"i have mixed feelings about this. i feel like the side effects are similar to being on the pill, but i feel way more secure about not becoming pregnant with the implant. no loss of sex drive. i&#039;m 38 and the mother of 4 and am done having babies. but my husband doesn&#039;t want me to have a tubal ligation. six months into having the implant, and i have gained about 20 lbs and have a fair amount of hair loss. periods are all over the place. i have started to have some very strange leg pain and bruising on my legs that i haven&#039;t experienced before, and my husband (a physician) is concerned it might be related to the implant. so i&#039;m making an ultrasound appt for my leg pain and may have my implant out. really wish this would have worked for me."