depo!!!Never again!!!!?

Question

I was on the shot depo prevera,for only three months.Now i've been off of it for three months and still havnt got a regular period.I spot almost everyday !Is there anything i can do to get back on track?I mean how long does it take?

Answer 1

I didn't realize how many people had problems like I did from the depo shot. It is the worst form of bc ever! I gained 30 pounds, I didn't have a period for a year while I was on it, and it took me almost 5 months to get back to normal. I had to have an ovary and a tube removed due to a strange solid grapefruit sized tumor that grew in 8 months. My doctor says that this has nothing to do with the depo shot, but I wonder. Now we've been ttc for 15 months with no luck. I try to warn everyone I can about the depo. Good luck to you!

Answer 2

I agree with all of you. I was on the depo for 4 years and it took two and a half yrs for my cycle to return to me, this might be the reason clomid is not working for me besides having pcos. By the way FYO I was just diagnosed with Pocs after I was taken off the depo, I was told the depo is what started it.

Answer 3

After my Depo shot wore off I bled for 6 months straight after not having a period for 6 months while I was on Depo. I think you just have to let it run it's course.

Answer 4

I only had one shot. WOW! Did it screw me up. I bled for 4 months straight after my last shot. I ended up going to the doctor and found that as as result of stopping things he found that I had endometriosis and PCOS. I had it before I took the shot however, it just progessed a lot quicker after. It took me over a year and a half to get my body to regulate. I had to go on BC to cycle properly and to stop the bleeding. I've known a few girls take the shot and every one of them has had some sort of problem afterwards. I suggest seeing your doc and maybe going on the pill to try and stop the spotting and to get back on track.

Answer 5

Depo is terrible. It made my hair fall out. All of it, completely bald. I was only on one cycle (3 months too) and it took a year for my cycle to get back to normal. That was on par with what the packaging had said, up to a year to get your cycle regulated and 2 years to get pregnant (sometimes).

Sorry I don't have better news for you but maybe we can prevent someone from getting the shot!

Answer 6

It took me a year after having to rounds of shots to get my periods back the first time, and the second time I got my periods back at the end of the 3rd month, but I bled for like 20 days straight. I finally had to go on Yazmin for 3 months to regulate my period and I got pregant 2 weeks after stopping it.

Answer 7

I was on the depo for 3 yr.'s. I don't have regular periods at all, I have one every 6-8 mnth.'s. My body hasn't been normal ever since! I think that u won't ever have a normal period anymore and I think it's best that you seek medical attention. The spotting might be a bad thing also. 2 yr.'s later and I have one lil boy that Im trying to have another one I have miscarried and sometimes I think it was b/c of the Depo.

Answer 8

depo is horrible!! i dont know how long it takes to return to normal cycles but i know its a horrible form of b.c. i had to go to the hospital for terrible blood clots .. and gained about 40 pounds.. i would say call ur doctor.. and for anyone concidering it .. just say no !!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

About six months.

Answer 10

You have probably entered menopause prematurely because of the depo. Maybe you should ask your physician.