"i have tried the pill and the patch, neither of which did anything for my heavy bleeding, cramps, or acne and both made me extremely emotional. my ob suggested nexplanon over a year ago and i have been period free since insertion. sometimes i will still get cramps but nothing like they were before. i am very pleased with my iud. initial implantation is painless, my doctor gave me a shot to numb my arm, however when the shot wore off i felt like i had been punched really hard in the arm. this pain lasted for several weeks but no longer hurts unless i over use my arm.  i read a lot of negative reviews before i had this done and i honestly think that nexplanon works differently from person to person. nexplanon cost me 25$ usd after insurance."