I took depo twice, my last one in March over a year ago. I decided to stop it after I started to have horrible side effects (long periods, no periods, moodiness, weight gain), it just didn't seem worth it compared to having to take a pill every night. But even after stopping my symptoms persisted. I asked mt doc. and she said that it could take up to 18 months for my body to normalize, which I expected to be honest. Well, I'm now 15 months off and WOW, I sure hope someone has an answer for me for the stuff I've been going through the past 2 weeks:
Two weeks ago, I started making final plans for my wedding. What was supposed to be a happy time turned disastrous when I got a horribly stabbing pain in my lower abdomin, which only lasted about 5 minutes, then never occurred again. I brushed it off, figuring it was gas. But then I started getting light colored stool, almost greasy looking. Then, the anxiety and depression hit like a bulldozer. I lost all appetite, and I find it hard to even sleep, sometimes, only getting 2 hours of sleep a night. I even lost 10 lbs durring all of this. Finally I went to the local ER. They ran blood tests, urine tests, stool sample tests, and an X-ray. They even looked at a past ultra-sound from January this year. They said everything came back normal, and gave me a clean bill of health. They said it was just wedding anxiety getting the best of me. The strange BM's continue all through this, no matter what I ate. I even stopped eating any type of fast food. I tried taking fiber pills, but that didn't help. I made it through our wedding, and at the reception I was a mess of anxiety. But towards the end, I had mellowed out, knowing that it was all over, and I could enjoy the rest of my life with my husband (who luckily stuck through all the crying/nervous breakdowns. Thats how I know hes a keeper ;) ).
Even though I expected the worse to be over, it hasn't ended. A day later after the reception, I started getting anxious thoughts about my health, and worrying why my BM's weren't back to normal. Panic rose, then fell into depression, then back and forth. Finally, I took one of my anti-anxiety pills, which normalized me the rest of the day. I ate a whole personal size pizza, and two bananas. After spending the rest of the evening outside, I went to bed, and slept for 12 hours nearly.
I think it's important that I mention now that I do have anxiety problems (Which before all this, I have been able to control with out the use of medication.) and I have been on anti depressants in the past. (Spanning from when I was 16 to 19 years of age. I am now 21, and was doing fine with out them).
So I made a doctors appointment with a new doctor to discuss getting back on a anti-depressant. My husband has begged me not to mention my other symptoms in fear that it may make the bill higher, but I have my doubts about not shedding light on the issue. We both hope it's just stress that is causing the physical side effects.
But, I have heard horror stories about coming completely off depo, and a lot of the symptoms match my own. Could this all this (Irregular BMs, anxiety, depression, weight loss, lack of appetite) all be a combination of the wedding and coming off depo? If so, thats nice to know, and would ease my mind greatly. But If I'm the only one out there who has had it like this, it worries me. When something this dirastic happens over the span of two weeks, I think it would scare anyone. I could also chalk it up to my depression acting up again, and get back on anti-depressants. Mental illness runs on my mother side of the family, and all my siblings seem to have also gained some sort of mental illness from it.
So, is it me coming off depo? Depression? Something more? Wedding jitters still kicking my rump? Should I dare go against my husbands wishes and mention it to my new doctor? BTW: I'm not pregnant. That was the ERs first assumption.
All replies appreciated!
Two weeks ago, I started making final plans for my wedding. What was supposed to be a happy time turned disastrous when I got a horribly stabbing pain in my lower abdomin, which only lasted about 5 minutes, then never occurred again. I brushed it off, figuring it was gas. But then I started getting light colored stool, almost greasy looking. Then, the anxiety and depression hit like a bulldozer. I lost all appetite, and I find it hard to even sleep, sometimes, only getting 2 hours of sleep a night. I even lost 10 lbs durring all of this. Finally I went to the local ER. They ran blood tests, urine tests, stool sample tests, and an X-ray. They even looked at a past ultra-sound from January this year. They said everything came back normal, and gave me a clean bill of health. They said it was just wedding anxiety getting the best of me. The strange BM's continue all through this, no matter what I ate. I even stopped eating any type of fast food. I tried taking fiber pills, but that didn't help. I made it through our wedding, and at the reception I was a mess of anxiety. But towards the end, I had mellowed out, knowing that it was all over, and I could enjoy the rest of my life with my husband (who luckily stuck through all the crying/nervous breakdowns. Thats how I know hes a keeper ;) ).
Even though I expected the worse to be over, it hasn't ended. A day later after the reception, I started getting anxious thoughts about my health, and worrying why my BM's weren't back to normal. Panic rose, then fell into depression, then back and forth. Finally, I took one of my anti-anxiety pills, which normalized me the rest of the day. I ate a whole personal size pizza, and two bananas. After spending the rest of the evening outside, I went to bed, and slept for 12 hours nearly.
I think it's important that I mention now that I do have anxiety problems (Which before all this, I have been able to control with out the use of medication.) and I have been on anti depressants in the past. (Spanning from when I was 16 to 19 years of age. I am now 21, and was doing fine with out them).
So I made a doctors appointment with a new doctor to discuss getting back on a anti-depressant. My husband has begged me not to mention my other symptoms in fear that it may make the bill higher, but I have my doubts about not shedding light on the issue. We both hope it's just stress that is causing the physical side effects.
But, I have heard horror stories about coming completely off depo, and a lot of the symptoms match my own. Could this all this (Irregular BMs, anxiety, depression, weight loss, lack of appetite) all be a combination of the wedding and coming off depo? If so, thats nice to know, and would ease my mind greatly. But If I'm the only one out there who has had it like this, it worries me. When something this dirastic happens over the span of two weeks, I think it would scare anyone. I could also chalk it up to my depression acting up again, and get back on anti-depressants. Mental illness runs on my mother side of the family, and all my siblings seem to have also gained some sort of mental illness from it.
So, is it me coming off depo? Depression? Something more? Wedding jitters still kicking my rump? Should I dare go against my husbands wishes and mention it to my new doctor? BTW: I'm not pregnant. That was the ERs first assumption.
All replies appreciated!