ENDO Messages for January, 2005: Re: Depo Provara Shot

Re: Depo Provara Shot

From: laura (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 10 17:13:28 2005

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Hi Caryn, I also have good and bad things to say. I was on Depo shots for about four years. It kept my period away and I was relatively pain-free. At least I had that whole time to recover from a lap and look at my choices. BUT the side effects from the Depo began slowly and continued to get worse over time. These included headaches with pain in the base of my skull and jaw that lasted for weeks, irritability, insomnia, sweating, joint pain and mood swings. My hair was falling out and bone loss was another concern. I gained 40 pounds, mostly in the abdomen. I was okay with that but my clothes didn't fit anymore! When I tried to switch to birth control pills, my periods were too painful to take and I went right back on the Depo. I had suicidal thoughts in the days right before or after the injection that would come and go so randomly, I think they were hormonal.

I finally opted for a partial hysterectomy. This surgery was a much bigger deal than I thought it would be and the recovery is much longer, too. BUT I'm enjoying getting my libido back, feeling less irritated and much more mellow. I lost weight, I'm happy and I can sleep.

I think the effect of Depo is different for each person and it's important to weigh the good and the bad before you make an important decision. The nice thing about the Depo is that it's easy to change your mind later. Laura

At Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Kari wrote: >
>Caryn--
>I was on Depo for a little over a year and loved it. Loved it, loved it
>,loved it!! The only thing that made me go off it was that I had gained
>alot of weight during the course of that year. I had also quit smoking
>about 4 1/2 months before I started the Depo, so neither my doc or I
>could decide which was causing more of the weight gain. In total it
>turned out to be more than 30lbs. My doc thought that was too much
>weight in such a short amount of time so she suggested that I go off it.
>Almost 2 years later I am now on Ortho LO and so far I haven't had any
>side effects that I can tell. Hope this info helps.
>
>At Sun, 9 Jan 2005, caryn wrote:
>>
>>Has anyone had any luck with the depo shot. I just got my first one
>>last friday and so far so good. Plezse share any storie.
>>
>>Thanks caryn

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