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I went back to an even more regular cycle than I had before I went on it, with little cramping afterwards (I do get a lot worse breast tenderness than before). The doctor also had a bit of trouble getting it out, even though I didn’t hit the 3 year mark, and I’ve had an itchy bump on the scar even weeks after it had healed.

It worked well as a contraption and it was nice to not have to worry about a pill or condoms, but I was spotting for the last ten months of being on it, which meant I wasn’t in the mood for having sex as often anyway. It did stop ovulation pains, and I only had 3 periods the whole time I was on it.

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I had a 6 month long period with the implant. Struggled to find a doctor to take it out of me and was extremely low / bad moods

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I've just had my 4th implant fitted, having had my first one in 2011. I'm in a longterm relationship and at the time it was the only suggested longer term option for contraception by my GP as I'd had not great experiences on the Pill. My last implant expired in June 2020 and I've only just been able to have it replaced which has given me a window of direct comparison.
Since my implant expired, I've gained weight and found it near impossible to lose, despite being very active and trying various changes to my diet and nutrition. I had approx 1 episode of bleeding per year with the implant, and it took approx 4 months for my period to kick in after expiry, and they were quite light and regular. I have no frame of reference as I had a very irregular cycle prior to using hormonal contraception. The most negative side effect I have noticed is extremely low mood that is in tune with a menstrual cycle, despite not actually bleeding whilst on the implant, including thoughts of self harm and suicide at its worst. I only identified this by using a cycle tracking app recommended by a friend who I confided in about my mood. 
Of the 4 insertions, one was particularly difficult as the previous one had been lodged too far into my arm, and one had to placed differently due to new guidance, but healing has always been within 5 days and no more painful during/after than having tooth removed or a filling at the dentist. 
Overall I've decided to stick with it, but have learned the importance of tracking my physical and mental wellbeing in order to make sure I keep safe and well. 

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Once I stopped using it my periods went back to a very normal schedule. They were about 4 days long, pretty light, happened every month. I only went back on to contraceptives again because I became sexually active again. 

The beginning and the end of using it was not great - the middle was fine though. When I first got it I bled for about 8-10 days, really heavily. I didn't have any pain, which I guess was a bonus,  but was not fun. Once that evened out after about 4 months or so, it was fine. Hardly ever had a period, no mood swings, no pms, etc. But then at about the 2 year mark the heavy period started again, averaging about 12-15 days long. It was horrible, to the point that I got it removed earlier than needed to. 

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As a baseline, it functioned as a contraceptive: I didn't get pregnant and it didn't leave me feeling depressed/sad all the time. But, I also get 2 periods a month now and have gained about 10kg in the past year and am definitely struggling to loose weight where i haven't before. My period starts heavy, lasts 3 days and then 'takes a break' for 4/5 days and restarts for another 3 days. I haven't heard anyone else have this side effect and it might only be me, but as someone who is 24 years old whose always had regular periods this is a very frustrating side effect. 

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So far my experience has been good although I have not been on it long. I have cramping like I'm about to have my period but no period however the cramping is very mild compared to cramping on my period. I have never had thrush before bit not long after getting the implant I did get it which I did not know contraceptives could increase chances of thrush or what not, not a pleasant experience however barring that the implant has been very good. I've previously been on 2 other birth controls both very good in how my body reacted, unfortunately a few years later I developed a reaction to one and the other was only taken until I could get the implant fitted 

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Period came back after 2 months of having it taken out and was irregular for a few cycles. All of my previous symptoms of loss of sex drive and vaginal dryness have been reversed.

Completely lost my sex drive and interest in anyone. Very bad vaginal dryness. 

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I was on the implant for 2.5 years which at first I didn’t notice much change but I wasn’t as tuned in with my body as I am now. The implant was great and didn’t have to worry about pregnancy or forgetting to take the pill. For the first 12-18 months I didn’t notice an effect on my mood and I actually lost weight/changed shape which was a bonus. However after 18 months I started to notice my mood was dipping quite a lot and I started to have mild intrusive thoughts. I would get really annoyed at small things and just want to be left alone most of the time. I had no motivation and didn’t feel like myself at all - I felt like I had to push myself to do simple things. My sex drive dropped which has never been a problem for me before as I’ve been with my partner for a few years. I decided to come off the implant at the start of September (now November) and I already feel better and lighter mood wise. I was disappointed as it worked well and lasted for a long time but I think as my body changed so did my tolerance to the implant as I definitely feel better after getting it removed. If this works for you then go for it but keep an eye out for your mood dipping/feeling different as it took me a while to notice and really was quite miserable. 

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My acne disappeared, but that could have been because when I stopped using the implant I immediately started on the combined pill

I was on this contraception from 17-23 and loved that it stopped my periods (I had light spotting just a couple of times in 6 years) and I didn't have to worry about pregnancy. I had acne though, which at the time I put down to my age but it did get me down, and which ultimately led to me changing to try the combined pill whereby my ance completely disappeared and I had 'perfect' skin.

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I was less aggressive, my depression lifted. Generally my mood balanced out and I stopped arguing with everyone and felt happier and safer in myself.

1st year was fine but as it started to fade I started to get mood swings, I became depressed and aggressive. Zero patience, I argued with everyone. I cried for no reason. Spotting returned, felt like it was building up to period and that didn't help my moods either! I was also always worried about catching it in my arm at work (very physical work) and that it could be damaged/ripped out. Stress and anxiety through the roof. 

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