"i have had the nexplanon implant since feb 2016, so 10 months.  i cannot wait to get this taken out! an ob/gyn sold me on this birth control during my last annual visit and made it sound like the best thing since sliced bread.  it is effective in that i am not pregnant, however the side effects are ridiculous.  i have never had issues with my skin and i have had non stop chin breakouts since i began this method of birth control.  perhaps the worst and most inconvenient side effect is the unexpected, sporadic, sometimes month long menses!  i have been bleeding since early november!"