"i gave birth to my daughter 7 weeks ago and had the nexplanon implant purely on the recommendation of the health advisors. the insertion wasn&#039;t painful but within hours i was lethargic, tearful, sweating and had an horrendous headache. i haven&#039;t cried once since giving birth, don&#039;t get headaches and had been happy and relaxed - this reaction had to be a result to the nexplanon. i started to panic and literally wanted to rip the thing out of my arm. fortunately i have a friend who is a nurse and she took it out the next day. i know i should have given it more time but i have 2 other children to look after and my own business and i want to enjoy my life - not put up with feeling horrendous! my advice is to avoid at all cost."