"when i first got this put in my arm in 2015 i was very happy with it. i didn&#039;t have my period for 3-5 months which was awesome because i normally had horrible periods. after the first year i started having complications. i was on my period for 5-7 month straight... i called my doctor and she said that that was normal. i still kept it because i didn&#039;t want to go through the hassle of having it removed after over a year of having it. i also started breaking out badly and gaining weight fast. before i had the birth control i had clear and an even skin tone and was 125 lbs and after a little over a year i had gained 20 lbs and had horrible acne that would not go away no matter what i did. the side effects are not worth it."