you feel the need to bring others down?

* rant over

I'm so happy to be reading these posts! I just had mine removed yesterday because it was AWFUL from the moment of insertion. Only had it in for about 16 months, but I pretty much bled for 16 months. My attitude and my weight were out of control. Hoping the weight starts to stabilize again, or I'm going to need a part time job to afford new clothes since none of mine fit.

I am so glad to see that people are having results. I had my daughter Jan 2013 and was back down to pre baby weigjt within 2 weeks. I had my nexplanon inserted and within a month i gained 35lbs and didnt lose any weight at all until I had it removed a month ago. I just now got my first cycle and am hoping that this will help with some extra weight loss now that my body is showing that it is starting to get back on track.

Right, you don't want to hear about success on birth control, because that doesn't support your view. Maybe the birth control did magically make you fat. Your doctor and proper lab work would be the only way to confirm that. Birth control does have a tendency to drive up our feeling of hunger (at least for me and most of the women I know), so even if your diet feels the same, it might not be. To dismiss us just because we're suggesting it might be something you're doing, is childish.

I confirm that Implanon makes some people gaining weight. My doctor confirmed it, also. I lost 4 kg in 1 week after having it out, without any change on my way of eating. I didn't do diet because I was eating so few, that to decrease I wouldn't eat at all. I went also to a nutritionist that confirmed that it was Implanon and also together with a Vitamin D deficiency. I didn't gain more weight maybe because I wasn't putting anything in my mouth and I was exercising every single day 1 hour cycling and going to the gym at least 1 time per week. I was feeling weak due to not eating. I got to a point that I couldn't be standing after half an hour to be up.

What I can point out the difference now is the fat you have in your body. My cause of fat was mainly retaining liquids and slow metabolism. I gave up on eating few last year, because I was fat any way. I also gave up of the gym. Then I gained fat and cellulite. That's the biggest difference. Now, I am healthy and doing gym again. Eating healthy stuff, and I have to push myself to have 1200 calories. I was feeling so full, first days. Now it is going fine and I am happy I am eating with my family again - I had lost the happiness of eating, since it was so few and I was never joining my family, because I would gain weight.

Conclusion: I didn't get fatter because I was eating more and hungry all time. For the opposite. I was eating a light breakfast (All-Brans Fibres with skimmed milk), 2 slices of bread with butter and a spoon of the dinner, or a glass of milk. I wasn't hungry all day. I would just drink water or tea. And next day the same and next day. If I would eat a small meal, or more bread, I would gain half a kg.

I havent really changed my diet and excercise routine much, in fact Ive always been pretty consistent with that. I COULD NOT lose weight with the nexplanon implant! I got it removed 2 weeks ago and I have lost .5 lbs a day since!! Im down 9 lbs!

I'm soo glad it's not just me that's having these weight gain issues. I have had the implant for 2 and a half years and no matter how healthy I eat I gain weight and my appetite has gone up so I am eating more. I have gained nearly 3 stone since having the implant. For the first year it was amazing had no mood swings pains etc. now it's absolute chaos I'm having horrific mood swings and feel depressed and I am not myself let alone the mad weight gain. Going back to the hospital in a couple of weeks to see if I can have it removed and see what other options there are as I have been having trouble with the hormones since I was 14 and the GPs won't do anything about it.

Now I'm hoping I can have the implant out and see if I can lose any weight easier. Has anyone found that they lose weight after it's removal?

With no other change in activity or diet, I gained 40 lbs in just a few months after having the implanon put in-- after being at a totally stable weight for 3 years on Mirena. It's also really affected my moods. I am having it removed on Tuesday after a year of working with a new doctor, labs, new insurance, and scheduling. Getting it put in is much easier than taking it out! It's not just a pill you can stop taking, which is one of the most frustrating things about this whole process.

I am hoping to go hormone-free (diaphragm or copper IUD) as a replacement (will discuss with my doctor). Hopefully I can update this post in a few weeks and let you know whether it makes a difference. I suspect it will, as does my doctor, who said that someone who wants the implant should consider getting 6 months of Depo before getting the implant to see how the body responds to it, since its effects on each individual can vary significantly.

I had my Implanon put in on the 25 of November 2013. I was 75kg about 164pds now as of 2nd of September 2014 I am 93kg 206 pds. It has been wonderful no period what so ever moods have been great. So I have been very happy with it. But the weight is not going any where its just going up and up and up. I eat very carefully. Even when I was pregnant I was only 85kg at the heaviest. I average about 5 to 7km a day walking now I up that to 8 to 10kg and I am still gaining. I feel like I am going to explode hehe. I am going to get my Implanon removed. Hopefully I lose some weight.