WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2008: CONTRACEPTION: I can't take it! Is all this due to coming off depo?

CONTRACEPTION: I can't take it! Is all this due to coming off depo?

From: Jb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:00:41 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi, Just having a bit of trouble with the idea that all of my current problems are related to ceasing depo injections, as I've effectively now been off for 6 months (last shot Jan 08)& signs & symptoms all rearing their ugly heads now!

Have recently been convinced I was pregnant - sore swollen breasts with milky discharge, lower abdomen cramps & discomfort, lower back pain, intense mood swing (surprised I have any tears left!)... but after 2 neg hpt's I also had a neg blood test. Blood test also looked at prolactin levels & thyroid function as well as some other stuff, which was apparently all good. I'm also booked in for a breast u/s this week, though doc says its merely a precaution, cancer is improbable due to type of discharge & the fact its from both breasts. Only time I have felt like this b4 was during pregnancy, which even though was years ago I don't think it was this bad.

>From what I've read all over the internet, many people have signs or
symptoms immediately after withdrawal from depo. Whilst I have been increasingly moody/snappy over the months, it seems to have gotten out of control! I'm not quite suicidal but I'm sick of myself so can imagine how my family feel. All of the other symptoms are new. Today it seems what I thought was the beginning of another yeast infection, is more like a hemorrhoid. Yay. If all this is due to withdrawal from depo, & is likely to be pre-menstrual, would that have been shown on the blood tests? I mean with hormone levels all over the shop. I thought I'd have one of two answers, pregnancy or prolactinoma - & even though I guess it's good that its not the latter, I feel like there's no definite light at the end of the tunnel. Doc re-ordered bloods again after seeing the discharge for himself, just to make sure I'm ok to start the pill. Will going on another form of bc really tackle all of these issues? After all of this seems to be getting put down to depo suppressing hormones, I can't help but worry about a pill doing the same thing. Help?

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