I started taking the shot May 07 and I took another one on Aug 07, the first shot I did ok, then since the second shot I have been bleeding non stop, its been almost 3 months and I'm still bleeding, I have been feeling so tired and hurting in my lower stomach and in my legs, I would not recommend the shot to anyone. I am not going back for anymore shots, I'm going to let my system get back to normal and I'm going back on the ortho pill.
Okay, so these comments have been extremely helpful. I had my first shot of Depo Vera at the end of July '07. Its now Oct '07, I only had my first shot, but I have been bleeding ever since I got the stupid shot. I'm also having frequent migraines lately, and am definitely considering NOT continuing this shot anymore. I haven't experience weight gain, thank God, but I have been losing a lot of hair, and the headaches are a killer. I got this shot a month after my second son was born, he is now 4 months. I would rather go with abstinence than to have this in my system.
PLEASE DO NOT GO ON DEPO VERA. I went on it and I have been bleeding for 2 months straight. My mood swings are INSANE- I get completely depressed one minute and the next angry or back to normal. I havent gained weight but I have gotten cystic zits on my back and on my head. It has been pure hell- I DO NOT recommend this to anyone. No birth control is worth it.
:-( I was on depo for 2 year went off for about 3 months all was good then went back on for two shots havent had a shot for 4 months no period, lots of weigh gain, bad back and legs pains,my guts hurt and my bobs hurt feal like im pregnat but im not dont do depo shot i think its dangerious for us. im am scared i screwed up my self oh and thyroid problems,tired all the time 3years ago i was very active, my labido is out of wack god this sucks
i have desided to go off depo..my last shot was due the beginning of this month (Feb).. I have been on the Depo since around 2001.. i had no idea it was this bad for me..is there anything i should be worried about.. and around how long do u think it will take me before i get a period again.. an how long should it last..?
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!!
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!!
? 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.
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!
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
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
I was on Depo from 2/03- 02/08. I decided after all the weight gain I would get off it and try something else. I am currently on Lybrel. I was doing fine in Feb and March. In April I had a 3 week period. I May I had a 3 week period. In June I had a 3 weekd period. In July I had an entire month period and I still have it in Aug. It is not heavy. It's brownish and gross. I want this to go away alredy. It is pissing me off. I want to have sex with my new boyfriend, but am afraid he will get grossed out by the brown yuck inside of me. I don't know how much longer I will have to have this for. I wish I would have known this could happen cause I would have never started the damn c**p. This is not worth it. I'll take 4 day periods any time over this.
i am only 17 and i was on depo for a year, it was horrible. i had no choice really for birth control other than depo due to medical concerns. But i was never fully informed about what it would to do me. i went CRAZY i had anxiety so bad that i couldn't get my license i had to b in constant contact with my friends and family so that i could function knowing that they were ok. i had to be put on countless other drugs for the anxiety, slepplessness and depression. I had NO sex drive so to me that was birthcontrol enough and i gained a bunch of weight(i dont know how much because i refuse to step on a scale) Now that i have been off it for 3 months i am no long crazy but i am getting my period every 2 weeks i feel like im going to be sick all the time, im still not sleeping, and my joints hurt. At first i thought that now that i was off the depo all of these were unrelated but after reading this i regret even more that i agreed to that stupid shot it was the stupidest thing i have EVER done.
PLEASE DO NOT GO ON DEPO!!!
PLEASE DO NOT GO ON DEPO!!!
my first depo shot was july 07,second shot july 08...yeah 1 year later.im due for my 3rd in sept. but recently i have been having alot of pain in my legs. they feel like no circulation in them, my legs get blotchy and my feet also turn bright red sometimes. i have been having alot of shoulder,neck,back and arm pains.mostly where my joints are.i read that if you have delt with depression it is not a good idea to take depo. i have battled with it since i was 13 and i am bipolar. so recently before i took my shot, i realized i wasnt having sever mood swings like i do now. i like the depo only because i have no periods. and i also have bads pains and tightining muscle aches in my wrists. i have calcium pills but i have not taken them like i should everyday. i know i need to make it an important evryday habbit.but i was wondering if anyone else has these symptoms and if it could be bad bad signs of osteoperosis? :'(
I too am experiencing all the symptoms everyone has described. I have been on Depo for the past eight months. I am leery about about tryin a new type of BC. I don't like the hassle of remembering to take a pill everyday and the hate the feeling of nervousness if I forget a day. What are some alternatives? What BC have you switched to after stopping Depo?
good thing that I tried making a research of the drug first before getting one. Im supposed to have it with my OB gyne anytime next week... thanks for the info.
i loved the depo it was so convient and i had no problems at all some times i wouldnt have my period but to me that was perfectly fine. Going on the shot was probably the best thing i have done and i was on it for 5 yrs now.