Ok, so I've been taking the depo birth control shot for almost 5 years now, which would mean I started taking it in 2002, I went today for my normal shot that occurs every 3 months and the nurse asked me "How long have you been taking depo", and I said almost 5 years, then she said "Have you been taking calcium", and I said no, so then she went and got a head nurse and they told me that I am should have been taking calcium pills because depo causes bone loss, and that in 2004 there was a black box warning saying that no one should take depo for more than 2 years. I had been on depo for 2 years when this notice came out. However today 2007 is the first time I had ever heard that it causes bone loss, that your supposed to take calcium, and that your not supposed to take it for more than 2 years. I always have weird feelings in my legs and stuff and I don't know if the depo shot is why. Shouldn't the clinic have informed me of these risks and told me that I couldn't take it any longer?
2007-07-25 03:26:27 · 5 answers · asked by Tana 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
If I get a bone scan and it says I've had significant bone loss, what kind of legal action or if any should i take against this clinic, who didn't inform me of any BLACK BOX WARNING, when it came out?
2007-07-25 03:26:45 · update #1
Yah ok lydia or whatever........I'm supposed to go every day and check to make sure there isn't a NEW black box warning on something I'm taking........I think not.......its the clinic's reponsibiltiy to inform the patients receiving this medicine that there is a NEW side effect. YOUR LAME!
2007-07-25 04:15:28 · update #2
Any loss of estrogen can lead to bone loss. Birth control pills have estrogen in them, so the risk is lower with bc pills. The Depo-Provera shot only has progesterone. Your doctor should have warned you of this fact before giving the first shot and had you at least sign a waiver. Anything less than that is negligence.
2007-07-31 03:40:03 · answer #1 · answered by YouGotMe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on depo for 5 years also, starting at the age of 16. It's been almost 10 years that I have been off of it. Just this week I found out I have osteoporosis. My orthopedic surgeon recommended a bone density scan and there were the shocking results. I understand the frustration, and when I was 16 I wasn't researching "the risks", I was presented with a packet of pills or a shot that I only had to worry about 4 times a year. Being naive shouldn't be punishment.
2007-07-27 20:34:01 · answer #2 · answered by desertchic22 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good luck with finding a place online that will help with a class action lawsuit aginst the ppl who produce Depo. I was on depo for nearly 9 years, i am currently 28 with the spine of a 80 year old woman. No one ever told me that depo could make me end up like this, in severe pain every day of my life. I think your best chance is to find an atty in the area that you live in.
2007-07-30 09:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by love_fool_87111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up "depo provera lawsuit" and also check out the MSN Group section for depo users, they have a board there specifically for class action lawsuits.
I took it for four years and finally got off of it after hearing about the horrors women have experienced on it.
2007-07-25 10:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a consumer, it is YOUR responsibility to find out about your medication's side effects, how long you should be on them, etc. It's pure laziness to do otherwise.
2007-07-25 11:03:37 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 7⤋