Birth Control
"I&#039;ve had the nexplanon since early October 2014, so it&#039;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&#039;ve never had perfect skin, but my acne has never been out of control before. And I&#039;ve never had acne on my chest or shoulders before, either. The mood swings are absolutely awful. Most of the time it&#039;s unnoticeable, but then I&#039;ll have a week where I feel like I&#039;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."