"i&#039;m on my 4th week of the patch and i have the most intense bleeding i have ever had in my life. we are talking super plus tampons and jumbo pads every few hours. other than that i haven&#039;t had any negative effects. i just switched from the nexplanon arm implant because i had horrible side effects (lost 20lbs in 3 months, couldn&#039;t eat because of nausea, bled for 3 months straight stopped for 2 weeks then bled for 2 more months) but i&#039;ve had a pretty good experience with the patch so far"