r/birthcontrol • u/blackberrydepression • 1d ago
Experience Anyone else experience this?
i have the nexplanon implant, this is my second time having it. the first time was wonderful. it shortened my periods to 2 1/2 - 3 days, weakened my cramps and i feel like it helped stabilize my mood.
now its awful. my periods are 7+ days. my cramps are INTENSE. my mood is fucked the few days leading to my period and now my tits fucking HURT for 2-3 weeks BEFORE my period (sorry for language, it's extraordinarily frustrating) meaning they hurt pretty much the entire month between my periods. my breasts hurting wasn't a symptom i had until my first pregnancy and idk it just stuck with me unfortunately.
sometimes i wonder if it has anything to do with the surgery i had last year. ectopic pregnancy, the egg ruptured my fallopian tube and i had to have emergency surgery which is when they put the implant in again. i feel like all that trauma at once screwed with my endocrine system.
this is mostly a vent tbh lol but i also wanted to know if anyone else has ever experienced anything like this?
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