What is your experience with the depo shot? is it a good form of birth control?

Question

i haven't gained any weight but i am spotting, been on it for 3 months now

and the patch is killing women so thats why i stopped taking it, there talking about taking it off the market

i'm married, so condoms aren't a good suggestion and i'm microphobic 9 so i can't take small pills

Answer 1

I have had it since last year. It's like foolproof, so it's an excellent form of birth control. The thing I love the MOST about it is that it stops your period, did you know? SWEET.
However, it made my face break out and become as oily as saudi arabia. It's like all the male hormone side effects. It's also known to kill your sex drive (TRUE). And its kind of a pain to have to go back to the obgyn every three months. But no birth control is perfect so you take the good with the bad, you know? Would I recommend it? yeah

Answer 2

I would stay away from it. I know several people who have been on it and gotten pregnant. THE ULTIMATE WEIGHT GAIN! Or they had irregular periods and gained alot of weight. Personally, I used the patch and that thing was great. There was no reaching up in my crotch once a week to pull a ring out, and no taking a pill every day at the same time. Both of which I have friends that have gotten pregnant anyways. I just put a patch on in one of four areas and forgot about it for a week. I couldn't even tell it was there. The only side effect I had from it was that I became a little emotional (I would cry) but I was also in a tough situation at the time and probably would've cried anyways. They stay on through water and when you want to take it off it doesn't hurt, so that was my birth control of choice.

Answer 3

There are good things and bad things about depo provera. I was on it for 3 years. My periods all but stopped. Which is a good thing. I gained 30 pounds. That's a bad thing. Not everyone will have the same side effects. You have to be regular about getting your shots. You must go every three months to the doctor. When I went off depo, I lost the 30 pounds in about 2 months. You could try it and if you have undesirable side effects you can stop it. It was convenient not having to worry about birth control every day but the weight gain was not worth it.

Answer 4

Yes it is a good birth control but the side effects is not worth it. I got ONE shot with my oldest daughter after she was born, went back on the pill because I gained weight from the Depo shot, took us forever to get pregnant with our second daughter because the Depo stays in your system for a long time. It is nice not to have a period while on the Depo but the weight gain and not being able to conceive is not worth the trouble. The pill has always worked for me.

Answer 5

My experience with the depo shot was terrible. I personally feel it is an unnatural way to be temporarily "infertile" because its purpose is to disrupt your body and STOP the natural process of maturing and passing eggs. My side effects were not good either. I have normally nice skin, very rarely breaking out; except when I was on depo. And my sex drive dropped dramatically! If you are wanting something that is a little less worry free, talk to your gyn about the bc patch, or stick w/condoms...

Answer 6

I have had several friends that did this and my advice is STAY AWAY. Not only did they have a major weight gain (20lbs or more) but their periods would last a month. They were so moody, one extreme or the other. I have never met anyone who took the shot that was happy. My suggestion would be to ask your doctor about the NuevoRing. It stays inside for 3 weeks, if you want to have a period you leave it out for a week, if you don't then you just put another in. They are GREAT!

Answer 7

I gained about 40 pounds in the year that I was on it! I've been off since Feb. and am just losing the weight now! I play hockey once a week, walk my dogs about an hour every night and cycle 40 km every other day. I don't eat junk food. The only thing different was the depo shot.
It apparently also decreases your bone density so you have to take calcium supplements.

Answer 8

I used to use Depo a few years ago. It was nice, I didn't get a period the ENTIRE time I was on it which was a year and a half. But my sister was on it also and she developed hypothyroidism. Don't know for sure if it's from the Depo or not but think about it, you've got a 3 month supply of hormones sitting in your body it's bound to mess up your glands. I wouldn't go back on it.

Answer 9

i had a bad experience with depo. when i got on it i bled for the first 3 months i was on it. and when you get that shot your not supposed to bleed at all no period or nothing. i gained alot of weight. so i never went back for the secont shot. But i have a friend who took and didn't bleed or anything for the 4 years that she was on it. she also got pregnant on the shot and didn't know it. I guess it depends on the person. But i wouldn't use it again.
Hope this helps.

Answer 10

I didn't have a great experience with the depo shot. The first one was fine...the second one was a problem. I took a muscle relaxant, and it reacted with the hormones from the shot, and I had an allergic reaction, and there was nothing they could do to stop it. I had to wait for the sot to end. I then tried to get pregnant about 6 months later..only to find that the shot had stopped my body from ovulaTING. I had to take clomid to start ovulating again...and did finally get pregnant