how effective have you found the contraceptive injection to be?

Question

any side effects? anything stop it working? (leaflet says none, but see if you have any) anything else you wana say too.

Answer 1

I hated the shot. I had all kinds of side effects that made me absolutely miserable. I gained tons of weight (over 40 lbs total) even though I didn't change my eating or exercise habits. I lost hair by the handful. My skin was awful. My period was very erratic (I would bleed for about 1 week every 3 months, but I never know when it would show up). My friend bled for all but one week every 3 months, though. I was always very moody and I got depressed easily. I started getting horrible headaches. I had no sex drive. All in all, it put a huge strain on my relationship.

It has now been shown that the shot seriously affects your blood-calcium levels, too. It can thin your bones and lead to early osteoporosis. It is non-reversible, too. Once the damage is done, it is permanent.

I would suggest you talk with your doctor to find a different form of birth control. These side effects are very common (over 75% notice weight gain, for instance), can be dangerous, and they last as long as the drug is in your system (which can take over 6 months to leave just with one shot). They can also affect future fertility.

Good luck!

Answer 2

http://www.rateitall.com/t-330-birth-control-methods.aspx

http://pub12.ezboard.com/fdepoproverainformationsitefrm7.showMessage?topicID=2.topic

http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/depo-provera-lawsuit.htm

Google depo provera lawsuit, check out the reviews in the first link I posted.

Depo, for MANY women, have horrible side affects.

I was on it for four years and am so glad I'm OFF of it. I had many horrid side affects and after four years, I realized that it was the depo and not me, especially after reading all the reviews in that first link.

I immediately got OFF depo, and am now on Kariva (pill). With Kariva, I've had NO side affects at all.

Now my only worry is the ability to conceive. I know of women who got pregnant ON depo, immediately after depo. I also know some had to see a fertility specialist in order to conceive. I only hope I'm one that doesn't need to see a specialist.

There ARE people who have had no complications on this drug, but they are so few and far between that I do not think this drug is worth the risk. I'm appalled its still on the market and being administered.