"for the most part my experience has been positive, with a few annoying side effects. first of all, i had been on nuvaring, which made me absolutely insane. i would cry for hours for no reason at all and became depressed randomly for no reason. i also have never had acne, like maybe five pimples a year since entering high school. the great thing about nexplanon is it&#039;s so easy, insertion was extremely quick and painless. mood swings have completely disappeared and it&#039;s actually improved my mood. i spotted for the first week and now my periods have stopped. i get spotting maybe every three months for a day or two. one major downside: i get acne frequently now. not enough to make me remove the implant, but its a bummer."