I hate the depo provera shot!!

i hated depo !!

research it on a medical website, not good for ya!

its been a dream for me since the begining love love love it. the most problem i can say is a small brief jump up on the scale that happens a day or two after , then can loses in the next couple . retained water i am thinking

get maybe some very light brownish show for 1 day maybe twice a year

I didn't really pay attention to any weight gain when I started getting the shot because I was fat and just didn't care if I got any fatter at that point. I've been on it for 3 years now and the only problem I have with it is the spotting. At first, like you, it was off and on for a number of weeks. After I got my second or third shot it leveled itself out.

The only problem I have with spotting now is if I wait until the very last minute to get my shot. As long as I get it in the 2 weeks before it's due, I don't have any problems at all.

Sorry for all the problems your having!

I was on the depo when I was younger for about a year.. I didnt really know the side effects and all that but realized after that year that I had gained so much weight with it and I stopped getting it. After some time being on it I didnt have a period for about 5 months which was great for me :happy: but at the same time I would always worry what if Im prego and dont know but glad to be off any type of birth control.. I now have my tubes clipped so much better for me cause Im done having kiddos anyways :laugh:

I never gained weight on it,but it seriously screwed me up.I never had cramps before I went on that and since I was on it i have really bad cramps everytime and its been 10 years since I was on it.not only that but when I stoped it i didnt get a pierod for a year and a half

HATED Depo! I was ONLY on it long enough for 2 shots and gained 60 lbs. I have YET to get back to the weight I was at when I started that damn BC...
Only positive for me was absolutely no period.

Now, I have the Mirena IUD, and LOVE it!

When I was younger a friend of mine(who was always in good shape) gained 5 pounds each time she got another shot. I tried it myself, but it was so long ago, I can't remember what side effects I got. I only did it once or twice. I moved out to the country, and my car broke down. We moved back closer to town, and decided to just not use birth control anymore, and now I have my lovely 4th child. I am happy with that. I decided to just get my tubes tied after her because I was not willing to use any other option.

I have always heard that it causes weight gain, but I thought I read somewhere recently that it is not true. Tell that to all the women gaining weight on it.

I have never had the Depo shot, but I have heard several women say that they have gained weight while on it. I was always too afraid for the simple fact that some get their period for the entire 3 months.......EEK! The pill...you can stop taking, the IUD....you can have taken out, the patch...you can stop wearing...........but with the shot...you're stuck with the side effects for at least 3 months. Yikes!! I hope you find your old self after the side effects wear off. Good luck!

Yeah, I had one shot as a preventative measure to make sure I couldn't get pregnant between having my son and getting my IUD six weeks later. I bled for 6 months straight! I had to go on the pill to counteract depo and stop the bleeding. Even though you get the shot every three months, that doesn't mean that its out of your system when you quit taking it. It stays in your system for a year, just not at levels that are effective at preventing pregnancy. I asked my OB about the bleeding at 3 months, and that's when she prescribed the pill instead of the deop, it still took 3 months on the pill for the bleeding to stop. I don't know how long it took for me to feel "normal."

its been a dream for me since the begining love love love it. the most problem i can say is a small brief jump up on the scale that happens a day or two after , then can loses in the next couple . retained water i am thinking

I think its different for different people....I'm the same; love it and would not go to anything else. I've noticed an increase in appetite for a few days after the injection and a slight jump on the scales, but with a little increased willpower the scales go back to how they were and for me the increase interest in food only lasts for a few days (thankfully!!!).

I think there are nightmare stories out there for all types of contraceptive therefore you just need to find something that works for you.

The Depo shot definately has pros and cons. Pros- convenient! Only one shot every 3 months. Cons- irregualr periods since it is not a cyclical hormonal medication (although the longer you are on it the smaller and less frequent your periods will {statistcally} be), slowed bone growth (due to the way depo slows calcium absorption-- so no one should be on the depo more than 2 years. In general the depo is best for short term use, and more for young women or women who have a hard time remembering to take pills everyday ect. If regular predictable periods is more important to you than the easy once every 3 month shot, than you should consider other options. Besides the pill, there is also the 1) nuva ring- one ring vaginally inserted for 3 weeks then removed for one week. Also 2) 'the patch' - a big sticker placed on the body for 3 weeks, but needs to be swapped weekly for a fresh sticker. then patch free for one week. Note: It is not recommened to use the patch if you are over 200lbs, it will not distribute as well and less effective in preventing pregnancy. 3) IUD or Intra-Uterine Device, physically placed through the cervix into the uterus. There is a hormonal option -Mirana which lasts for 5 years, or the copper non-hormonal that lasts for 10years (copper version is best for smokers since NO hormones). Remember that the hormonal option can cause irregualr periods since like the depo it is not cyclical (does not follow a hormone pattern like the menstral cycle- is one steady dose of hormones). The mirena does however help decrease periods, both flow and frequency. 4.) the Bar- a small rod-shaped hormone releasing insert that is put under the skin of your inner upper arm. This lasts 3-4 years. It is also an option not best for women over 200lbs and is not cyclical-- so irregular periods expected. 5) They also still make Diaphrams- a latex cup fitted to your cervix to be placed inside. Other self-insertable blockers include the sponge, and femi cap; but these are simply physical barriers to block sperm from entering the cervical opening, and do not affect periods. So there are definately MANY options for us these days which is great but also confusing. Check out all the options before you see your doctor so you can be ready with questions and always tell them ALL the meds you are on and be honest about smoking and how well you remember to take your medicines.

Also, just to keep speading the knowledge, remember that Anitbiotics and Hormone medications can counteract with birthcontrol and make it ineffective against preventing pregnancy. So always use backup methods (such as condoms) for 2 weeks when your doc gives you antibiotics or hormones (like prednisone). There are also a few other meds that interact like seizure meds for example- so be sure to remind new doctors of your med list.


Note- If you are done having children there are also many new options besides tubal ligations and hysterectomies. So don't think you have to keep suffereing through bad periods until 'the gift of menopause'

Hated the shot as well!! Was on it for almost 2 years. Gained about 5 lbs per shot!! At first it was nice but then it just like totally screwed up my body. It even took several months after I got off of it for it to get out of my system so I could effectively start losing weight. But there is hope, and you can get your body back after it

I was on depo for 4 years and I loved it... I didn't get my period the entire time. I gained about 50 pounds while I was on it, but since I've always been heavy it didn't occur to me that the weight gain might have anything to do with the birth control.

I got my last shot 8 months ago. A couple months ago, I noticed that I had lost 10 pounds. This was a surprise because I hadn't been doing anything differently, and my body doesn't shed weight easily. Maybe my body will cooperate with weight loss now that I'm off birth control for the first time? That's what motivated me to start working at losing weight again. I've gone to the gym everyday for a month and have lost another 10 pounds!

I really think that I wouldn't have made it to 275 pounds (at my heaviest) if I had never gone on depo!

ive been on depo for ages and have had non problems at all. no periods/symptoms,only ever get slight spotting if i leave it to the lats few days b4 getting my nxt one.

hope u find something that works for u xxx