"i have used implanon for 6 years. i will be getting my second one removed next month, and another one will be put in. i love this.  i don&#039;t get a period, i lose about 7 to 10 lbs. in the first couple of months after insertion,  and it doesn&#039;t hurt at all. the only con for me is towards the end of the 3 years, i get very emotional and depressed.  for about 3 months,  everything pisses me off, and /or makes me cry. prior to implanon,  i have tries birth control pills, the patch, the ring, and the iud. i was allergic to the patch,  cried constantly on the pills and the ring,  and experienced my first panic attack while getting the iud put it. (iud was awful)."