depo

FairyMiss
FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
any on the depo injection notice any weight spikes right after shot. i have had problems with weight spikes before. never paid attention to timing. well just last week got my shot two days after i jumped 5 pounds, no reason at all diet wise, i have since lost almost all of that back. but found it intresting that it was right after

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  • ReneElena
    ReneElena Posts: 5
    I have heard a lot of people gain weight on it. I am the opposite and gain weight on the pill and loose weight on depo.
  • JenaePavlak
    JenaePavlak Posts: 350 Member
    I'm on depo, but I dont know If I noticed anything.. my next one is in may, so I'll be looking out for it!
  • MrsH06
    MrsH06 Posts: 159
    I will never do depo again. I was on it when i was 16 for 9 months and gained 50 pounds! (I am sure an abusive relationship didn't help either) Still can't get it off. I gained 150lbs with all 3 of my pregnancies and lost every pound but can not get rid of that 50!
  • creativedisaster
    creativedisaster Posts: 7
    I am trying to lose the weight that i gained on depo! i haven't been on it in over 10 years. i have lost all my baby weight and post-marriage weight... depo can be dangerous for some women, please be careful :)
  • agdeierl
    agdeierl Posts: 378 Member
    I don't know if the depo is what's causing it, but I wouldn't be surprised. Depo has a lot of crazy side effects, some of which my "doctor" conveniently forgot to mention to me before I started getting the injections. From the research I've done, it's a little questionable all the way around. I had some INSANE mood changes while I was on it. Basically, my body and mind felt really out of whack, like something didn't feel right. I didn't feel like myself. Once I got off of it, I felt so much better. I would never recommend Depo to anyone, and I certainly won't ever consider going back on it again. I hope your experience has been better.
  • jennro7781
    jennro7781 Posts: 208
    I gained a ton of weight while I was on depo but it was gradual and I was in college so it's hard to tell which factor was worse! I switched to Implanon and gained 30lbs in a year!! CRAZY! Good luck!
  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    in have never notice weight gain from it. but i just found it odd that little jump when everything was right on target other wise. been on it two or so years , but heck a little spike like that if i then lose it back, if not weighing all the time or an on relieable scale as i had before getting a new one, who would notice
  • maryann73
    maryann73 Posts: 763 Member
    I haven't noticed spikes with my shot, but I did just take it and had a little gain. I just thought I was building more muscle. Hmm. I will have to watch that next month.
  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    I don't know if the depo is what's causing it, but I wouldn't be surprised. Depo has a lot of crazy side effects, some of which my "doctor" conveniently forgot to mention to me before I started getting the injections. From the research I've done, it's a little questionable all the way around. I had some INSANE mood changes while I was on it. Basically, my body and mind felt really out of whack, like something didn't feel right. I didn't feel like myself. Once I got off of it, I felt so much better. I would never recommend Depo to anyone, and I certainly won't ever consider going back on it again. I hope your experience has been better.

    have had no problems , and if it is because of the shot. well i can take a 5 pound jump i lose right away every three months rather than a 9 month long big weight gain LOL
  • agdeierl
    agdeierl Posts: 378 Member
    Well, as any gyno will tell you, all birth control has weight gain as one of its most common side effects. Whether it actually will happen or not depends on your unique body chemistry. But I would say if there's nothing else to blame it on really, then it's probably the depo. Unfortunately, birth control makes many (if not most) women gain weight. But if you combat that with diet and exercise, you can usually keep it in check. Good luck!
  • daisy89
    daisy89 Posts: 151 Member
    Well, as any gyno will tell you, all birth control has weight gain as one of its most common side effects. Whether it actually will happen or not depends on your unique body chemistry. But I would say if there's nothing else to blame it on really, then it's probably the depo. Unfortunately, birth control makes many (if not most) women gain weight. But if you combat that with diet and exercise, you can usually keep it in check. Good luck!

    I agree with your last sentence. I actually started my depo shot and MFP around the same time. I lost five pounds without MFP and 19 with it. I haven't experienced any weight gain. I've just assumed I'm one of the lucky ones, but my exercise and diet definitely are a part of it.

    That being said, I will be switching birth control methods come May. I found that it did mess with my overall mood, and let's not get too personal and talk about my sex-drive.

    I've been looking into Yaz. Or maybe just the traditional pill...
  • theresnoeggs
    theresnoeggs Posts: 188 Member
    I gained over 60 lbs within the first three months on Depo. :( And I ate right and worked out regularly at the time... I wouldn't recommend the depo shot for my worst enemy. That and I COMPLETELY lost my sex drive. ONLY positive thing was no AF (TOM...)


    EDITED: I was on it 11 years ago. And have NEVER gotten off more than 20 lbs of that... :(
  • JellyPrz619
    JellyPrz619 Posts: 172
    I gained about 7lbs during my 3 months on it :/ still trying to work it off. When I was on it, I didn't over indulge on anythiing i kept my diary and workd out.

    I recommend the ring to everyone!!
  • alliecore
    alliecore Posts: 446 Member
    Weird. I never put it together before now, but the 3 months I was on Depo after my daughter was born was the only time in my life I've actually been overweight. That shot was the deepest hell I've ever experienced in my life....for so many reasons.
  • agdeierl
    agdeierl Posts: 378 Member
    Weird. I never put it together before now, but the 3 months I was on Depo after my daughter was born was the only time in my life I've actually been overweight. That shot was the deepest hell I've ever experienced in my life....for so many reasons.

    In regards to your last sentence...me too. I felt like I was going crazy, but the more I researched it I found TONS of women were experiencing the same thing. I got off it as soon as I realized the link, but it took my body a while to go back to normal. I personally don't think Depo is safe really. I wish it wasn't available, because I think it is just horrible for our bodies. Birth control in general is not good, but Depo is especially bad. Eventually I hope to be in a stable enough place in my life where I can practice the fertility awareness method.
  • AnnieeR
    AnnieeR Posts: 229
    Isn't it interesting how everyone's body is so different?! I LOVE depo - no weight gain, it's evened out my mood swings and breast soreness, and I LOVE not having to deal with a period!!
  • cocktaildot
    cocktaildot Posts: 1 Member
    I have been on the DEPO six months and I am positive that I have put on weight, about 7lb. The nurse said my weight was the same but its after the shot the weight goes on and I have to try really hard to loose it. Last time the nurse said it was because of Christmas and I probably ate too much! I am due for a shot lateer in the month so will be monitoring my weight then!
  • BflSaberfan
    BflSaberfan Posts: 1,272
    Depo - I was on it for 4 years

    My hair fell out ALOT
    My sex drive went to -100
    I was EXHAUSTED all the time
    I was moody
    I gained weight

    No thanks.
  • craftylatvian
    craftylatvian Posts: 599 Member
    I have been on it for 2 years and have not had any weight gain, But, it did make me crazy after the first month in a hormonal way. I was having crazy panic attacks when it was time for my first period after the shot.
  • kimd1974
    kimd1974 Posts: 113
    I've been on it for 5 years and love it! I have gained and loss 15 pounds numerous times but it has nothing to do with the depo. My Dr. told me that gaining weight with birth control is in your hands since you are the one who chooses to eat an apple or a bag of chips. The best part of depo is no TOM and no PMS.
  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    Isn't it interesting how everyone's body is so different?! I LOVE depo - no weight gain, it's evened out my mood swings and breast soreness, and I LOVE not having to deal with a period!!


    as far as the last part ooooohhhh yeeeeaaaahhhh baaaabbbbyyyy
  • boobear00
    boobear00 Posts: 53 Member
    FOR EVERYONE ON DEPO, PLEASE READ!!!

    I will be the first to tell you I couldn't say enough good things about the shot. I LOVED not having TOM and all the junk that came with it. I liked it so much I was on it for 11 years. The only warning that my doctor ever gave me was to make sure to take Calcium because osteoporosis can be a side effect.

    My life can be hectic. I work 12 hour days in a high stress job. I spent 6+ years taking care of my grandmother with Alzheimers, I have a son, I planned a wedding. Who wouldn't be tired right? I got so used to being tired, grumpy, moody, no sex drive....the symptoms went on and on. They came on so gradually I just blamed all the things I had going on. Over the last 6 months I felt like things got worse, but maybe I was just tired of being tired. I went to not one doctor but several, all had different answers. Everything from your test results show there isn't anything wrong with you so sorry to anti-depressants and sleeping pills to all working moms feel this way suck it up and deal with it. I finally found a naturalpathic doctor in another town. I was amazed at what she found and was able to tell me.

    What effects did all those years on the shot have? My hormones were essentially non functioning. Your hormone levels work based on your monthly cycle. If you don't have one they don't work right. I had almost zero estrogen production happening. She compared it to a type of self induced menopause. Estrogen also helps with your sex drive, weight, etc. She confirmed that depo has been known to cause weight gain. She said ALL birth control takes away vitamins from your body, specifically B vitamins. I had never been one to take vitamins, I took my calicium but never a multi vitamin or the like. My vitamin levels were in the toliet. Other doctors had checked my thyroid and it was fine and therefore wrote my lack of weight loss on me not being truthful about what I was eating. What they didn't look at was the correlation between my hormone levels, vitamin levels, sugar levels (which was only slightly elevated) and my good and bad cholesterol. What had happened was the combination of what I had created in my body mimicked a metabolic disorder. She told me I could have worked out 10x a week and eaten perfectly and I wouldn't have seen a loss because of what my body thought was happening inside. All because of the shot.

    My doctor told me she doesn't want me on hormonal birth control ever again. I am on a ridiculous number of vitamins now. BUT the transformation is amazing. My doctors appointment was 3 days before I was scheduled for my shot. I cancelled my appointment. 4 days after I started taking my vitamins I woke up feeling like a different person. Luckily my doctor warned me about this because I felt like I was on some sort of drug.....I felt that good. I had gotten so used to feeling bad I didn't remember how normal and healthy felt. Since that time I have had a crazy amount of energy. I stopped drinking soda without trying. I have very little cravings for sugar and snack foods. I get up every day ready to take on whatever it throws at me. I used to have to nap every day, sometimes several times a day because I was so tired, that's gone. I am sleeping all night. My mood has done almost a 360. I still have no sex drive but I've only been doing this 2 weeks now. My doctor says it may take a year or more for my hormones to regulate. I was shocked at the damage that I was doing to the inside of my body without knowing it.

    In closing I hope each of you will research your birth control options. Make sure your informed. Doctors don't tell you everything you need to know. Listen to your body and take your vitamins!!
  • cc_campbell81
    cc_campbell81 Posts: 622
    I too have had issues with depo. I was on the patch and noticed my sex drive had gotten really low over the last few years. I was told the same story of it's normal, you're married, a mom, you work etc. I went off of birth control for a few months and felt better. My drive started to come back. Then I talked to my doc about alternate options. She suggested depo. The doc warned me of increased appetite on the shot. I got in in February and have gained 10 lbs. The food cravings are worse than when I was pregnant! I try to convince myself I am not hungry that it's the shot but it's like I can't stop eating. For almost a year I hadn't gained weight before going on this shot. This is a medication that isn't conducive to weight loss in my opinion.
  • lovinmamaxo
    lovinmamaxo Posts: 368 Member
    YES YES YES!! I gained over 15 lbs since November being on the shot.. and now im having spotting for 2+ weeks now. I got my 1st shot in Nov and my 2nd in Feb i don't plan on going back in May lets just put it that way.. it makes me pig out and crave sweets.
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