"i just got my implanon removed today and i instantly felt better (maybe it&#039;s mental) but i had the worst experience with this birth control. i stopped getting the depo shot after 2 years because it causes bone thinning and switched to implanon. the insertion wasn&#039;t too bad. i had irregular periods at first and then i started getting really heavy periods that would last me 2-3 weeks. i ended up keeping it in for a year and a half because i thought it would start becoming more regular. i didn&#039;t experience weight gain although i was very depressed and moody, no sex drive which contradicts the point of having birth control! also since i was bleeding all the time i was always tired. i feel so much better now switching back to the shot."