Re: Can Anyone Share Depo Provera Shot Experience
From: Gina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:47:52 -0500 (CDT)
You are having some of the same symptom I am having. Here is my story:
I took the BC shot for 2 years and then got married. We decided to talk
to my OBGYN about getting off the BC shot and he told me that it would
take it 6
months to get out of your system before you would start your period
again. Well it has been almost 15 months now and I still haven't
started my period and I am not ovulating at all. We don't know when I
will start. I have tried 2 medicines to try and jump start my period
and that doesn't help either. In my opinion the BC shot just screws up
your whole body and your body doesn't know what is going on.
Keep me informed on anything you find out.
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Ginalou_25yahoo.com
Gina
At Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Skye wrote:
>
>I just found out that I have PCOS, but I've been on Depo for four years
>now. I wasn't menstating before, and I'm certainly not now. I took my
>last shot *ever* earlier this month. Depo has worked fine for me... who
>can compalin about never mentsrating? It's great! *BUT* If I had know
>about PCOS sooner, I never would have taken depo. (I'm paranoid about
>not being able to concieve later in life). Also because of the depo,
>I'm not ovulating at all, so my doctor is not able to make a 100%
>determination of PCOS (although I'm pretty convinced!).
>
>At Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Stephanie wrote:
>>
>>I have been on DEPO for almost 2 years. Only recently have I had
>>strange periods. I had my period for 3 months and then it went away for
>>a couple weeks then it came back and now it has been a month. I am
>>chaning doctors (my old one sucks) and so I am going to talk to the new
>>one about this. I am not sure if it is normal. But when I was on the
>>pill I would still skip my period for up to 2 months and have horrible
>>pain during my period.
>>
>>The weight gain is due to the pregnancy trick it is doing to your body.
>>It makes you think you are pregnate so you eat more. I notice the first
>>two weeks after my shot I am hungry all the time and it is hard to
>>ignore the hunger. You also retain more water.
>>
>>I have been on a low carb diet and I have felt better on this diet with
>>DEPO but the periods have just gone haywire.
>>
>>Steph
>>
>>At Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Trish wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi everybody
>>>
>>>I am IR and have the full range of symp. of PCOS, taking Met and Spiro,
>>>since May, so far no good results.
>>>
>>>I also was advised by former gyno to take Depo shot to control bleeding,
>>>well it did not.
>>>Took 2 of them kept on bleeding for 6 months.,
>>>Switched doctors, for 2nd opinion she said no don't take next one..
>>>
>>>Problem I have that I am wondering about is the quick weight gain 45
>>>pounds in six months, and almost all in my stomach , it also bloats bad
>>>every evening, a little better in the morning's.
>>>
>>>Does this ever stop ???? How long will it take.
>>>
>>>Started on BCP yesterday, hope this doesn't get worse.
>>>
>>>Would love to hear others experience with this problem.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Trish
>>>
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