"i heard about nexplanon from my step mother. i got the nexplanon in december of 2013. i did have side effects, my major ones are depression, lack of sex drive, and mood swings. i can deal with those. i didn&#039;t have a period for almost a year! in september of 2014 i had my first period for like 2 days, now it&#039;s october and i&#039;m having my second period this month. the first one was extremely heavy, which is highly unusual for me, and the second very light. all in all a great birth control method."