"i had my implant inserted in december 2014 and am now seriously considering having it removed after less than a year. the first 3 months were okay, only 2 regular periods with occasional light spotting in between.  well, that ended in a big ole hurry.  i now have constant, heavy spotting (including during my wedding in april, yes it was so much fun to make my maid of honor hold my dress while i repeatedly changed my tampon, at. my. wedding.) and my cystic bacne is out of control. i&#039;ve now been on my period for almost 2 straight months, and needless to say i&#039;m sick of it.  i&#039;ve also gained 15ish pounds.  we don&#039;t want kids yet so it&#039;s great that it works for pregnancy prevention, but i&#039;m not sure it&#039;s worth all the extra side effects."