"please don&#039;t let your doctor talk you in to trying this kind of birth control. i read up and reviews and figured i&#039;d be fine - healthy 25 yr old who had only ever used birth control pills. nexplanon worked like magic for the first 6 months and then all hell broke loose. i have been the same weight for 7 years and did not change my diet at all when taking nexplanon, but it caused me to gain 10 pounds. i&#039;m breaking out worse than i did as a teenager because the nexplanon is suppressing my body&#039;s ability to produce estrogen. because of the lack of estrogen i&#039;ve also started getting little hairs on my chin. i&#039;ve also been on my period for two months and have started lactating. and no, i&#039;m not pregnant.this birth control is an absolute nightmare"