have any of you took the depo shot???? HELP!!

1235

Replies

  • lisaap77
    lisaap77 Posts: 123 Member
    I took this shot 16 yrs ago when it was new. I didn't gain any weight on it, but I was a horrendous b*t*c* on it! It made me very moody! Also I now have a 15 yr old son, obviously it didn't work for me! LOL
  • 4megan
    4megan Posts: 1
    I say to all of you who is on the shot get off of it do your research it causes breast cancer and it is deadly.I Past out because I couldn't stop bleeding and almost had to get a blood transfusion my hair was falling out I Felt like I was pregnant it was just so bad but good luck to you if you stay on it and the doctors not Gona tell u it causes breast cancer I look it up my self on line.
  • muwchck
    muwchck Posts: 261 Member
    I'm actually on the depo shot for the second time now. I didn't gain any weight the first time I was on, and actually lost a good bit of weight. Of course, I was working full time and caring for my son basically on my own, so I didn't have a lot of time to eat, and I was always moving. This time, I didn't really gain weight, but I didn't lose any of the baby weight from my second child. I am still on the shot because my Essure didn't take on one side, and I still have to have a tubal done, and I've already lost 7 pounds, and at least 4 of those pounds were in the first 2 weeks after my most recent shot. You just have to be aware of what you are putting in your mouth to keep from gaining.
  • lorim77
    lorim77 Posts: 63 Member
    I gained 30 lbs in a month and bled for 9 months straight.. even though I only had 1 shot. I will never go near that stuff again!
  • nixnax
    nixnax Posts: 42
    I've been on it a few times and have had mixed things happen. The first time I lost over 3 stone, but I had split with my boyfriend in that time also. I just didn't eat much at all. The next time I was on it, i gained weight BUT I didn't eat healthy either. I think a lot of blame goes on the pills and depos and such, when most of the time (I'm not saying all the time because hormones can definitely affect every person differently) we aren't eating as healthily as we should be and we contribute to the weight.

    I don't blame the depo or pill for my weight gain, i blame the pizza, take aways and chocolate.
  • crudd123
    crudd123 Posts: 244 Member
    It's bad! I got it one time and gained over 40 pounds! Try something else! The pill or something different! Good luck!
  • awidener86
    awidener86 Posts: 247 Member
    I've been on it for a long time not sure how long, but it's a mindset thing. I didn't gain anything. I have continued to lose weight and will. I believe its the choices you make and what kinds of foods you eat.
    Also, with all medication it reacts diffrently so maybe I'm just an the exception.

    Not the exception. I also lost weight while on it and I was on it for 7 years.
    I was on it for 2 years and i didnt gain anything. I think it all depends on how active you are and how your diet is.
  • Becky_Boodle
    Becky_Boodle Posts: 253 Member
    I was on depo for over a year and gained a little bit of weight but was spotting the entire time I was on it!!! I've been using the NuvaRing for the past year and it's the best thing I've tried :)
  • Sharonsimon
    Sharonsimon Posts: 56 Member
    Hi just to let you know I did put on a couple of pounds but did lose 30 pounds at the time of injection I wasn't trying to lose weight but it came off during along as you are active I don't really think it matters I've had the depo injection for last 4 years
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I'm on my second term of being in Depo I was told that yes I would gain weight, but that was the day I decided I would do something about my weight and have had no issue losing weight either.
  • deadgirl81
    deadgirl81 Posts: 412 Member
    I've been on Depo for 9 months now, only just stopped having periods (thankfully) but I havent noticed any weight gain and I'm still managing to lose weight as well. I was on microgynon (tablets) for several years before this, but was having very irregular periods, but again, didnt really notice any weight gain (out of the ordinary anyways)! I guess it varies for different people
  • davitalynette
    davitalynette Posts: 117 Member
    I've gained soooo much weight due to the shot - i gained 60lbs at least before I got off of it :(
  • LFDBabs
    LFDBabs Posts: 297 Member
    I took the depo shot twice. In that six month period, I gained over 20lbs and did not change my eating habits or my exercise habits. The weight gain is what made me decide to stop getting the shot. I'm sure it doesn't happen to everyone. It's really too bad because it's a fantastic method of birth control.
  • HollyRutledge
    HollyRutledge Posts: 250 Member
    I was on it twice before and it stopped my periods but I never gained any weight on it. Of course I was working out like crazy and running 2 miles every other day (Army) but I didnt gain anything.
  • lovelyrose11
    lovelyrose11 Posts: 609 Member
    My mom took it years ago and she literally gained 30 lbs in 2 months! She jogged twice a day and ate a strict diet. She went back to the dr and he told her this happens all the time. For some reason no matter how hard she worked that weight didn't come off for a while. I think it took her like a year. Sorry...I am not trying to be discouraging I am just telling you what I know happened to my mom. I have never taken it.
  • azlady7
    azlady7 Posts: 471 Member
    thanks everyone for the insight! I will continue to fight the food munchies and be very mindful of my eating. I'm just going to get my tubes tied! lol! then i wont have to worry about any hormones from a shot, or pill or any other form.

    got my tubes tied too, it was my only alternative since any bc (other than condoms and sponges) that wouldnt kill me. i had no idea some of these bc's could cause weight gain! i am forever thankful i cant take them lol
  • ArchyJill
    ArchyJill Posts: 548 Member
    I was on it for years and never gained anything.
  • kimad
    kimad Posts: 3,010 Member
    Hey!
    I can't say I gained weight, I can't remember back that far.... but I had a whole slew of other problems and don't recommend it myself.
    I would bleed for 8 weeks straight, with 3 off before starting over. I had mood swings like noones business, hot & cold flashes, I was paranoid. And all that stopped when I went off of it onto a birth control pill.

    Good luck to you!
  • Hopelessbird
    Hopelessbird Posts: 133
    I had the opposite effect on birth control. I actually lost 15lbs while on depo but I had to switch to the pill because it wasn't the right BC for me. I'm trying to get pregnant this year, so I stopped taking birth control 8 months ago.

    Since I stopped being on the the pill started gaining 10lbs in 6 months. The weight gain was a slow creep and I didn't even notice it until my clothes started getting a little tight.

    I upped my workout from 3x a week to 5x a week. It stopped the weight gain and I am now working on my diet to lose weight.
  • ZivaDivasMomma
    ZivaDivasMomma Posts: 2
    I take depo, have been using it since I was 13, to help with the irregularity of my periods, I have not gained weight in the years I've used it and I am know 26 years of age. I didnt have any issues with the side effects commonly associated with the Depo Provera shots.
  • may2490
    may2490 Posts: 65 Member
    So about 4 weeks ago my doctor gave me the depo shot.... i then went to see an obgyn ( i should have went there first) who told me i am basically doomed and will deffinately gain weight. This shot lasts for three months. I have already gained like 8 pounds. However i just had surgery and had a stint put in my kidney for kidney stones and my weight gain happened the day of surgery and over night. I am just wondering if any women out there have taken the shot and not gained... I have been hearing horrorible things about this shot.

    Yup. I just stopped taking Depo because of the weight that I was gaining. I would gain about 5 -10 pounds within a week of getting my shot. That just about killed my workout motivation. My doc said its part of the depo and the way its designed, since it goes throughout your whole body, the hormones reacting with your body tend to make you gain weight. :/
  • spicy618
    spicy618 Posts: 2,114 Member
    Wow, so glad i came across this. I'm scheduled to have the Depo shot tomorrow. :frown: I'm having it because I suffer with PMDD. The Dr. said this will help him determine which hormone is actually driving me crazy. Apparently, the Depo "shut off" either Progesteron or Estrogen, can't remember which. According to him, if while on the Depo for 3 months, my symptoms ease, then I don't need to have my Ovaries removed.

    After reading all these responses about the weight gain, I'm really having second thoughts. :sad: I will have to talk to him about this tomorrow.

    I don't have a problem watching my calories and exercising a few days a week. However, the posts from those who are very active and healthy eaters and still gained weight is really terrifying. At my age It will take really long to lose 20 or 30 pounds, on top of the 10 I have left to reach my goal weight.

    Best of luck to the OP :flowerforyou:
  • kaned_ferret
    kaned_ferret Posts: 618 Member
    I was on depo for 7 years and gained constantly from when I got it to when I gave it up! Starting weight of 50kg as a teenager, finishing at somewhere in the region of 80kg >.<

    evil evil evil

    For me the benefits of the whole no period thing outweighed the weight gain, well, until I "realised" how bad it really was - it really does creep up on you! Wouldn't go back there again for all the chocolate in the world!
  • AJs_Journey
    AJs_Journey Posts: 40
    I am sure its possible to not gain very much but whne I had it I gained 60 pounds in 3 months... it was brutal. I hope that your experience is better then mine!
  • nickynoodlecartwright
    nickynoodlecartwright Posts: 11
    Hi,
    I have been on ity since october 2010 and i only put on 6 lbs in that time, i think that everyone is different. But the only problem with depo is once its in your system it will take 3 months or more to get out. You just have to take the chance. On the other had i had the implant fitted and had it in for 2 years and i gained 3 stone. And they both contain the same hormone. I wouldnt worry, just follow your calories and im sure you will be fine.

    Nicky x
  • lmoore9107
    lmoore9107 Posts: 38 Member
    I've never done the depo shot but one form of bc pill I gained 15lbs in a month and I was just mean person haha. I make sure I have my generic specific brand because I'm worried to try anything else haha!
  • Sepheara
    Sepheara Posts: 208 Member
    I was on it for 8 years and had severe bone mass loss. I was told (by my doctor) to tell everyone I know not to take it!
    WARNING: LOSS OF BONE MINERAL DENSITY
    Women who use Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection may lose significant bone mineral density. Bone loss is greater with increasing duration of use and may not be completely reversible.

    It is unknown if use of Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection during adolescence or early adulthood, a critical period of bone accretion, will reduce peak bone mass and increase the risk for osteoporotic fracture in later life.

    Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection should not be used as a long-term birth control method (i.e., longer than 2 years) unless other birth control methods are considered inadequate. (See Warnings and Precautions (5.1)).

    I was told by my doctor, and my obgyn, that if I Increase my calcium via a supplement that I shouldn't really lose bone mass. And that it typically happens at least 5 years after being on the shot, and that not only does it not affect everyone, but that the effects are reversible when you stop taking the shot. Also my doctor told me the younger you are the less likely you are to experience this. There’s also a simple bone density test they can do every 5 years to see if you're losing any mass. It’s simple, like an x-ray but without the radiation. Yeah, there's a black box warning, because there are issues that some people have, but not everyone. Raising awareness and educating people about their options is helpful, but in almost 10 years of being on the shot I have not lost any bone mass at all.
  • rissasgunnadoit
    rissasgunnadoit Posts: 89
    I DEFINITLY THINK IT DEPEDNS ON THE PERSON

    i have been on the depo for almost 5 years non stop, right after i had my daughter and i went from 176lbs down to 125, and then a year later back down to 115 (no working out no dieting most likley just very active with a baby, i stayed "little" till my husband joined the army and i became a stay at home mom, and the pounds started tackin on, i went from 125 to 140 the first year, he deployed and i went back home to be with family and i went back down to 125 (i was back working and doing things with friends) then he came home from deployment and we moved back to texas where i became a stay at home mom again this past november....from november of 11 to today i went from 135 to 160......all because of being inactive......


    bottom line, the depo does not make you gain weight, it slows your metabolizm so yyou just have to be a bit more active to refrain from gaining, it is NOT A DEATH SENTANCE!!!!!!!...

    i started using MFP and within two weeks of being more active again (not going back to work just walking jogging etc light exercise) i have lost 5 pounds....

    please everyone do not blame the depo for weight gain....and if your obgyn is saying "YOU WILL ABSOLUTLY GAIN WEIGHT" THERE FULL OF ****, MY OBGYN TOLD ME IT SLOWS YOUR MOTABOLISM TO JUST BE A LIL MORE ACTIVE AND BEING MORE ACTIVE WILL BOOST YOUR MOTABALISM BACK UP :)


    feel free to friend me guys :)
  • jdlund09
    jdlund09 Posts: 3
    I have taken the shot for 3 years, and I gain TONS OF weight! I just recently went off of it, and My shot was due 2 days ago and I didn ot renew it because I want to find Birth Control that doesn't make you gain that much weight!
  • Carolyn_79
    Carolyn_79 Posts: 935 Member
    I took it about 10 years ago and gained no weight. I was considering going back on it last year but opted against it because I didn't feel comfortable with some of the side effects.

Categories