"been on depo shot for 5yrs,decided it was time to switch being that i would be moving out of state for a year and didn want to change insurance nor dr while i was gone. although i read negative things about the nexplanon i got it bc &quot;different strokes for different fowks&quot; and bc the dr said its the same medication as depo.have had it now for 11 days and my arm is still sore.first night was so painful i called the office at 3am lol i was told i must have a low tolerance for pain an to rest it &amp; take pain meds. i must admit getting it wasn&#039;t really bad at all and although some days are worse than others (depending on my activities and use of my arm) there is no pain until i use it alot....than i pay for it at night.so far so good overall"