"i got the implant a year &amp; a half ago. for the first 9 months i loved it. i didn&#039;t have a period at all for those nine months, which wasn&#039;t weird for me because beforehand my periods were very rare anyways (my menstrual cycles got crazy after the depo shot... and stayed crazy for over a year). after the nine month mark, my period came back, which was fine... except it never stopped &amp; if it did stop, it was for maybe 2 or 3 days, then it&#039;d be right back.  my doctor suggested taking the pill on top of the implant to regulate my periods. it worked for a month, then stopped for 2 months altogether. &amp; now it&#039;s back with a vengeance, the worst cramps &amp; heaviest bleeding i&#039;ve ever experienced. such a hassle, i&#039;m getting it removed tomorrow."