"as birth control it worked great because it made be feel protected all the time, and i&#039;m awful at taking pills everyday, but side effect wise-it sucked. i bled for the entire 7 months i had it in my arm (except for 4 day out of the entire 7 months). i also cramped like a mad man ( the number one reason i started taking birth control years ago)  . it made me extremely emotional, and that&#039;s what made me take it out despite the other side effects. it was literally driving me crazy to the point where my family asked is maybe i should think about getting it taken out. i had a past of severe anxiety, and it made it even worse unfortunately. good thing everyone&#039;s body chemistry is different, hopefully it will help someone else."