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| let me tel you all...depo is evil! I got my first and last shot in july 09. me and my dauther had tree fall on us and it nearly killedher back in august. shortly after that i started having panjc attacks. now im getting better with medical and professional help. my racing and bad thoughts go away easier, but their still there. i also had jmy 2nd baby in may so the combnation of all that messed me up. the depo shot made it all WAY WORSE then it needed to be. BE SMART AND DONT GET THAT POISON injected in your body!!! God made women tave normal periods. i bled for 2 months strait! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi, I got my first depo shot in march of this year (2009) and i was fine the first 3 months then i got my second shot in july and i just got my other shot today. I didnt know it was the depo that was causing these side effects but i feel literally crazy and now im stuck with these symptoms for another 3 months. I feel really paranoid, like i freak out about my heart and i feel like i cant breathe sometimes. I also feel like im in a dream like state to an extent. Like im constantly out of it (I dont do drugs). Whenever i want to fall asleep my mind races. I cant drive anymore because whenever i do i feel like im gonna pass out cause i get so light headed and my heart begins to race. Its like im CONSTANTLY dealing with mini panic attacks. Im also terrified of leaving the house and i feel like im ALWAYS right . Like everyone else is wrong. Not matter what the argument is. For example even if someone is "listening" to me i feel like the aren't comprehending what im saying so i break down and start crying. Im also have very depressed/sucidal thoughts. I think i need some serious help because of this shot. I mean i was NOTHING like this before i took the shot. I was such a sweet heart. Has anyone notcied symptoms like mine? i cant describe them properly because its impossible. If you have anything along the lines of my symptoms PLEASE email me Heatherayyy@hotmail.com Like seriously . Im calling out for help and i KNOW its because of the depo shot. I aalways had a gut feeling it was depo but i didnt think it could be a simple ol' birth control causing me to lose my mental control. |
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| Take Depo Provera off the Market I say!!! BAD BAD BAD, cant wait to stay off it and lose weight and be my humble self again instead of feeling tired most of the time, depressed, headaches etc etc |
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| I am so glad im reading more about the side effects, I have been on the Depo Provera for 2yrs now, only so I wouldnt get my periods, but only just lately i've been experiencing depression more frequently, blurred vision and I noticed im just binge eating and my belly swells up, feeling fatigued, and migraines a few times a month! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dear friend: I had my first shot of depro provera on March 20th 2009; I kow that it is a terrible experience. It will take about 6 months for you to more less be able to feel better. I not ok 100% yet but now I am able to use the computer. Hang in there! Pray it helps! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did you responed to her;Please let me know the outcome. It has been a living nightnare for me since I experienced the depro provera on March 20th 2009. Thank you! |
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| I've been on Depo for around 10 years and love it. I have had no side effects (other than below) and I have not had a period for years which is the ultimate outcome for me since I had severe pain and heavy menstrual bleeding. I'm devastated that my doctor has advised me I have to go off it for a while due to a bone mineral density scan result showing I'm in the Osteopenia range. (Reduction in bone mineral density is a standard side effect of Depo due to it sapping the calcium from your system.) As soon as I get a scan result in the normal range I'll be right back on it again.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hello, everybody. I would like to share my story with those dying to have their menses back after one shot taken mistakenly. I am 28, got married last May and my ex insisted we postpone pregnancy. So, I had one shot of Depo-Provera on 10 June 09. I suffered from amenorrhea till today. I had a history with depression and increased to the extent that I attempted suicide!!! My weight just swelled. I was 70 Kilos; I am now 85+ kilos. Ironically I go divorced but my body is still suffering from this ONE shot!!!! Its effect should be gone by 10 September 09 but still no period! And I kept swelling and swelling like a balloon, exhausted all the time, de-motivates, depressed, difficulty to get off bed, excessive sleep, binge eating, aggression, low sex drive. So, I decided to consult a gynaecologist two weeks ago and asked her to set me free from this shot and give anything to release the menses stock kept within my body. Thank God, she prescribed Cyclo-progynova pills. They are 21, composed of two hormones, one (while tablets) is concerned with the thickening of cervical mucus done by the Depo-Provera and so the menses is released and the other hormone (brown tablets) to balance the former hormone to avoid cervical cancer. After the 21 pills, one per day I was supposed to expect my period to show up. Good news are, this morning 7 October 09, I felt nauseous just like the way I used to feel before getting this stupid shot. Then, I saw few drops of blood in my underwear. I DO NOT recommend this shot to anybody. It is FATAL. |
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| I am 28 and recently seperated from my husband. We were nerver able to have kids due to his infertility but something i always wanted. I have not been on contraception for 9 years and asked my doctor what is available and what he recommends. I asked about any side effects I could expect as I was concerned that an injection was a bit scary with no control. He advised me I may just have heavier periods.. I was fine with that. This is my first shot, I have bled for 7 weeks, some days so heavy I need to change my clothes twice. I have extreme abdominal cramping which causes pain all up my back aswell and I am so tired from the constant loss of blood. I struggle getting out of bed but with work and full time uni I don't have a choice. I recently met a guy and found sex was so painful I had to get him to stop. I have never had this problem before, I have always had a very sexual relationship and love it. I found this extremely disturbing, but found the next time was also just as painful. There is nothing I can do but wait until this wears off and put up with all the side effects which were not even mentioned when asked about. i would not recommend Deprovera to anyone as the lack of control you have and the length of time it takes to wear off far out weighs the benefits. |
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| I have read your story and many others and I have to say, I have one of my own. A couple of years ago like 2001 I had went on the Depo, because my body rejected any other form of birth control. So we meaning the doc. and I felt this was the best for me. I did miss a dose and ended up pregnant but found out at 5 and 1/2 months that the baby boy I was carrying had to be aborted.They did many tests on me and my husband to find the cause and found nothing. So I lost my hair in chunks, my baby had spinal bifida, with no family history and also tested him after and genetically we are all fine. So like that wasnt enough, I thought nothing of it and went back on it. Later on in 2003 I missed another dose and soon found out I was again pregnant. I honestly didnt want to go through this again, very scared is what I was. But found out again I was having a baby girl. So my husband, mother, and I had many tests done to make sure everything was fine. But again found out that there was something wrong, she had gastroschisis. Which anyone who knows it is like spinal bifida, only instead of the spine not closing it was her stomach that did not close. So the doctors had no answer for me or my family besides that I just fell in the odds of this happening.This was really bad odds if u ask me. So I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl Hope, thats what we named her. But she shortly did 20 days later. So I never went back on it again. I have to say before these two sick pregnancys I had two normal healthy babys that r doing great. After this last one I waited two yrs, and had two more healthy babys! So my mother calls me up last night and tells me she seen on t.v. that there was a law suite for this depo and it causes spinal bifida so I guess Im not the only one who had these odds.Since I have been off for a couple of years I feel ok not 100% better, but I have 4 healthy children and my life!!!!!!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I believe this birth control is too unpredictable to stay on the market. Too many women have had horrible reactions to it. Doctors are known not to tell you the side effects which can be severe and life threatening. When I decided to go on the shot my doctor told me I may gain 5 lbs and may not have a period. It sounded perfect! I took it for 1 year because it was so wonderful not having to worry about that monthly visiter and I didn't realize at first that my problems were caused from the shot. Before the shot I was 'normal'. After being on depo for a couple months I started having extreme mood swings. I would have uncontrolled rages at the drop of a hat. They became more frequent and even physical. I had absolutely no control over them. I felt as though I were going insane. I had bouts of depression so severe I was ready to end my life. I was literally happy one moment, livid or despaired the next. I reacted to this anger and depression in ways I never had before. My boyfriend and I would fight constantly. I would get extremely angry over the stupidest things. I was paranoid all the time. It caused all kinds of problems in my life. The most severe were emotionally related, but I also lost interest in sex and intercourse started to become painful. I stopped taking it and it took at least a year for my moods to get better. I still (3 years later) have more mood swings than I idid prior to the shot. I wonder if they will ever return to normal. I still have unexplained pain during intercourse that comes and goes. My memory is terrible now and I find it hard to retain things I had no problem with in the past. When I quit taking it and told my doctor why, he nodded and said it is a side effect that is fairly common. Funny how they leave that out when recommending it. |
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| i just got my first shot did u get urs in ur arm or ur butt |
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| I know how most of you girls feel about depo. I used it for 9 months about 6 years ago and I haven't been the same since. I didn't have any bone related issues thank god, but I do have extreme hormone problems now. I have a request to any girls who want to help me with getting a formal investigation performed on the reproductive and long term effects of Depo Provera, please send me your horror stories, including infertility claims, at uniqueedm@hotmail.com. Another thing I am interested in, to the girls who are having reproductive problems, go visit your family doctor and order him to test your PROGESTERONE levels. I have found that the problems I have are caused by high Progesterone (which is what the depo shot is!). The best day to get this blood test done is on day 3 (the third day after you start your period) your progesterone levels should be very low and this makes the test easier to read and compare to normal values. If you progesterone on day 3 of your cycle is high, please let me know so I can collect this information as well and use it to help get this investigation performed. You do not have to include any personally identifying information in the emails. Thank you so much girls! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I used Depo for 9 years, best thing since sliced bread for me. Prior to Depo I had years of frustration with weight gain and thrush while using 3 different oral contraceptive pills. Frustratingly, in my early twenties with 3 years study yet to go at uni I was refused my first request to use Depo by a male doctor who thought I might want to get pregnant within the next 2 years!! Depo got rid of my period so I continued to use it despite my husband offering to have a vasectomy. I only stopped using Depo after successfully seeking a LAVH (laparascopically assisted hyster ectomy), also fabulously successful (3 tiny finger-width scars). Had I not managed to circumnavigate two male doctors who thought I should have to put up with a lifetime of periods despite having no interest in reproduction, I'd still be using Depo. I'm suprised and disappointed for those women unfortunate enough to experience side effects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IT WORKS FOR ME!!! I have been on Depo since I had my first child 9yrs ago - I went off it to have my second child (conception took 9 mnths) and then continued using it. I have had NONE of the side effects mentioned by others: no weight gain (although I am very active), no aches pains, headaches, no bleeding. A lot of the side effects mentioned are those that can occur with the use of any contraception pill or method. I write this not to dispute anyone elses experience but only note that not everyone has a negative experience on depo. From reading alot of the posts - clearly it is not for everyone - but it is the right thing for my body and I guess it is up to the individual whether it is worth risking the side effects while trying it out. |
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| at least you were off of it inbetween.. my doc wasn't informed about that and now i just have to try to live with the side effects that aren't getting any better | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| i know that thing with the doctors work.. mine just kept on telling me that it was in my head and that i was perfectly fine.. all that shot did was cause me stress.. it just didn't hit me to bad at first but i was on it for at least 3 yrs straight which i then found out wasn't suppose to happen.. but it was to late .. 5 yrs later and i'm still suffering from all of the effects of it.. the side effects don't go away no matter what you try.. sleep is the biggest problem.. i'm lucky to get maybe 3 hrs in a row then my legs cramp up on me and wake me up.. so i hope things get better for you.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi everyone, I got my first depo injection in january 2009. my period came at its normal scheduled time the first month and lasted for 4 months. was supposed to go back for my second shot in april 2009 but i was so afraid to do another one that i never did. my period finally stopped in may for about a month or so, then returned with a vengeance in at the end of july and has been torturing me ever since. and im not talking spotting either. im talkin about soaking up 2 overnight pads in 7 hours. i made an appt with my gp and hope that he can give me something to make me feel normal again because something is definitely wrong. I have the feelings of depression and anxiety that a lot of you all are having and thought it was job stress related. started seeing a therapist who gave me a prescription of zoloft. now i know what the real issue is after finding this site. my heart goes out to all the women who have not had a positive experience on depo. and to those out there who claim we should have done our research... guess what i did. the fact remains that everyones body is different and will react differently to drugs administered. my g.p did suggest that i try the nuva ring first tho... wish i woulda listened... |
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| i have been on depo for 5 years i just recently got off back in may of 2009 i started on my birthday september 27th 2004, the only good thing out of taking depo is that i have no kids and i didn't get my period at all...other than that i gained weight my first year on it but by the end of that year i was back to my normal size 6 because i stay active but also i gained some very bad side affects i became a very angry person, i snap out for no reason and i stay !irritated! the smallest thing make me so mad and when i look back i be thinking damn it really wasn't that deep...i also be very depressed at time just out of no where i can be having the BEST day then all of a sudden i be real sad or i can be laughng and talking then i be MAD for no reason..i swear i feel crazy. also my sex drive became off the hook i want it everyday all day and not that i think its a problem nor do my partner lol but i usually hear people say they don't be wanting to have sex and i'm the total oppisite...now i never been good at taking pills and things so when it come to taking calcium i am no good my bones are basically destroyed i was on the swimming team and i had to quit because my bone got so bad that the pressure from the water would cause me to be so sore i would cry i just was at my doctors appointment today (8/16/09) because now when i walk i fall over sometimes because i loose my ballence from the pain i just started taking once a day women and im hoping that it work.... so to rap this all up i wouldn't recomend depo to anyone because its a whole lot that comes with it | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Its been now about 2 1/2 months since I have had my first depo shot. What I thought was a normal period turned out to be a prolonged period. My doctor gave me Premarin 0.3 estrogen pills but it has not stopped the bleeding. I am not bleeding heavy but I am still bleeding. I am sick and fed up of this now and I would like it to stop. I just wish so hard that I did my home work on this pill. I will NEVER ever take this shot again nor will i recommend it to anyone!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I'm 17 and just got my first shot on july 24th 2009. I was scarred to get it because when my mother was on it it caused her to pee out blood clots. Today is August 10th 2009 and for the past 2 weeks I have been having akward dreams that I won't be able to have children and I will adopt a set of twins. After reading these horror stories today it is very highly possible that if I continue with it and it has a bad reaction that I could be unable to have children in the future... I hope I don't sound paranoid, but I have an usualy high rate of knowing something befor it happens I've been told I'm pychic but idk what god would think of that. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If you believe that it is the shot that is the cause of change in behavior, instead of taking the depo shot if she has already had a child there is a plastic device called Mirena it is placed in the servicks and prevents pregnacy for 5yrs it can always be removed if you both decide to add on to the family... If she does not like the idea of Mirena you could look and find the most upsetting Depo horror stories either print out pages or show her the website, It might make her open her eyes to alternate types of birth control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi, I am a 33 year old who prior to using depo provera was a healthy woman. I know exactly what you are talking about. In 1998 after my daughter was born my step-mother and sister-in-law convinced me to go to the doctor and get depo. My sister-in-law was using it and she said it was good. The doctor reassured me that if I want more kids I become fertile as soon as I stop using it (after 3 months). They told me I may gain weight (I went from size 18 to now being 28)but failed to tell me about the major side effects. I last had my injection may 2001. I have not had a period since then and we have been trying for another child since 2002. Every time I would ask the doctor if I can have more kids they always reassured me that winthin 3 months of the injection I would be fertile again. I now have polycystic ovaries (never had that prior to injections), type 2 diabetes (getting worse - body can't use insulin properly) my periods still haven't started up and I get hair growing under my chin down my neck and my arms etc have thickened up like a man. I have many other problems starting up because of the polycystic ovaries and diabetes starting. Every doctor I talk to denies depo had nothing to do with it, yet prior to using it I had very regular periods and no health issues. Why won't these people take responsibility for what has happened? I am upset this is affecting my marriage and mentally I am going nuts. I can't lose weight because of it and I am now infertile because of it. I tell people DON"T USE DEPO PROVERA as it ruins your life. How can we get our message across to the company making it so they can research it properly? It is ruining too many lives and no-one is willing to take responsibility for it. How can we get help for this problem? How can we get the message across to the manufactuer that these things are happening? I know I am not the only one, as a nurse I have met several other nurses who have told me more or less the same thing has happened to them too. |
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| ive only had one shot and i CAN NOT WAIT for it to wear off so i can go back to my normal period. i miss having my period so much. it makes me feel normal and healthy and regular. i hate this depo shot and the worst thing is i got it b/c my dr. said "YOU SHULD JUST GET ON IT U NEVER KNW" well guess what YOU DO KNOW i got it march and i havent had sex once since ive been on it. uggggh please leave me alone depo shot. NEVER AGAIN. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi I agree with you 100% my daughter has had all your symptoms this is a poisonous substance and should be banned and the victims should be compensated because of the health complications they have had to endure now and in the future who knows its a scandle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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