"i am 21, and had nexplanon put in 7 months ago. this is the first time i&#039;ve ever been on birth control. i have gained a little bit of weight and my breasts have gotten bigger. sometimes i am hungry all the time for days, other times i am nauseous every time i eat. i get irritated easily and more often. but the worst is the bleeding. i bled for 3 months straight after i got it. it stopped for a week and half, then bled for 3 weeks, stopped for a week, bled for two months, stopped for about a month, and now i have been bleeding for more than 2 weeks. it&#039;s never been spotting, it&#039;s a full-on period all the time. as convenient and effective as it is, i cannot handle the constant heavy bleeding. i am considering getting it removed."