Depo

I was on it for a few years and eventually all the good effects wore-off and I had all the bad side-effects. I gained 20lbs, and while I was in the military, that was a severe no-no. Long story short, it was a b*tch to drop 10lbs, but because I wanted to stay in the service, I did it by all means necessary (everything shy of illegal drugs...it was sad and scary.) The last 10 took a long while...but it *can* come off. Thing is, the only way I shook it was to get off it, but luckily I was actually trying to get pregnant (never happened tho'.) I wish y'all bunches of luck, truly!

I took it for years and had no problems, I gained weight but not because of the shot. However after taking it for 7 years I ended up with severe complications and the doctor took me off it (and all hormonal birth control) it took 2 years to get my hormones back to being normal. Anyway within the first 3 months of being off it I dropped 30 pounds (not dieting but I had increased my physical activity. This was 6 years ago)

I took it in my early twenties and I couldn't lose weight. I was trying to lose 5-10 pounds and running like a hamster on a wheel. The best I could do was maintain. Once I stopped running, I gained 20 pounds in a matter of months. Stopped taking the shot, and went back to my old weight. NOW, I'm 32 and just got my shot a few weeks ago after about a decade of no bc. The side effects are awful--nausea, mood swings, and feeling like a shark ravaging everything in the kitchen! I weigh the most I have ever weighed. I'm hoping my hormones even out as soon as the efficacy wears off in a couple months!

It took me 8-10 months to get my period back after getting off depo the first time, but as I recall, the ability to let go of weight was pretty immediate.

It took me months to get it out of my system . I had sever itchy scalp and hair loss as well as crazy mood swings and cravings. It was fine the first year then all that started. Just be patient stress wont help!

Ah, Depo. It was not good for me. I gained 10 pounds, had intense sugar cravings (at one point, I was eating brown sugar straight from the bag) and lost about a third of my hair. Luckily, I had thick hair to begin with.

I was fine ON the shot. The symptoms started a week after I was supposed to get the next one. My doctor told me the weight gain and hair loss was not from the shot. Actually, it was all in the small print.

I just got it for the first time about a month ago and have continued to lose weight while on it. Additionally because of an insurance issue I got a hormone implant within a few days so I got a double dose of hormones. I'm still losing pretty steadily. It is definitely possible to lose that weight.

See under "adverse effects." 38% of women who take it gain 10 pounds or more after two years. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2010/020246s036lbl.pdf