"i&#039;ve had this implanon rod in my arm for about 5yrs. the first 3 years were wonderful, i had no periods, i did have low sex drive and some mood swings but nothing like now. for the past year and a half i&#039;ve had the most horrible experience with this birth control. back in may of 2015 i had my period for 3 weeks so heavy that i needed blood transfusions. my blood counts never went back up, so now i have to get blood infusions. i&#039;ve had to have a mammogram because they thought i might of had breast cancer, thank god that was negative. i have the worst mood swings, i cry for no reason, my hair is thinning, massive weight gain. this is the worst thing i could of done to my body."