depo vera side effects

missjane · Newbie Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

I am so glad I found this site! I had my first depo shot in January 11th 2008. At first I went to the health center to get a prescription for birth control pills , I didn't even know that depo existed...but one of the nurses talked me into that shot!Since then I have had so many problems. First of all Zero libido !! and when I felt like having intercourses I would be dry like never in my life! I had a yeast infection for the first time of my life too. In the beginning of february, I had that typical light brownish spotting for about 8 days,( my regular period didn't last that long) then it stopped. and since the end of feb I have been having the same thing, but this time it won't stop! plus backhache, headache, sleepless nights, sore joints mostly the hips, and I feel depressed, I wake up in the morning wanting to cry. When I told my boyfriend that I had the depo shot instead of a birth control pill prescription, he got mad at me,told me I shouldn't have listened to that nurse, but it was too late.
We haven't had any intimate moment for about 1 month and a half now and He's starting to be really frustrated. I'm not having a second depo shot for sure!! But I would like to stop the bleeding/spotting and get my sexual life back to normal !! I tried to call the gynecologist for an appointment but she hadn't called back yet, I'm still waiting, I hope she has a solution for me because I read in one of th depo topics that the bleeding/spotting can last for months, It will ruin my relationship for sure!! I don't want to lose my love just because I had one stupid shot!!

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I recieved my first Depo Vera SHOT on JAN 30, the very first day after i recieved the shot I woke up to horribly sore muscles and intense back pain! I felt like I had ran a marathon the day before! A month after that I began to spot and that lasted for 3 1/2 weeks! I got the shot so I wouldnt have a period and now I bleed for months at a time! My doctor said it was normal but I beg to differ. Needless to say I will not go back for another shot.

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I had my 1st shot in dec'06 after the birth of my son then bled constantly for 6 months!! I then had no period for nearly a year with no other side effects, but then to my horror I started experiencing the most awful migranes with aura and my libido disappeared through the floor. I was told by my gp to stop the depo vera, but within 3 days of my "due shot" I started bleeding and still haven't stopped 4 months later! Thankfully the migranes have stopped, but my I'm still awaiting the return of my libido, thankfully really as bleeding is V.heavy!

gummybare · Posted: 06/10/08 - 18:38 Post subject:

Well I started Depro Vera last year and after two shot I stopped.
i started in march and soon after about a month later i bled for two months straight constant spotting
Pain so bad i couldnt move and its still happeneing. I still have pain now being a year after my last shot Ive missed my period twice every pregnacy test i take says negative
Cramps like you wouldnt believe and my back kills me all the time im always nauseous when i wake up and my nipples always hurt
i hate that shot and nows theres stress on me and my boyfriend because besides on the depo (which as soon as i stopped my periods were normal again) ive never missed a period and ive missed two so we think im pregnant but with all the things ppl say i just think the depo messed me up what do you think

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