"i got the implant in march 2015 right after i decided to stop using the shot as my birth control method.  for the first 8 months, i loved it. no side effects that bothered me, i did not get any periods (which was what i was used to from the shot). and then for some reason in december 2015, i got a period that lasted for 42 days. yes 42 days straight! some days were heavy spotting, or light bleeding and the rest of the days were heavy &amp; painful. i also have been breaking out nonstop since christmas, my acne has never been this awful. i am ready to take this implant out of my arm and go back on the shot. :( sad because i was hoping to stay on this for 3 years. not worth all the breakouts and never ending periods."