about how long after starting the depo shot do you start gaining weight?

Answer 1

it doesn't make you gain weight it does increase your appetite but its up to you to control it

Answer 2

I lost weight on depo. I had gained some while on the pill. I actually got to where I couldn't gain any weight. Depo is really bad. I do not recommend it to anyone. Look up horrorstoriesof depoprovera.com before you continue to use it PLEASE. I was on it just over two years and now have been diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 27. Depo causes major bone loss. It I fall I could spend the rest of my life in a wheel chair because my spine is seven times more likely to fracture. My hips are five times more likely to fracture. Depo can also sterilize you. So if you ever plan on having children I would not take it. It took it 1 1/2 years to get out of my system. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Depo won't "make" you gain weight. It does, in some women, cause an increase in appetite. That is why some women gain weight. Most do not.

Answer 4

it is different for everybody. i have been on depo since 1994. and have only gained 12 pounds total over the course of 13 years. i have lost weight and gained some on it.

Answer 5

I never gained weight on the depo shot. Of course, if you expect to gain weight, you probaly will pack some on.
As long as you fight cravings to pack your body full of junk, then you'll be just fine.

Answer 6

i started losing weight on it, but i would not recommend it to anyone. i have tried to get on it 2 different times and both times made me really sick. my uterus walls came out and i started cramping and bleeding, headaches. and then the second time i started bleeding and cramping and couldn't have sex bc it was destroying the tissues and my doctor has put me on the pill, otho tri-cyclin lo, which works good and i havent had problems with it.