I had nexplanon for a year and five months. It was my first time having it and my first year was amazing. I lost weight (15 pounds) and stopped having my period. However after a year I started getting different symptoms from the birth control. My CM became thicker and my nipples began to swell about 13 months after inserting the BC. Eventually my nipples stopped swelling but my CM remained the same. A month after that I started getting my period again EVERY OTHER WEEK!!! It lasted for months and would not go away. I had started gaining from from April 2018-September (30 lbs). It increased my appetite in a way I never experience in my whole life. The last straw was when I became severely depressed. I didn’t want to even get out of bed, stopped eating (because of the depression I lost my appetite), and didn’t want to interact with anyone. I recently took it out yesterday and plan to go on a new birth control after my body regulates. Are there any suggestions for birth control that doesn’t cause severe depression??

Thank you to anyone who responds, and hopefully my experience can help others out.