Posted 8/9/2012 2:06 AM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed with Endometriosis a year ago back in May and had surgery to remove most of it. There is still a layer of it on my bladder, but besides that, I've been doing pretty well! Now I have to deal with a new Diagnosis: Ulcerative Colitis, but that's another story :P
I was on Depo Provera for quite some time and it actually really helped. I had pretty annoying side effects though. I would get VERY irritated and even a little paranoid. My emotions were just... crazy! I couldn't stand to be around anyone and if someone said so much as "Hey" to me, I would yell at them. I was put on a very low dose of Prozac and that helped tremendously! No more mood issues! But then.. I started to gain weight. I am not kidding, I gained over 50 pounds in about 8 months. I even watched what I ate, cut out all junk and STILL had trouble! So I talked to my Gyno and he decided to have me try Implanon. It's a small implant that goes into your arm and lasts 3 YEARS!! Luckily, my assistance covered it because without my assistance... it would have cost over 2,000 dollars... seriously. So now I have Implanon and it's only been about 2 weeks but so far so good! I never had a period with Depo Provera and I'm not spotting or anything with this. My Gyno doesn't want me to have a period at all because the second I start bleeding, I'm in severe pain.
Has anyone else tried Implanon?? I hope it works for me! And I hope I lose the weight!! Wish me luck!