"i got the nexplanon because i struggle with endometriosis. since my doctor didn&#039;t want to do surgery and i&#039;ve had bad reactions on other estrogen-based hormonal bc, she suggested i try the nexplanon implant. at first, i thought it was fine. i felt kind of odd but i thought it was fine. 

by the end of the year on nexplanon, i had gained 30 pounds, was having depressive episodes, almost fainted a few times among other things. while my period pain was better (since i rarely had periods at all), the emotional symptoms were much worse. some of this might not be nexplanon or maybe nexplanon made certain conditions worse. it&#039;s impossible to say for sure but this was my experience."