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| I had posted on here earlier in April looking to find other birth control options after my Paragard IUD broke. The same day it was taken out, the random doctor I had to see because mine is three hours away, suggest the Depot shot. I think it was the worst decision ever, but I was frazzled and took her advice. I've been bleeding since April. It was supposed to wear off in late June, early July so I got the Paragard again. I had some more bleeding with that, which I experienced last time I got an IUD. But it's August and I'm STILL bleeding. I can count on one hand the days that I haven't bled. TMI, but today it was just abnormal so I called my new doctor and am waiting for them to call me back. I keep reading that bleeding can take months-a year to go away after the depo...I only had one shot so I'm hoping that won't be the case for me but by the looks of it, I feel like it'll never end.. Anyone else experience this? I'm going crazy. I feel like I could buy a horse with the amount of pads and tampons I've bought I'm exaggerating but still.. Everyone's different, but someone please tell me this will stop? |
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Location: Kansas | I've been on the Depo for 2 years now. With my first injection, I bled for a few days....and haven't bled for amost 2 years now. It's a hormone injection, so it might be adversely affecting your body. Women experience different effects with different forms of birth control. I would just see what your doctor says. You might need to try a different form of BC. |
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| I have been on Depo for 20 years No bleeding. I think i bled at first for a few days but they gave me estrogen pills and it stopped. |
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| 3turns - 2016-08-10 9:52 AM
I have been on Depo for 20 years No bleeding. I think i bled at first for a few days but they gave me estrogen pills and it stopped.
Fat. It made me fat. |
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| classicpotatochip - 2016-08-10 9:04 AM
3turns - 2016-08-10 9:52 AM
I have been on Depo for 20 years No bleeding. I think i bled at first for a few days but they gave me estrogen pills and it stopped.
Fat. It made me fat.
Me too. Loved every thing about it - other than that. |
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| IdahoBarrelRacer756 - 2016-08-10 1:00 PM
classicpotatochip - 2016-08-10 9:04 AM
3turns - 2016-08-10 9:52 AM
I have been on Depo for 20 years No bleeding. I think i bled at first for a few days but they gave me estrogen pills and it stopped.
Fat. It made me fat.
Me too. Loved every thing about it - other than that.
My daughter too! She gained like 30 pounds. She has not gotten it again and has since dropped the weight but she will never have it again for sure! |
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| LAC - 2016-08-10 2:05 PM
IdahoBarrelRacer756 - 2016-08-10 1:00 PM
classicpotatochip - 2016-08-10 9:04 AM
3turns - 2016-08-10 9:52 AM
I have been on Depo for 20 years No bleeding. I think i bled at first for a few days but they gave me estrogen pills and it stopped.
Fat. It made me fat.
Me too. Loved every thing about it - other than that.
My daughter too! She gained like 30 pounds. She has not gotten it again and has since dropped the weight but she will never have it again for sure!
I also gained 30 lbs....on a 5'3" frame. My God I was FAT!! The weight was also very easy to lose when I got off the shot, just diet (not even that huffy of a diet), and excercise (not even killing myself). Was all the dang hormones in that nasty shot!
Never went back to hormonal BC, it obviously screws me up! |
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Location: Beggs, OK | Just do a google search on the side effects and the long term fertility implications. I had to have my gallbladder removed when I was 19 because of Depo. I didn't gain weight, in fact I lost weight that I didnt' need to because I wasn't ever hungry. |
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Location: Usa | suddenly your body’s in chaos. I bled for 5 months straight and every time I asked about it, the response was basically “oh, that’s normal.”
Spoiler: it’s not “normal.” It’s common, but it’s not okay. |
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