Nexplanon

Had the implant for roughly 2 and a half years, asked for it be removed a few months early. Periods immediately stopped, and did not return until just over 2 years later. Once periods started again, I had at least two a month, sometimes with spotting in between – which lead to decision to have it removed. I’ve always had some issues with light acne, but noticed a large increase in this while on the implant – starting within a couple weeks of insertion. Had bad acne pretty much the entire duration of the contraception. Massively decreased sex drive. Went from having a high sex drive to having very little interest in sex, to the point I thought of it as being too much effort. Additionally suffered from vaginal dryness (which often caused small patches of eczema and occasionally thrush – very unpleasant). Affected mood, felt significantly more detached and depressed while on the implant. Also slight weight gain (half a stone to a stone) and weight fluctuations but this could have been caused by external factors.