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Re: depo provera & anxiety/depressionFrom: Becky (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:39:07 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Tara wrote: > >I've been on the shot for a year now, I've had several bad side effects >but what's really bugging me is the anxiety and depression... some days >i feel my world is crumbling apart... i also feel like my head is ----------- I know exactly how you feel! I had awful headaches that got worse with each shot, but I didn't think about the depression/moodiness being related at the time. I'm a normally upbeat and positive person, but I had trouble just getting out of bed in the morning on Depo. I remember even thinking about suicide. Before that, I had always found it unfathomable that someone would just "give up" like that. It was very frightening! I remember it taking about 2 weeks to a month from the first missed shot date for the headaches to subside. I started feeling better "emotionally" too right about the same time (then it finally hit me why I had been so depressed). I wasn't sure how much of the depression was caused by the constant pain of headaches, but I will NEVER take that stuff again and make sure to tell anyone who asks about my experiences. I think it's a great idea, but 3 months is a long time when you're feeling that bad. I don't know whether it's possible to get a less long term dose or if using the minipill would have a similar effect that you could discontinue at the first sign of problems. I'd be curious to know.
-- Becky Smith beckyms@globalic.com
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