how soon do you lose weight after going of depo provera?

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I was on the Depo for 11 years after my son was born. I came off it last year to get my body back to normal. Within a month I had a very heavy period, which came every month to the day and lasted a week. I was extremely surprised coz Ive heard of people waiting up to a year to have one. ALso then I started putting on weight. The whole time I was on it I was thin. After 6 months I decided to go back on it to try and lose the weight I had gained. Unfortunately it hasnt worked. The periods have stopped again though. Oh the other great thing about not being on it was my breasts really filled out!! I was loving having boobs for the first time in 11 years and now they're pancakes again Sad

I just want to go off it, lose the weight and get my boobs back. Its such a rollercoaster, and really not worth it.

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miranda88 · Newbie Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

I got my first depo shot November of 2007, i have regularly continued it and am due for another in August but am definitely not getting it. In just 8 monthes i have gained about 50 pounds! I dont feel good like i used to. I feel more tired, and i hate to say it- lazy. I am desperate to lose the weight and get back to the way i was before my pregnancies. I am so miserable and feel way less attractive than i used to. If anyone has any info on how long it takes for the weight to come off or any suggestions on how to lose it, that would be very much appreciated.

aniyah721 · Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

I have been on depo since six weeks after the birth of my daughter in 2003. I'm 5'8 and weighed right at 130 lbs. Now, almost five years later, I weigh 178. Being as tall as I am, I didnt think the extra weight would be that bad, but i feel heavy now. I opted to not get my last shot, which was due last week, and decided to get on the pills. i hope that i will be able to lose the weight-only about 15 lbs- and still feel sexy. i mean, i have thighs and butt now Very Happy

, but i also have a stomach, too. if i can just lose that, i'll be happy. i'll have to come back in a month or so and give another testimonial.

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I was on this product for 1 year. When I went off of it, I had a period every day for 10 months! My doctor tried everything to get it to stop and eventually put me on a medication that helped stop my period nightmare. I would never have taken this shot if they hadn't said no side effects. I agree with the others here, if you are on it - GET OFF NOW before you regret it. There are other alternatives that won't mess you up so badly.

entrexic · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

Contraceptives do different things to different people, but it's important for others to know what to possibly expect. I think choosing the right method is really trial and error to find the right one for you.
I had my first shot 3 months ago. Within the first week, I experienced nausea, fatigue, depression, and headaches. A few weeks later I had very painful cramps and back pain. I didn't have a period the first month, but the second month my very painful heavy period lasted 2 weeks, and this month I have irregular spotting. I haven't had any nausea since the first month, but I'm still tired all the time, depressed and headaches almost everyday. I haven't had any weight gain at first, and only 5lbs gain in the 3rd month. There hasn't been any decline in my sex drive so far. I have trouble remembering to take birth control pills, so remembering to take 1200mg of calcium daily to make up for the bone loss Depro-Provera causes isn't convenient either, I might as well be trying to remember taking the pill. I'm choosing another method, I won't be getting the shot again. I might try the NuvaRing or Patch next.

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I recieved my first and old shot of Depo in May b/c I have had terrible pains for the past 5 years from my period. I have told my doctor about them for 5 years and the only thing he recommended was birth control. I took the pill for about 10 months, but noticed that I was sad, and for no reason! I am normally a happy, bubbly person, so I stopped talking it that day. Well, this shot has been the worse thing I could have ever done. I got so depressed in the 1st month that I was eating once a day. That's not me, either. I lost 8 pounds due to that, but everything else I do is worthless. I eat healthy and am always on a diet. I was going to the gym for 5-6 days a week and running 6 miles, while eating low calories, and didn't lose anything else. I find it very hard to maintain my weight. I have been eating less to maintain it and even that doesn't work most days. I also started bleeding a full period with cramps and everything 5 weeks after getting the shot. That lasted for 2 months!!! That is the only effect on my sex drive, but for 2 months and I felt disgusting!! I have had the worse migranes while on this shot. I frequently pass out from the migrane pains and they have been an everyday thing.

I got this shot to stop the pain, but all I got was MORE! It is not worth all this to stop a week of intense pain. My doc prescribed me birth control pills to take during my 2 month period, which didn't help, but made me moody and HUNGRY!! I had to take them, on top of the shot, every 4 hours!! I went through a month's worth in less than 2 weeks. I have always had pretty clear skin and only would get one bump, not even zit, at a time and have been breaking out like crazy.

During my 2 month period, I also found some "tissue or lining," as my doctor calls it, from my uteris! I found it when I had immense pain and cramps! I don't know about everyone else, but I'm never had that problem. Blood slots, yeah, but lining? Tissue? NO!!!

This is one shot. I can't even imagine what people who are on it longer go through b/c there just isn't enough words or space to try to explain it.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT! IT ONLY CAUSES MORE PAIN AND GRIEF!

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Hi, I had 3 doses of the depo shot and I have gained 25lbs. I have practically been starving myself and running a mile a day, only to get on the scale and see no weight loss. Also, when excersing I experience pain in my knees and hips, which can possibly be lack of bone density. I am going to have a bone density test to get it checked out. If anyone knows of a way to get this weight off, please let me know.

Depressed and Fat

how soon do you lose weight after going of depo provera?

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