2007-06-27 08:19:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
I've heard women can gain as much as 80 lbs within a year of being on Depo. Yikes!
2007-06-27 08:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have been on the depo shot for 3 years - yes 3 years and in those three years, I have steadily gained over 30 pounds that despite diet and exercise, hasn't come off.
I don't know that the depo shot is the main reason, but I feel wholeheartedly that it has been a major factor!
I will be coming off it in the next month and I am anxious to see if my weight will decrease.
I would NOT recommend starting these shots unless there are medical reasons beyond birth control to do so. They have a very large impact on a womans physical and mental state and is something I would not have done - if I had it to do over again.
2007-06-27 08:33:48 · answer #2 · answered by tmb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A majority of women gain an excess amount of weight on the depo shot.
It is one of the main negative side affects of the depo shot.
2007-06-27 08:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes increased weight is an unfortunate side-effect of the Depo shot... the shot actually changes your body's natural chemistry unlike the pill and can cause changes in the way your body's metabolism which can cause you to put on extra weight.
2007-06-27 08:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure on the weight gaining but my cousin took the depo shot for 12 years and it gave her arthritis in her spine..just alittle bit of info.. so be careful
2007-06-27 09:12:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes u can rele get fat off the depo shot my friend had two kids and after the second kid she got the depo shot and she started gaining weight like crazy so she stopped taking it.. but yes its true u can get fat from the depo shot..
2007-06-27 08:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by gypsynclint83105 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! I was on it for a year in a half and with in the first 6 months I gained weight. If you ask the doctor they will also tell you people can gain weight off of it. They also become moody too.
2007-06-27 08:23:21 · answer #7 · answered by victoriarose1982 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I gained 10 pounds from it. Its very upsetting to the whole system. I was dizzy and felt sick all the time as well.
2007-06-27 08:27:08 · answer #8 · answered by Jana M 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋