Many years ago I went on the birth control pill to regulate my periods and for other odvious reasons. Well the doctors could never really find a pill that help with regulating. I would always have break thru bleeding a week before my regular period. SO it would be like having it for almost 2 weeks. So early this year i decided to try the depo shot. I haven't had any problems other then it's a week before I go in for my next shot and I'm flowing like the mississippi. Do you think I should try going back on the pill or stick with the shot? If anyone else has had problems with break thru on the pill and have found a pill that works well let me know.
2006-06-18 04:13:59 · 6 answers · asked by Boxkar Fan 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
In my opinion, I would stay the heck away from depo! I've had friends that have taken the shot and refuse to ever go back on it becuase of the side effects. How long were you on the pill for? Its common to have breakthrough bleeding when you're on the pill untill it gets regulated into your body. I would suggest going back on them. Give it some time, all side effects of the pill disappear within 3-12 months. I'm not sure where you live but myself and a few other gals I know are on the pill "Marvalon" and none of us have ever experienced side effects becuase of them. The only thing is it may not be offered where you live.. I find the States have alot of brands of b/c pills that I don't believe they sell over here so I would assume it works the oppsite way too.
Hope this helped! Best of luck :)
2006-06-18 05:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by CSF 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I had a lot of problem with break through bleeding and the pill and the only two pills I didn't have that problem with were Ortho-tri cyclin and Ortho-Novum. My sister is on the shot and she has gained A LOT of weight plus her moods are out of whack. But sometimes, women just have a problem with the pill. Your doctor can take care of it, even if it means being on the pill and another medication to boost progesterone, thus helping your bleeding.
2006-06-18 11:29:10 · answer #2 · answered by sgrjackson1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had one Depo (Provera) shot to control dysfunctional uterine bleeding. It did for 2 weeks. It also shot my blood sugar level so high I flipped from being hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) to diabetic. Truly.
Since then, what I have learned about feminine hormones, blood sugar and myself, make me incredibly wary of using hormones for any sort of feminine system control. I am now peri-menopausal, and am using natural ways to avoid hot flashes and other symptoms.
My advice is don't use birth control shots or pills for regulating. Ask your doctor to order the saliva test to determine what your hormones levels are. My blood sugar imbalance (hyperinsulinemia) was causing me to overproduce testosterone and underproduce progesterone. I would bet this is your case too. So for a while, I would use progesterone cream when it looked like my periods weren't going to cease naturally. But get the saliva test first. You don't want to self-treat without knowing that first.
For more info on blood sugar imbalances, check out www.hufa.org.
2006-06-18 11:22:51 · answer #3 · answered by Pegasus90 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm..thats up to you..
I will say this about the Depo shot..
I got my shots every 3 months like I was supposed to and never missed an appointment back in 1993.. I got pregnant while on it..
So, I decided to not try it again..
I guess they way they work depends on the person
2006-06-18 11:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by The Chesire Cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on your age and if you have children the pill may be better, the shot tricks your body into thinking that you are already pregnant, which means that you gain weight, and hormones are at a level to support a baby, eat like crazy, and breast grow.
2006-06-18 11:49:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depo cause"s severe weight gain!!
2006-06-18 11:32:39 · answer #6 · answered by prettylass217 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋