"had implanon in for 4-5 months, my first hormone contraceptive. bled consistently, became bloated overall, veins thicker, more visible, put on clotting medication for 1 month to help bleeding, ended up with a haemorrhoid the size of a golf ball. worst part was the psychiatric illness that evolved/worsened from time of insertion. developed/diagnosed severe ocd, severe physical generalised anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder. had it taken out and was on nothing for 3 weeks to &quot;clean&quot; my system. not long enough. mental issues did not go away. 2 antidepressants that didn&#039;t work, valium, antipsychotics, hypnotherapy, psychology, psychiatry, recent trip to the hospital for suicide prevention and i am still suffering now 5 months later"