"i got my first implanon in march 2006 and just had my second done in march 2009.  this birth control is my freedom.  i&#039;ve read that some women have had bad side effects but reading those seem so foreign to me.  i did have random light spotting every three or four months (sometimes even longer) that would last from 3 days to 7 days.  i never buy tampons anymore.  i feel carefree and never notice the implant.  i&#039;m a typically moody person that is quickly set off so i don&#039;t put the blame on the implanon. i have noticed that after having the second one put in, my sex drive has gone down.  i find this quite frustrating because i really do enjoy being intimate with my partner. "