"i got the nexplanon because of raging teen hormones and i didn&#039;t want to get pregnant or take the pill. ever since i got it almost 2 years ago, i have gained almost 50 pounds because of it and i can&#039;t lose it. i also experience so many pregnancy symptoms that i can&#039;t tell the difference between the early signs and a period. speaking of periods, mine used to last about 4 to 5 days but now they sometimes last a month almost 2. i barely can get a month between them. i cramp now and i never used to. i am so moody that even my boyfriend doesn&#039;t want to talk to me sometimes because i&#039;ll verbally attack him for the smallest mistakes. i never used to do that. i would never recommend this to anybody. it&#039;ll cost me $381 to remove it."