birth control
"I've had the nexplanon since early October 2014, so it's been well over a year. As birth control, it is effective - but you have to be willing to put up with the side effects. The first thing I noticed was the acne. I've never had perfect skin, but my acne has never been out of control before. And I've never had acne on my chest or shoulders before, either. The mood swings are absolutely awful. Most of the time it's unnoticeable, but then I'll have a week where I feel like I'm 13 and experiencing adolescence all over again! My periods are twice as heavy and twice and long as they are naturally. I heard such great things about the Nexplanon, so I thought it would work for me, too, since my doctor was strongly against me getting an IUD."