"hey ladies! i first had paragara inserted back in may of 2014, loved it, loved it, loved it. it was my first time off hormonal bc in years and i was so excited for my body to have some idea of normalcy. now, i have an issue with ovarian cysts, and by the time october 2014 came, i had two that burst. so i made the switch to nexplanon (the arm implant mainly bases with progestin) for the hormones to help prevent the cysts from forming. i was on nexplanon for 6 months and hated every single day of it. i had mood swings, headaches, severe weight gain, no matter how much i worked out or exercised. 4 days ago april 2015 i switched back to pargard. its great. i couldn&#039;t be happier. cramping and heavy periods are the only main things to worry about"