depo injection and brown vaginal discharge

I've been on the depo since June 26th 2011. & It was great the first 3 months. No bleeding and I lost 10 pounds. But After that I have been spotting brown stuff, and i've been really sensitive down there.. It's really starting to freak me out. I don't know what to do. I've felt weak and really depressed. This will be the last time I get the depo. but if anyone else has experienced this could you please talk to me about it? Because it's awful. Depo has made me feel crazy.

I've been going threw the exact same thing. I want to say it's just break threw bleeding.. But I'm not really sure. I'm looking for that answer too. Mines been getting worse too.. 

I completely agree, I'm the same way! Everyone says they hate the shot and keep putting it down, but my doctor said that i was actually the first he's seen that has lost weight while on the shot. I started it while i was 18 and am not in my mid 20's.

I'm 16 and got the shot because of parent trust issues and crazy weird period dates, doctor said it would help with mood also, I got this about 6 months ago for the first and last time, I haven't stopped my "period" in 3 months, the doctor told me its normal. But it DOES NOT feel normal to me. Its not even a period its also the brownish color all of you are experiencing, also really really bad cramping, which i have never ever had cramps with my period before this shot. I have been patient because the doctor told me to wait it out. But its getting a little bit ridiculous. 

I have been on and off Depo for 5 years now and i too love it. I have no weight gain or other problems but i do have a low sex drive. I fell pregnant with my second child after ben off Depo for 6 months and in that 6 months i did not get any periods. I have been back on it for 1 and a half years and i too have been geting the dark brown discharge i think it is normal with Depo but should also be checked out as there can be other causes and some can be very risky.

 

Hi guys

 

I came across this after having my own vaginal discharge for coming along 8-9 days and I was seeing if its normal.This is my first shot and I figured it was just my lining coming away. Wanted to make sure it was okay

 

Please dont scare people about the bone problems! It was likely there before and you're putting cause to the depo injection, this isnt true! The only reason doctors knew the bones were SLIGHTLY thinner because in the experiment they took xrays and used all that fancy stuff and the bones thinned by a thou after someone had been on it for 2 years. A thou is a thousandth of an inch. If you're concerned, drink more milk, it doesnt cripple your bones and end up with you going to physio at all.

With regard to mood, I dont have mood swings, or havent yet. But yes it has effected my mood, (not my sex drive though) my temper is a lot calmer... a hell of a lot calmer. Depending if this brown stuff goes away I'll stay on it for sure possibly because it dulls down my quick temper.

With regard to sex drive, please do remember it is a hormone, too much or too less will effect people in different ways. Mines fine

 

Weight - I dont think it makes you put on weight at all, in fact the most it has put on under screened medical conditions is 3 kg where they've forced people to keep the same diet. Thousands of people, so likliness is you're blaming the pill but you're actually eating more... I've had an odd craving for donner kebab, which Im not too keene on, maybe that is why people are putting on weight, weird wants for fatty food but noone makes you eat them.

 

Lady with the infertility problem, the most you will be infertile from this is a year, and that is because your body needs to sort out remaking the right levels and repreparing the body. I hate to say this but its likely if there was a problem it wouldve been there if you never saw the injection.

 

A lot of research has gone into this, thousands of people tested for long amounts of time. Please research your contraception more carefully, its not right for everyone, sure. But before you scare others off it please get your facts right and ask the doctor before you start throwing around accusations that it'll cripple you or make you infertile. Remember the MMR causes autism scare? That started from people attributing blame and not looking at how things were before.

The bone thing is 100% true... When I got my shot they told me right away that I need to buy calcium supplements right away!

And just because it worked for you desn't mean all these women aren't doing their homework. I did my homework on it for an entire month before I decided to get the shot and I have had HORRIBLE mood swings and I have had my period with a heavy flow and clots for 5 months now! I did not gain weight or lose my sex drive (I do agree with you on those issues)... This site is to let people know how it reacted for them... REVIEWS!!! I'm so glad the shot is working for you... I'm jealous! LOL!

Hi, I've been on the depo injection for about 6 months already. I was due for my next injection on December 3. And I haven't taken it ever since. I've been having a really brown discharge, and just today I noticed red coming out. Could this mean I'm pregnant? Or is this normal due to the fact that I am about 2 weeks late to getting my next depo injection? Can anyone help me figure out whats going on, I'd really appreciate it :)

I've had my first depo injection, about 1.5 months ago, really not happy with it. I was taken off the contraceptive pill because of blood pressure issues. The nurse gave no option other than depo. Already have a thick brown discharge, have been depressed as anything and my knees (which i have previously had a few minor probs with ) are at an all time terrible state, struggling just to walk up and down stairs. Severally unamused with this and will be asking to change when i next see nurse. Anyone any thoughts on implant?

Thanks

Hi, I have had the depo injection twice now, and it has really been amazing for me. My doctor told me that it doesn't cause you to gain weight, just most woman blame it as they don't want to blame themselves. You can expect a slight increase of weight though due to fluid retention. My sex drive has decreased, but its not that bad, my partner knows what to do to get me going so I don't really find this a problem. Brown discharge is extremely common, its just old blood that your body is washing out. DON'T DOUCHE THOUGH. It can cause major problems. I was off the jab for a few months before I got my second one, and I didn't get my period. My doctor told me this is really common, and that I may never get it back. This doesn't effect my chances of getting pregnant though. If I really wanted my period back, all I would have to do is go on the pill and follow its instructions carefully, that should resume my periods on a regular basis. So yeah, just thought I'd add my own input seeing as everyone has such negative things to say. The only way to see if its right foe you is to try it. You never know, it could be amazing for you.

I have been on the Depo shot for about 15 years on and off.  I was put on it when I was 11, my mother, sister, and aunt were all diagnosed with endomytriosis, and it was decided that it would be the best thing for me.  I will admit that I did gain some weight initially, but it worked it's way out.  I have stopped Depo 3 times now.  It was recommended that because of the documented bone loss, that I stop taking the Depo every 5 years for a 12 month span.  Each time it has taken almost the entire 12 months for my period to start again, but I have not noticed the weight gain that I did the initial time I started.  Although this time I have noticed that I am having a regularly bloody discharge.  It is not the heavy period, but a noticable bloody smear in a mucus film.  It has been almost constant since I started back on the depo in October, about 8 months ago.  My ARNP said that "spotting" would be normal for 3-6 months, but this isn't like normal spotting, and it is pretty constant, and over 6 months.  Has anyone else experienced this with Depo?

I also have been experiencing this same symptoms. I am also on depo for 6 months now. I was diagnosed with bv also. The antibiotics killed off all my good bacteria then I had a yeast infection. My dr told me most of the time it's just bleeding and the mess from the shot are turning it that color. They will take a culture just to be sure but she says its your body trying to give you a cycle until the meds adhere in your body. I wanted to share bc I know this has been driving me crazy as well but I do recommend seeing your gynecologist. Hope this helps!

I've been on the depo shot for 3 years I've never really had a problem with my depo till recently I've had a brown discharge which is normal because of the lining in your uterus thickening (that's what keeps you from getting pregnant) the doctor warned me when I started taking the pill which all of yours should've that you have to take a calcium supplement while on the shot bc it does deplete your calcium levels I take two a day, and that's also why they don't recommend you be on it longer then two year I see all these negative posts and I just wanted to say I've experienced nothing but good thing when I started it 3 years ago I weighed 136 and I'm now down to 127 I don't know why everyone gains weight but I guess everyone's different I love this shot and wish I could keep taking it bc I'm terrible at taking the pill everyday, I hope this helps someone :)

I got the shot back in July and towards the middle of August I started having a brown discharge and then my period came and laste about 5-6 weeks. I'm still spotting and having the discharge and now pain when I pee. Help?