"i got nexplanon put in at the end of march 2016. the first month on it wasn&#039;t too terrible. light cramping and no period or spotting. in month two i began bleeding and this continued for 3 more months. there wasn&#039;t a period of time when i didn&#039;t have a tampon in. my doctor assured me the bleeding would stop, which it eventually did... for a whole 2 weeks, then 3 more months of bleeding. the worst part is the depression and mood swings though. i lost all motivation to do well in law school and stopped going to the gym entirely. i would freak out on my boyfriend for legitimately no reason and i experienced severe suicidal thoughts. i also gained around 10 pounds. the doctor couldn&#039;t get it out the first time so i&#039;m having outpatient surgery."