i was taking Depo-provera for nearly 4 years was due to getmy last injection mid-june but decided not to continue with it. For the last month I have been getting really tired, have really sore breasts which has never happened before and my skin is breaking out in spots. I've not had a period since starting the injection 4 years ago. Could these symptoms be a side effect of stopping the injection or could i be pregnant. I already have a child and didn't feel like i do now.
2006-09-05 10:54:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
I have been on Depo Provera for almost 10 years. I went through a time where I didn't have any health insurance so I couldn't get my next injection. After about 4-5 months after I didn't get my next indection, I started feeling as though I was pregnant my breasts were sore, I felt nauseated, tired all the time, and I had cravings. I knew for sure that I was pregnant but everytime I took a test, it was negative. I even went to the doc to have a blood test which is the most accurate because it measures your hormone levels. The doc told me that my body was going through a hormonal change. My body was tricking me into thinking that I was pregnant because the Depo which is a hormone was leaving my body. I also experienced the worst period of my life afterwards. I was bleeding so bad that I was lightheaded and weak a lot. So please be careful!
2006-09-05 11:11:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just the reaction to not continueing the injections. If you dont want another pregnancy make sure you take suitable precautions. I myself had the same problem as you describe. Convinced I was pregnant I came to terms with it and went to the docs telling him I was 3 months pregnant but was astonished to find I wasnt. Already having 3 boys I couldnt understand my symptoms if I wasnt pregnant. Four periods in 19 months caused me to have a cyst which eventually burst on its own, still having further probs went into hospital for laparoscopy to find out the real cause. I was 20 weeks pregnant with my daughter. I thought I was in a dream when they brought me out of anaesthathesia and told me. The joke still stands in our family, my daughter now 12 wasn't a sister but a cyst. All these symptoms came from the same injection you speak of.
These are side effects but do have a test to put your mind at rest and then ensure alternative contraception.
2006-09-05 19:32:26 · answer #2 · answered by shanie_shaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on the shot and after I stopped taking it my body went crazy. It took almost 6 months before I got my period again...and even then it wasn't normal. I still have problems and it's been a year and a half. You could be pregnant. Just go to Wal Mart and buy a pregnancy test. First Response is pretty good and it's not expensive. Either way I wish you luck.
2006-09-05 21:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more than likely your body getting used to the fact that you have not had the injection. When my ex wife had it she was tol it would take about a year for your body to be totally free of the drug. I suggest you consult your gp. I am reading some of these answers and they are not very nice at all. These people must think its a luahg or something. I hope you are ok but please see your gp.
2006-09-05 20:50:37 · answer #4 · answered by Jason G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its very likely that you are prego but a test will put your mind at rest. These are the after affects from not having the depo injection.
2006-09-05 18:03:45 · answer #5 · answered by janine e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can be up to a year to get your hormone levels back to normal after taking depo-provera, visit your GP or family planning centre just to put your mind at rest
2006-09-05 18:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by jules 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be side affects. Also remember your body is still adjusting to this change. Ask the doctor for advice and you could also do a test to be sure,
2006-09-06 05:14:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a hormonal reaction to not taking the shot. If you are dying to find out, take a EPT.
2006-09-05 17:59:04 · answer #8 · answered by tonno 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and one month ago when the Depo shot is supposed to wear off.. you didnt use any other method of birth control..
duh
2006-09-05 17:57:38 · answer #9 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you done the obvious? work out how long ago you made love! Only you know, or maybe its just your bodys way of saying enuff is enuff!
2006-09-05 18:03:37 · answer #10 · answered by Tivvy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋