"i had the implanon back in 2010-2013. it was amazing, my period was regular with no crazy side effects.  so i was expecting similar results when i got the nexplanon in sept. 2015.  i was wrong.  sure, i didn&#039;t have a period since insertion, but the cost was too damn high!  i had great skin, but it broke out like i was back in highschool (i&#039;m 30).  i wasn&#039;t super skinny before, but i went from 150 to 175 in less than 6 months with no changes to my diet and workout regime.  i had crazy depression and couldn&#039;t concentrate on work to save my life. i have zero sex drive. i finally figured out that it was the nexplanon after talking about my symptoms with a friend. i got it taken out recently and hopefully things will calm down again."