I've been on depo for approximately 10 years now and I'm extremely happy with this method. I've never had any problems other than very slight spotting on a few occasions.
i started the depo shot right after my son was born. ive been bleeding every day since. the cramps feel like im in labor all over again. i thought that the depo shot was the best birth control because i always wound up pregnant when taking the pills. i hate feeling like this i wish it would stop i wouldnt recomend the depo shot to anybody.
I'm on Depo for 3rd time. It was like heaven at first I was spotting slightly but week or so then after my second Depo my period completely gone. Honestly I don't like having period I hate that. So bf and I was happy about it. But I noticed that I eat a lot and just always hungry. And keep eating or looking for something to eat. So because of my job I usually wear casual stuff like leggings or sweat pants etc. And people often mentioned me that I'm getting heavy! And start notice that too. My bf was okay with it he never mentioned or complained anything but know that I'm getting bigger lol. Any when I got my 3rd Depo on April my nurse was changed so she weighted me and told me to tell her how many pound does it show on the scale... Moment I saw the number I almost past out! 205 pound! I gained 50 pound during the last 2 Depo shots. So I felt like slap my self to wake me up and say how could u wait that long to gain 50 pounds and just let it grow!
And I asked the nurse in your experience how often your patients complain about gain weight because of the Depo?
Her answer was 90% of them complained gain weight. So anyways I'm on diet and lost 20 pounds in a month.
That time I wasn't bleeding or spotting so I asked is that okay to not have a period? And she said it's normal.
Then month after my 3rd Depo I'm on bleeding for over a month now. And I hate this! I can't wait to finish this Depo shot period! So I can just use pills! I do not recommend Depo shot!
well i had an abortion on may 7th 2011 i got the depo shot 2 weeks later its now june 14th and i still did not get my period. i am not pregnant i did blood work. i like not having my period but i hope that when i do get my period its not heavy nd i hope it doesnt last for months. i was also on depo in 2007 and i couldnt stop bleeding by time i went for my second dose i got off nd starting taking the pill. but i am tired all the time and i think im starting to get a little depressed due to depo. well i dont want anything bad to happen so im goin to talk to my doctot and see what she says. thank u all for ur advice. has anyone else experienced my same symptoms.
ok idk what 2 do and need someones opinion on this. I first got on depo back in march 2007 after i had my son and everything went great no period no weight gain i loved it! I just had my daughter 3 months ago and got back on depo in April and i havent had it great since ive been very emothional, mood changes, period out of control, no weight gain so far, and very bad cramps! is this normal? What should i do? i'm the only one in my family on this birth control so i dont have ne1 to turn to so im asking u ladies. i cant even talk 2 my husband bout it cause hes still not comfortable with it but he is worried about the way ive been acting and thinks im going thru post partum depression.
Yeah I have been on the depo shot for six years now. In the beginning it was great. No periods, no weight gain and no pregnancy scares. Then the bleeding started after sex n didnt stop for a month. It is heavy and painful worst than when I had periods. Its embaracing and is ruining my sex life. Since then I stopped and switched to the nuvoring because of the excessive bleeding. Untill I began to have the same symptoms with the ring. I have never had a child so I cant have the IUD so it seems like im going to have to go to the pills... I dont know what else to do and it seems like the doctor cant figure it out either they just keep saying everyone reacts differently. Well thats a sucky response and I need something better than this...Anyone have any experience with the pill I'm just worried about forgetting to take one...This so sucks I miss the days when Depo was awesome but I guess all good things must end someday.
i was on the depo shot for a year it was awsome. no period and no cramping. finally i got off the shot.everything was normal..a year later getting into a new realtionshi didnt want to get pregnant and since it worked last time i figured it would work this time.well since ive been on it im on and off my period like crazy,had my period for 7 weeks my blood is black it smeel and i hate it.its the worst thing ever the last time i was suposed to get my shot again i canceled the appoinment now that im off im still not off my period been on it for 1month and a half.im cramping like crazy and im so scared to have sex with my boyfriend bc i dont know what he will think about the black blood its so groose.i do not recomend the depo shot to anyone.yes its different with everyone but this is from my experience.i just turned 18 and im worried my period is never gonna go back to normal fml.i hate the depo shot.
DEPO PROVERA will ruin your life .. Thanks to everyone who posted here, bc I'm experiencing some of the same types of problems!! I have been bleeding for FIVE MONTHS straight (btw spotting to very heavy.. but, mostly light spotting)...I cannot take it ... I finally broke down today & started taking birth control pills.. so far, the bleeding hasn't stopped, but I only started this morning. I hope to the good Lord this will make the bleeding stop bc the mental anguish this shot has caused was NOT WORTH IT .. Please stay away from this shot, it's the devil !!
:$ My name is Erica i am 18 i decided to go on the dupo shot because i started to become sexualy active ofcourse i had other options of contreception but i preferred the DUPO! i thought it would be great since you don't get your period on it. BUT I WAS WRONG, during my first shot i had no bleediing but a little spotting once in a while, after the first dupo passed 3 months later i decided to go on to the 2nd shot of dupo.my stomache swelled a little bit and i began to expierience a tremendious amount of pain then i became very sick i had the worst stomache pain in the history of all my sicknesses. i could nt hold my food down and i could hardly move. once i got better i BEGAN TO BLEED AND IT HAS NOT STOPPED IM TERRIFIED MY SEXUAL LIFE WAS RUINED DO NOT GO ON THE DUPO SHOT IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOUR BODYS NATURAL CYCLE JUST GET UR PERIOD OR GO ON THE PILL OR THE PATCH OR TRY THE RHYTHM METHOD
I took a depo provera shot 20/09/2011, my bf nd I didn't want any mistakes happening as we were not ready 4 such a huge responsibility but it was the worst decision I have ever made. After taking the 3 month shot in September, a couple of weeks later I started my periods thinking it would last my usual 5 days, but it actually lasted 2 weeks, stopped for two days and started again for another 2 weeks, I thought since it was the beginning it would soon regulate again but I was wrong, from 2 weeks it went on to a month. After the 3 months were over I decided not to go back for another shot, I was weak from losing blood, my iron levels were low, my knee joints were hurting and I was always tired and could not even sit up for long periods of time, I kept on bleeding non stop, I went to a doctor who prescribed me with iron tablets and just told me that depo is not for everyone. The iron tablets helped raise my iron levels a lot and brought my energy back, then early february 2012 whilst still bleeding started have ALL pregnancy symptoms which I was told its all normal when the depo is coming out ur system. My periods stopped for 2 weeks, oh my word had forgotten the feeling on not wearing a pad or just being free after 5 months of bleeding but that was short lived, my periods came back and were on their 2 weeks on, 2 days off rampage, I was devastated nd stressed. I went to see another doctor 2 weeks back and prescribed ovral tablets which I had to take 4 tablets a day and was told my periods immediately, indeed my periods stopped and I was overly happy. For the week I was taking the ovral there was no blood in sight, no spotting, omg no cramps at all. I finished my pills 4 days back and yesterday 18/4/2012 I noticed spotting and today I'm bleeding like an open tap :'( I can't believe my hope of this ending has gone done the drain. I'm devastated, why all the bleeding, where is the blood coming from? am I over ovulating? I'm lost and do not advise depo provera to any one, I took one shot and it has ruined my life :'(.
I have been on the depo shot for a little over a year. Not really any side effects, I get my period about every 3 months, right around the time my next shot is due. I haven't really had any problems with the shot. Until now, I started my period over 2 weeks ago and it's still going. It would stop for a little bit and then it's like it would start over again, along with the cramps I get every time I start my period. This has NEVER happened to me before, I've NEVER had a period last this long. I don't know if it's the shot, I've been on it for over a year and it hasn't happened before.
I got depo Jan 13th, 2012 so dr. could do Essure procedure(clip my tubes)..two weeks after i got it I started bleeding, have only had two days where i didnt bleed.....25% of beleeding has been light but about 75% of the time heavy/clotting....been moody as hell....emotional basket case....cramping....stomache probs w/some foods...didnt have before....had only a lil wt gain couple of pounds..been anemic....tired all the time ..some days hard to function....I think they should have something to test to pre-inject u or something to test ur body before they inject u and mess ur body and life up so bad...
I was prescribed depo to reduce the size of one of my fibroids. I am an older woman not of child baring age and found it interesting that a form of birth control had been recommended for someone of my body type and age. Initially my periods disappeared, but into the course of the second shot I noticed more intermittent bleeding. Since my third and final vaccination I have had continued bleeding regularly (medium/heavy). My advice if your physician has recommend this form of birth control do your research and really consider the potential side effects. This has interfered with my sex life and based on all that I have read my take considerable time to leave my system. I'm not experiencing the cramping, but my sex drive is not where it should be. Take control of your body and research.
I also wish I would of dug deep into da depo b4 I got on it.I'm having a lot of irregular bleeding sumtimes dat doesn't smell good.I been on it for 1 yr now nd my sex drive is completely gone.which is starting to cause relationship problems.very much moody now nd tired a lot.not to mention I get the worse cramps ever now..nd I never had cramp problems in my life.the depo shot isn't one of da birth controls I wud recommend
I too had the depo shot at the beginning of April 2012. after two weeks i started bleeding. i have been having sweat episodes in my sleep and i wake up drenched. i also have bad abdominal cramps and migraines. i was wondering if i started taking the birth control pill would that help the bleeding until i stop the depo?