"i had my implanon put in october of 2010 when i was 20. the first 6 months to a year were rough. i never felt like hanging out with my friends, never felt like going to my classes, i gained about 20 lbs, i started getting bad breakouts on my face and back, i had no sex drive at all and always felt tired. it has been almost two years and my breakouts cleared up a lot but i still haven&#039;t lost the weight and i still have zero sex drive. my parents, brother, and boyfriend have recently talked to me about getting it out because i&#039;m just not myself like i used to be. i am having it taken out as soon as possible. the reason i kept it for so long is because it&#039;s so much easier than taking a pill everyday and i haven&#039;t had to pay for birth control."