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Posted: 11 November 2007 at 10:22pm | IP Logged

i have implanon too and it makes me bleed constantly with severe cramps so im thinking of changing too but i forget to take the pill and am no way having a coil and the injection is a no no as everyone in my family looked like a whale on it!!!

so im thinking about the patch but i dint know enough about it yet to decide

Posted: 12 November 2007 at 8:42am | IP Logged

I was told a few years ago i couldn't take the combined pill as i got severe migraines. Was put on the mini pill (double dose) Hated it. Stopped taking anything. After my son was born i went back on the mini pill single dose which was ok. It was just noe practical doing shift work and trying to find a reasonable time to take it.

I got the implant fitted. Everyone i spoke to at work was like "oh my god" why have you done that? "my wife had an awful time with it or "i became a total *". I haven't one problem with it. Well apart from a bit of erratic bleeding to start with which is one of the initial side effects.

I think it's great.

Posted: 12 November 2007 at 1:24pm | IP Logged

sounds a bit like me, but diff side effects..

Injection - bleed constantly between age 16 -20.. combined pill a no no, since the problems i had with DVT and phlebitus.. mini pill doesn't agree with me, condoms, allergic... coil, no way!!! 

In the end we opted for the best solution, Simon got the snip.. hhahaha...

i think if the implant isn't agreeing with you then the injection is a no too, as its the same hormones, but different application of it..

What about the cap/diaphram what ever its called...

Posted: 12 November 2007 at 1:39pm | IP Logged

I have only ever used the coil, the pill and condoms.

I didn't like the coil cause of side effects, We used comdoms or the pill. I haven't tried anything else.

The patch looks good.