I just wish I had it back!!! (Ladies only!)

BonnieandClyde29

Yes this is a TOM topic, but I am helpless here!!! Scheduling an appointment next week to try and solve this, BUT my issue is I got 1 DEPO shot (birth control) on Valentine's Day (appropriate right? ha), and didn't get the second one in May decided I didn't like what it was doing to my body, and it's been 4 MONTHS, and my TOM has not come back!!!

I've been maintaining my weight, but I lost 5 pounds and just gained it right back, and it seems I can't get rid of it, or it is just up and down in that 5lb area!!! Anyone have any experience with this what the AFTER EFFECTS of your birth control has effected your body/weight? I am not trying to make any excuses here, and have been genuinely working out, switching it up, eating better....so frustrated!!! No signs of pregnancy either, I took 3 damn tests, and I'm not finding much info about it online!!!

xombiebite

can take a year for your period to come back hun

BonnieandClyde29

that is stupid lol, and definitely not good!!! you been on it?

snookumss

Well if you think about it, you shocked your system for one reason, the other is that the medicine will take different amounts of time for different people to wear out.

herblackwings39

Wow, I tried depo a few years back, but quit after six months since I spotted the entire time. My period didn't stop at all. Hopefully your doctor will have some answers for you.

darkrose20

Hooray for people who actually research medical procedures before actually getting them done!!

For the rest...should have Googled it.

**round of applause**

Besides, you should count yourself lucky not to have a TOM. Think of the money saved on tampons and pads.

BonnieandClyde29

How sweet of you, point is I don't want your opinion, and "hence" why I added "Ladies only". I have tried looking it up before, but nothing seemed similar or close to my situation and didn't find much.

whierd

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/womenshealth/202247.html

whierd

How sweet of you, point is I don't want your opinion, and "hence" why I added "Ladies only". I have tried looking it up before, but nothing seemed similar or close to my situation and didn't find much.

Again, you do not get to restrict who responds to your posts in a public forum. If you're so unwise as to not want to take information based on gender, then you are more than welcome to continue scratching your head.

meeper123

I had a serious health scare from that I had a blood clot and it was very frightening. I didn't get my period back for almost 2 years. I can't say if I gained weight I was very out of shape to begin with back then. I don't take any birth control now and I am much better for it I think.

BonnieandClyde29

How sweet of you, point is I don't want your opinion, and "hence" why I added "Ladies only". I have tried looking it up before, but nothing seemed similar or close to my situation and didn't find much.

Again, you do not get to restrict who responds to your posts in a public forum. If you're so unwise as to not want to take information based on gender, then you are more than welcome to continue scratching your head.

I will continue to do that doc

BonnieandClyde29

I had a serious health scare from that I had a blood clot and it was very frightening. I didn't get my period back for almost 2 years. I can't say if I gained weight I was very out of shape to begin with back then. I don't take any birth control now and I am much better for it I think.

Glad you got that situated!!! I've been on it 2 other times, once for 2 yrs, and the other time like this one just got the one shot, and after the 2 years I had to be given medicine to get it back, but the second time it came back right away....so I don't know my body isn't following any kind of pattern....I'll be relived when I can finally get the docs

BonnieandClyde29

:drinker: :flowerforyou: :laugh: :happy:

MuseofSong

Well, I have PCOS, soooo all I can do is tell you what I do that keeps my period regular off birth control.

Metforim morning/night helps women with PCOS ovulate, and I also take one vitex supplement daily to help with keeping my cycle regular. It's the first time since I was a young teen, that I've regularly had a period every month. So, I know this stuff works.

However, since you don't have PCOS and probably don't have trouble with insulin resistance, you don't need metforim. But, you can try vitex. It helps balance your hormones. Just make sure when you talk to your doctor you report every darn thing you take, every herb, every vitamin, everything.

BonnieandClyde29

Well, I have PCOS, soooo all I can do is tell you what I do that keeps my period regular off birth control.

Metforim morning/night helps women with PCOS ovulate, and I also take one vitex supplement daily to help with keeping my cycle regular. It's the first time since I was a young teen, that I've regularly had a period every month. So, I know this stuff works.

However, since you don't have PCOS and probably don't have trouble with insulin resistance, you don't need metforim. But, you can try vitex. It helps balance your hormones. Just make sure when you talk to your doctor you report every darn thing you take, every herb, every vitamin, everything.

OK sure thing, I try my very best to not take any meds if I can, and now especially not birth control lol

emAZn

Love my depo, haven't had a period in over 5 years, no weight gain, no cramps, and I'm only a b*itch until I've have my coffee.

Oh yeah and the best side effect of birth control... no babies... except for my food baby

mmipanda

whierd..... the girl wants advice from other people with uteri. While your googling skills were just wonderful, you lack the necessary equipment. :flowerforyou:


edit: also,referring to it as a medical procedure seems a little overboard. Its a needle in the butt. But I'm sure google told you that too

whierd

whierd..... the girl wants advice from other people with uteri. While your googling skills were just wonderful, you lack the necessary equipment. :flowerforyou:


edit: also,referring to it as a medical procedure seems a little overboard. Its a needle in the butt. But I'm sure google told you that too

Considering how many TOM threads there are, I am not sure she is seeking advice from the proper sources.

A medical procedure is simply what it is. Even an exam is a medical procedure. So I am not exactly sure why you bothered to add that in.

mmipanda

whierd..... the girl wants advice from other people with uteri. While your googling skills were just wonderful, you lack the necessary equipment. :flowerforyou:


edit: also,referring to it as a medical procedure seems a little overboard. Its a needle in the butt. But I'm sure google told you that too

Considering how many TOM threads there are, I am not sure she is seeking advice from the proper sources.

A medical procedure is simply what it is. Even an exam is a medical procedure. So I am not exactly sure why you bothered to add that in.

Hooray for people who actually research medical procedures before actually getting them done!!

because this ^^ comment makes it sound like a huge deal, I suppose. Its pointless anyway. If you looked up symptoms for depo (or any hormonal contraceptive) you'd get a list as long as your arm full of contradictory symptoms. Everyone reacts completely differently to it.

rlv2680

i never had tom with the shot, and it took a whole year for it to come back AFTER my last shot which was just a coup weeks ago. it was weird to not know if and when it would come back, i actually feel relieved now and i am actually feeling better like my body is getting back to normal.

whierd

whierd..... the girl wants advice from other people with uteri. While your googling skills were just wonderful, you lack the necessary equipment. :flowerforyou:


edit: also,referring to it as a medical procedure seems a little overboard. Its a needle in the butt. But I'm sure google told you that too

Considering how many TOM threads there are, I am not sure she is seeking advice from the proper sources.

A medical procedure is simply what it is. Even an exam is a medical procedure. So I am not exactly sure why you bothered to add that in.

Hooray for people who actually research medical procedures before actually getting them done!!

because this ^^ comment makes it sound like a huge deal, I suppose. Its pointless anyway. If you looked up symptoms for depo (or any hormonal contraceptive) you'd get a list as long as your arm full of contradictory symptoms. Everyone reacts completely differently to it.

And yet, as simple a search as "how long does it take for my period to come back after stopping the depo shot" yields the answer.

anemoneprose

ok this is a totally crazy idea. i'm not a doc & have never done depo but i do have a uterus.

keep exercising!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medroxyprogesterone_acetate#Pharmacokinetics

MPA is well-absorbed orally and through intramuscular injection, peaking at 2–4 hours for the former. The half life is 12 to 17 hours for an oral dose, and 40 to 50 days (!) for an intramuscular injection. MPA binds to albumin in the blood, and is metabolized primarily through the liver via hydroxylation and conjugation.[3] Intramuscular MPA is released slowly; a 150 mg dose is first detectable in the blood 30 minutes after injection, plateauing at 1.0 ng/mL for three months, followed by a gradual, tapering decline that lasts up to nine months in some women. The high levels of MPA in the blood inhibits luteinizing hormone and ovulation for several months, with an accompanying decrease in serum progesterone to below 0.4 ng/mL. Ovulation resumes when once blood levels of MPA fall below 0.1 ng/ml. Serum estradiol remains at approximately 50 pg/nl for approximately four months post-injection (with a range of 10-92 pg/nL after several years of use), rising once MPA levels fall below 0.5 ng/ml.[32]



*****
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/729027_4
Drug Distribution and Exercise


Among several factors, the distribution of drugs to their intended site is dependent on the binding of drugs to plasma proteins.[8] Exercise has been shown to change drug binding to plasma proteins and other tissues. Plasma protein concentrations increase during exercise because of a loss of water from plasma into the tissues.[15,16] As a result, plasma protein concentrations increase, which may influence drug binding to plasma proteins and tissues.[15] In addition, it is theorized that alterations in drug distribution may occur because of redistribution of blood to active muscles, causing an inability of the drug to reach its intended site of action.[15] Several studies have shown that the volume of distribution of drugs such as theophylline, propranolol, acebutolol, oxprenolol, and verapamil change as a result of exercise.[15,17–19]

Additional studies have reported that digoxin binding is altered during exercise.[20–24] Study participants who have taken digoxin for at least 2 weeks and then exercised at various intensities have demonstrated that during exercise, serum digoxin concentration significantly decreases while skeletal muscle concentration significantly increases when compared with resting digoxin levels.[20–24] The clinical significance of these changes were not studied.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/729027_5
Drug Metabolism and Exercise


Drug metabolism is the conversion of the drug to another substance. Some of the factors that affect drug metabolism include blood flow and metabolic enzyme activity. Although drug metabolism can take place in several different organs, the liver has the greatest metabolic capacity and is the organ principally responsible for drug metabolism.[8]

The metabolism of some drugs is highly dependent on the amount of blood flow that occurs through the liver. As discussed previously, blood flow shunted away from the liver during exercise may alter the metabolism of drugs dependent on liver blood flow such as propranolol and verapamil.[8] For other drugs, metabolism is independent of liver blood flow and dependent on metabolic enzyme activity. Physical conditioning can alter metabolic activity and therefore affect drug metabolism. The metabolism of drugs such as carvedilol, insulin, theophylline, and warfarin depend on metabolic enzyme activity. Therefore, it is conceivable that metabolism pharmacokinetics of these types of drugs could change in patients progressing from an untrained to a trained condition and vice versa. There is, however, very little clinical evidence to support this to date.[4]

Pookylou

Hooray for people who actually research medical procedures before actually getting them done!!

For the rest...should have Googled it.

You're a d**k, when you get a vagina then your opinion matters. Have a seat.

'cause men can't know anything about periods/vaginas/women's bodies................? Wow I have been educated today for sure

whierd

ok this is a totally crazy idea. i'm not a doc & have never done depo but i do have a uterus.

keep exercising!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medroxyprogesterone_acetate#Pharmacokinetics

MPA is well-absorbed orally and through intramuscular injection, peaking at 2–4 hours for the former. The half life is 12 to 17 hours for an oral dose, and 40 to 50 days (!) for an intramuscular injection. MPA binds to albumin in the blood, and is metabolized primarily through the liver via hydroxylation and conjugation.[3] Intramuscular MPA is released slowly; a 150 mg dose is first detectable in the blood 30 minutes after injection, plateauing at 1.0 ng/mL for three months, followed by a gradual, tapering decline that lasts up to nine months in some women. The high levels of MPA in the blood inhibits luteinizing hormone and ovulation for several months, with an accompanying decrease in serum progesterone to below 0.4 ng/mL. Ovulation resumes when once blood levels of MPA fall below 0.1 ng/ml. Serum estradiol remains at approximately 50 pg/nl for approximately four months post-injection (with a range of 10-92 pg/nL after several years of use), rising once MPA levels fall below 0.5 ng/ml.[32]



http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/729027_5
Drug Metabolism and Exercise


Drug metabolism is the conversion of the drug to another substance. Some of the factors that affect drug metabolism include blood flow and metabolic enzyme activity. Although drug metabolism can take place in several different organs, the liver has the greatest metabolic capacity and is the organ principally responsible for drug metabolism.[8]

The metabolism of some drugs is highly dependent on the amount of blood flow that occurs through the liver. As discussed previously, blood flow shunted away from the liver during exercise may alter the metabolism of drugs dependent on liver blood flow such as propranolol and verapamil.[8] For other drugs, metabolism is independent of liver blood flow and dependent on metabolic enzyme activity. Physical conditioning can alter metabolic activity and therefore affect drug metabolism. The metabolism of drugs such as carvedilol, insulin, theophylline, and warfarin depend on metabolic enzyme activity. Therefore, it is conceivable that metabolism pharmacokinetics of these types of drugs could change in patients progressing from an untrained to a trained condition and vice versa. There is, however, very little clinical evidence to support this to date.[4]

*faith restored*

anemoneprose

*faith restored*

well, i am an inveterate googler, it's true but i agree that OP probably did want to hear more personal experiences from other women (most of whom do know stuff other than from googling) :flowerforyou: to everyone? (and that idea is kind of kooky)

ElizaRoche

DAMN.. she has the right to ask whatever she wants in here!!!.. Let her be:grumble:

ElizaRoche

*faith restored*

well, i am an inveterate googler, it's true but i agree that OP probably did want to hear more personal experiences from other women (most of whom do know stuff other than from googling) :flowerforyou: to everyone? (and that idea is kind of kooky)

exactly

jackiecamarena

DAMN.. she has the right to ask whatever she wants in here!!!.. Let her be:grumble:

And this is a public forum. Everyone is allowed to respond as well.

MrsFowler1069

Hooray for people who actually research medical procedures before actually getting them done!!

For the rest...should have Googled it.

You're a d**k, when you get a vagina then your opinion matters. Have a seat.

Do you disagree with my opinion?

Also, personal attacks are against the Community Guidelines. If you wish to vent, please keep it to Private Messages.

I meet your anatomical criteria and I think it would have been good to ask these questions prior to accepting the drug. No offense, you know....live and learn or whatever. But even now, with all of the drug information, reviews, interaction information, etc, available on the same Internet as this message board (not to mention her own doctor), I don't feel like this is the best option for gathering the most helpful set of facts. Anecdotal experiences, commence:


ETA: I will still take the option of sitting. I'm tired.

EvgeniZyntx

Just a guy, but I have decision rights on a few uteri.

My daughter wanted DMPA (because her friend took it, and sexually active 15-16 year olds make medical decisions from listening to other girls and not from medical knowledge) and after reviewing the Upjohn/Pizer data and history, plus the number of reported cases of 1, 3, 6 year delays in menstruation post treatment I said no. This is an old drug, first approved in the 60s with really questionable implementation research.

But, as advice to the OP, I can suggest a little more patience - the study I found the most interesting (on Mexican women, because, well, I'm partially Mexican) showed a return at 5.5 months +- 2 months. So wait a little, might be just around the corner.

Just a guy, with uteri.

Edit:Depo is DMPA.

anemoneprose

I meet your anatomical criteria and I think it would have been good to ask these questions prior to accepting the drug. No offense, you know....live and learn or whatever.

sure it'd be ideal if everyone were as obsessive an advocate as it seems one needs to be to get through the medical system, but not everyone happens to be, and i think it's incumbent on docs to maybe not be so cavalier re informed consent when sticking someone with a long-acting drug like that.

& the plural of anecdote is data.