"i thought this birth control would be great since i am a 22 yr old college student and am on a very inconsistent daily schedule. i have had the implant for 10 months now and at first i had the typical occasional spotting which wasn&#039;t a big deal but then in a 3 month span i had 7 full blown periods.  now my periods have slowed down but when i do get one i have it for almost 2 weeks and am usually very sick the day before i start.  i have been having the worst mood swings.  i tired constantly even with 8 hours of sleep i never had acne before and now i get cystic acne which is painful.  i really was terrified of this birth control when one of my friends got ovarian cysts from it. needless to say i am having it removed in 19 days and counting."