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

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

From: JoAnn NP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:23:39 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 20 Oct 2008, Jb wrote: >
>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?

Jb Did you get your period since January? If not,your Health Care Provider can give you Provera as long as your repeat pregnancy test is negative.This will usually cause you to get a period.If not, other tests are needed. Also ,being not quite suicidal,certainly could call for some mental health counseling.You deserve to feel good.You do not say your age ,but if you are over 40 it could be early stages of menopause also called perimenopause.Ask your doctor if this applies to you.The pill and the Depo differ because most ,not all birth control pills have the added estrogen to cause monthly bleeding,which is optional . JoAnn NP

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Jo Ann  NP
Scottsdale, Arizona

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