I didn't have any side effects with the Implanon. I love it and am one of the lucky ones who doesn't have any side effects, nor do I have regular bleeding.
However, my aunt (aged 37) put on 10 kgs in 10 months, my younger sister had to have hers out because of continual bleeding, and another friend had her period two weeks out of three, so she had hers out too.
I guess it depends on your body's own reaction, which is different for each person. My sister had no bleeding for the first 12 months and then started bleeding, which is unusual.
I had no bleeding the whole time I had it in but I put on weight. A couple of my friends have had headaches and weight gain but it seems to vary from person to person.
My only problem with implanon is irregular bleeding. I've had my implanon in for almost 2 years now and have gone from anywhere between 10 days to 60 days between bleeds - no pattern to it. Bleeding for me lasts between 4 days to 16 days - again, no pattern. I'm keeping a log of when I bleed and for how long now and with one year left of the implant I'm noticing some changes, ie: bleeding seems to happen every 24-30 days now, but I also have thyroid issues now which are effecting my periods too.
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