This is the first time i have ever been on any type of birth control and i am unsure if my symptoms are "normal" so please help... I got my depo shot about a month or two ago and i just recently came on my period, however, its been lasting for a little longer than 2 weeks!!! Before i had the shot, my period lasted about 5 days... Is this normal???!!!
2007-03-19 12:50:44 · 10 answers · asked by Mixed_Mami001 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
that is completely normal. when i was on the shot the first couple of periods i got lasted almost a month. sooo gross! but eventually my period completely stopped after about a year. your body just needs to get used to the hormones.
2007-03-19 12:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I got the depo shot once, and I spotted for a couple of weeks around the time my normal period was due. I doctor said it was normal because it was my first time taking the shot (even though I had been on the pill for a while), and my hormones weren't sorted out yet. After I came off the shot I bled so heavy it scared me, but the doctor said that was normal too, because my hormones were stabalizing, and just put me back on the pill.
I will never take the depo shot again!!
2007-03-21 19:59:26 · answer #2 · answered by All Smiles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on Depo for about 4 years. During the first 2 years I gained 60 pounds even though I didn't change my eating and I still went to the gym. The weight gain was the main reason I eventually quit taking it. Plus I was ready for a baby. I stopped having periods after a few months and never had another one the whole time I was on it. It took 18 months for me to get pregnant after I stopped taking it.
2016-03-29 06:42:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the depo shot can change your period totally. I used to take it and would go 3 months without one but when the shot was wearing off i would start bleeding profusely. You never know what is going to happen with it. Check with your Dr.
2007-03-19 12:55:56 · answer #4 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes. Often a woman on hormonal birth control will experience an unusual period the first few times around. If the blood flow is severe or if you start to feel weak/dizzy, consult your doctor. If not, this may just be your body trying to normalize after the hormone.
2007-03-19 12:55:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes you will spot or bleed on and off for the remander of the shot once you get your second shot your period will stop completely. So if you can wait it out it will pay off in the long run.
2007-03-19 15:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes see with the shot you are not getting estrogen so you spot frequently. Friends of mine bled all time had to stop you should get on the pill girl
2007-03-21 17:51:01 · answer #7 · answered by simpleyme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure.Any time u start on a new birth control,it can change yur cycle.When I was on Depo I didn't have 1 the whole time.U'll b fine!*
2007-03-19 12:55:52 · answer #8 · answered by Joyful 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i would see your doctor ASAP when i was on depo my period stopped completely right away and everyone is different but u should get it checked out just in case or call talk to your doctors nurse she will ask the doctor if u dont want to go back in
2007-03-19 12:54:45 · answer #9 · answered by brown eyed girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
usually women don't have their peroids when they get the shot, as far as i remember I would call your dr and ask him or her about it
2007-03-19 12:54:21 · answer #10 · answered by Christy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋