Anxiety advice after nearly 2 years on Nexplanon
Hi all, hope you're well! I've been on and off struggling with anxiety for the last few years. I've been on Nexplanon for 2 years after not enjoying some of the side effects of a progestogen-only pill.
Surprisingly, I felt relatively okay for the first 6 months on this implant and bleeding seemed mostly normal. But in Jan 2025, I experienced some anxiety that felt out of nowhere. I'm quite an active person who used to walk long distance a lot and when I was walking to a fitness class one morning I felt like all of a sudden I was really far away (I can't explain it but I now realise it was agoraphobia). Since then, I've been on and off struggling with these anxious feelings. Some days I feel normal and other days I feel terrible. My bleeding has also changed since then where I now get a period every fortnight. Admittedly, this year I've been doing a lot better working on exposure and my confidence but it's still there some days.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar to this? I thought about coming off this implant but honestly I don't have many other options as I have to be on a progestogen-only option. Another reason I haven't come off it (and it might sound kind of silly) is that my husband and I's sex life is not the most active and I'm worried that by being on no birth control, this could decrease sex even more (I am high libido, he is the opposite). On the other hand, if Nexplanon is causing me anxiety then it's not really worth being on it... Any advice or similar experiences shared would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!